First Moods Jazz & Blues Award presented
The winners of the first Moods Jazz & Blues Award, worth 25,000 francs, are trumpeter Matthias Spillmann and his formation Mats-up. The second prize (10,000 Swiss francs) was awarded to the Winterthur ensemble Keller's 10. The third prize goes to the Finnish group Tube Factory by Pekka Pylkkanens.
The award, worth a total of 40,000 Swiss francs, is aimed at bands and musicians from Switzerland and/or Finland "who have been in the business for some time and can devote themselves to furthering their musical career thanks to the prize money".
With this award, the Zurich jazz club Moods has, in its own words, created a music prize that bears the jazz club's seal of quality. It is financed by a foundation with a Finnish background.
The Moods Jazz & Blues Award supports musicians aged 35 and over - professional musicians who are no longer able to take part in many up-and-coming competitions.
