Berner in the final of the BMW Welt Jazz Award
Bern-born drummer Samuel Rohrer and his group are among the finalists for the BMW Welt Jazz Award, which comes with prize money of 10,000 euros. His rival is the Ari Hoenig Quartet.
Rohrer has lived in Berlin for nine years and is one of the most sought-after European jazz drummers. He has played with Wolfert Brederode, Colin Vallon and Malcom Braff, as well as with clarinettist Claudio Puntin and singer Susanne Abbuehl.
He will be performing at the BMW Welt Jazz Award with a formation that he leads together with saxophonist Daniel Erdmann. The other members are cellist Vincent Courtois and guitarist Frank Möbus.
The drummer Ari Hoenig presents a New York quartet with Gilad Hekselman on guitar, Tivon Pennicott on saxophone and Orlando le Fleming on bass.
The first prize of the competition is endowed with 10,000 euros, while the second-placed ensemble receives a prize of 5,000 euros.
