Biberach Jazz Prize 2014 goes to Sid
Singer and composer Rea Dubach, drummer Daniel Weber and pianist Luzius Schuler, all graduates of the Bern University of the Arts (HKB), won the 2014 Biberach Jazz Prize with their band SÌd.
According to its own description, the Biberach Jazz Prize is "one of the few international prizes for up-and-coming jazz musicians and has become a permanent fixture after more than 20 years". For younger jazz musicians in particular, it offers an alternative to the major national and international competitions.
This year's second prize was won by the group Curious Case, the third by Krassport and the fourth to sixth prizes went to ttrio akk:zent, Turn and No-Look-Pass. A total of almost 50 formations competed for the prizes.
The Bernese-German group Sid, led by singer Rea Dubach, is inspired by the soundscapes of Finland, Sweden, Ireland and Iceland, and sounds "sometimes mystical, dark and shrill", sometimes "very delicate, airy and fragile".
