This year's SWR Jazz Prize, awarded annually as part of the Enjoy Jazz Festival, went to Swedish double bassist Petter Eldh. Eldh gave a fantastic prizewinners' concert at theHaus Ludwigshafen on October 10. The recording of the event is now available on swr.de.
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SWR Jazz Prize 2022 to Petter Eldh - double bassist, bandleader and composer from Berlin receives Germany's oldest jazz prize
The 2022 SWR Jazz Prize, awarded jointly by the state of Rhineland-Palatinate and Südwestrundfunk, will go to Berlin-based Swedish double bassist, bandleader and composer Petter Eldh. The prize will be presented on October 10 as part of the "Enjoy Jazz" international festival in Ludwigshafen.
Petter Eldh
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Date: 19. October 2022
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