Kammerer Orköster honored in Burghausen
The brass-heavy Kammerer Orköster, led by trumpeter Richard Köster, a student at the Bern University of the Arts (HKB), won first prize in the young talent competition at the 47th International Jazz Weeks Burghausen.
Richard Köster comes from Burghausen in Upper Bavaria and is a jazz student at the HKB. The band is made up of Richard Köster (tp, flh), Benjamin Daxbacher (as), Alois Eberl (tb), Christian Zöchbauer (tb), Beate Wiesinger (b) and Jakob Kammerer (dm). The two band leaders Köster and Kammerer gave the band its name. The six young musicians got to know each other while studying music in Vienna.
The Interessengemeinschaft Jazz Burghausen e.V. awards the European Burghausen Jazz Prize for Young Jazz Artists in cooperation with the town of Burghausen. The prize serves to actively promote young talent in jazz. All styles of jazz are eligible. Participation is limited to a maximum age of 30 years.
