Ben Webster Prize

The Ben Webster Prize is an annual jazz award set up by the Ben Webster Foundation to honour Danish and American jazz musicians as well as other professionals active in the promotion of jazz in those countries.^[1] The American jazz musician Ben Webster spent his last ten years in Copenhagen, Denmark, where he became an active part of the city's thriving jazz scene. After his death, the Ben Webster Foundation was set up to channel his annual royalties to musicians in Denmark and America. The Ben Webster Prize is part of this effort.

The prize is handed out at an award ceremony in connection with a special concert which has taken place at various jazz venues, including the Jazzhus Montmartre, Huset, the Lake Pavilion, Copenhagen Jazzhouse, the Queen's Hall at the Royal Danish Library, Freetown Christiania's Jazzklub, Sofies Kælderen and Tivoli Gardens. The winner currently receives DKK 25,000.^[1]

Winners[edit]

Ben Webster's Prize of Honour[edit]

• 1984 - Børge Roger Henrichsen^[4]
• 1989 - Papa Bue
• 1995 - Ole Fessor Lindgreen
• 1996 - Svend Asmussen
• 2002 - Hugo Rasmussen
• 2003 - Arnvid Meyer
• 2006 - Ed Thigpen
• 2007 - Erik Moseholm
• 2009 - Lars Thorborg
• 2010 - Ray Pitts
• 2011 - Anders Stefansen
• 2012 - Klaus Albrectsen
• 2013 - Palle Mikkelborg
• 2014 - Tove Enevoldsen
• 2015 - Vincent Nilsson
• 2016 - Ole Streenberg
• 2017 - Jens Søndergaard
• 2019 - Pierre Dørge - Finn Odderskov
• 2020 - Elith "Nulle" Nykjær
• 2022 - Ann Farholt, Ole Olsen, Henrik Bay, Leonardo Pedersen, Mikkel Find, Jens Jefsen, Kjeld Lauritsen, Niels "Flipper" Stuart
• 2023 - Gorm Valentin

See also[edit]

• Danish jazz

References[edit]