Young Jazz Talent Award 2026 – Tenorsaxophone Only

The YOUNG JAZZ TALENT AWARD enters its 5th round. In the late evening of May 16, 2026, it will once again be "The winner is ...".
Four exceptional talents on the tenor saxophone - two of them study at the HfMT Cologne, the other two at the Folkwang University of the Arts in Essen - will compete against each other. A five-member jury and the public vote will decide who will be the 2026 Jazz Talent of the Year on tenor saxophone. As in previous years, it will probably not be easy to choose the winner. Because one thing is clear: all of the nominees are extremely good at playing their instrument. All of them are highly talented, highly motivated, love and live music, jazz and their tenor saxophone.

The nominees:
https://jazztalentaward.de/de/nominierte

Jury:
- Kristina Brodersen , jazz musician & saxophonist
- Jörg Kaufmann, saxophonist and composer from Langenfeld
- Peter Weiss, initiator and organizer of the YOUNG JAZZ TALENT AWARD, drummer
- Jürgen Ringbeck, initiator and organizer of the YOUNG JAZZ TALENT AWARD, jazz enthusiast
- The audience at the Jazz Schmiede on the evening of the competition