"A solid, creative force"

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Tilman Oberbeck, artistic director of JazzHall Hamburg, is the winner of the prestigious Hamburg Jazz Award 2025!
The prize, which is awarded every two years by the Jazzbüro Hamburg, honors musicians who have made a particularly outstanding artistic contribution to jazz music in Hamburg and who have championed the interests of jazz in the city.

The jury's statement: "Tilman Oberbeck is one of the best and most committed jazz musicians in Hamburg. He is an outstanding bassist with an enormous musical spectrum. He has not only internalized the entire history of jazz - he also leads the tradition into the future. The list of his encounters is impressive. There are hardly any musicians in Hamburg he has not played with and hardly a stage he has not played on. His Schnabel/Rossy/Oberbeck project and his work with Richie Beirach are just two of the highlights. Tilman Oberbeck has an international network as an artist and is also an established creative force in Hamburg. This applies musically, but also in terms of cultural policy. The list of his commitments here is also impressive: for years, he has been working tirelessly in a wide variety of functions to improve structures in jazz, make the genre visible and systematically strengthen the position of artists and promoters."

Jazz Hall
The Prof. Dr. Langner JazzHall at the HfMT on the banks of the Outer Alster was completed in spring 2021. The modern concert hall offers space for around 200 people and is the new venue for concerts by the HfMT jazz degree programs as well as national and international artists. The JazzHall sees itself as a stage for art forms that extend far beyond the pure jazz format. The hall offers the opportunity to present not only jazz but also classical concerts, pop bands, musical experiments, art and theater, as well as conferences and seminars. The JazzHall will work with a network of various players in the local cultural scene to anchor it as a permanent venue in Hamburg.