Award Ceremony & Concert

Albert Mangelsdorff Prize 2025

for Lauren Newton

Lauren Newton sings dedicatedly into a microphone.

Lauren Newton © Piotr Gruchala

Vocalist and composer Lauren Newton is this year’s recipient of the Albert Mangelsdorff Prize, awarded by the German Jazz Union for her lifetime achievement and services to jazz in Germany.

In addition to the award ceremony of the German Jazz Union, a concert with the prizewinner and French double bassist Joëlle Léandre will be part of Jazzfest Berlin.

The event is open to the public, admission is free. Further information on registration will be announced on 1 October.

For more information on the Albert Mangelsdorff Prize, the jury’s statement and the prize winner Lauren Newton, please visit the websiteof the German Jazz Union.

Line-up award winners’ concert

(FR, US)

Lauren Newtonvoice
Joëlle Léandredouble bass

An event of the German Jazz Union. With the kind support of the GEMA Foundation, the GVL, the Promotion and Assistance Fund of the German Composers' Association and Jazzfest Berlin.