Andreas Schaerer honored with Echo Jazz
Swiss singer Andreas Schaerer has been awarded an Echo Jazz 2015 in the International Singer of the Year category. Rebekka Bakken and Somi were also nominated.
Michael Wollny (Instrumentalist of the Year National Piano and Ensemble of the Year National, together with his trio) and the French accordion virtuoso Vincent Peirani (Instrumentalist of the Year Special Instruments and Ensemble of the Year International, together with Emile Parisien) received two awards.
Other award winners include Chick Corea (Instrumentalist of the Year International Piano), Sebastian Studnitzky (Instrumentalist of the Year National Brass), Branford Marsalis (Instrumentalist of the Year International Saxophone), Eva Kruse (Instrumentalist of the Year National Bass), Pat Metheny (Instrumentalist of the Year International Guitar) and saxophonist Christof Lauer with the NDR Big Band (Big Band Album of the Year). Johanna Borchert receives the ECHO Jazz award for Female Vocalist of the Year National.
Since 2010, the Echo Jazz has been awarded by the Deutsche Phono-Akademie, the "cultural institute of the German Music Industry Association", in addition to the older Echo Klassik. It is determined by a jury made up of various industry experts and decided by a simple majority.
