"A solid, creative force"

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Tilman Oberbeck, artistic director of JazzHall Hamburg, is the recipient of the prestigious 2025 Hamburg Jazz Prize!
Awarded every two years by the Jazzbüro Hamburg, this prize honors musicians who have made an exceptionally outstanding and significant artistic contribution to jazz music in Hamburg and have championed the cause of jazz in the city.

The jury’s statement: “Tilman Oberbeck is one of Hamburg’s best and most dedicated jazz musicians. He is an outstanding bassist with an enormous musical range. Not only has he internalized the entire history of jazz—he is also carrying the tradition into the future.” The list of his collaborations is impressive. There are hardly any musicians in Hamburg with whom he hasn’t played, nor any stage on which he hasn’t performed. Notable among these are his Schnabel/Rossy/Oberbeck project and his work with Richie Beirach. Tilman Oberbeck has an international network as an artist and is, at the same time, a established creative force in Hamburg. This applies both musically and in terms of cultural policy. The list of his commitments here, too, is impressive: For years, he has worked with tireless dedication in a wide variety of roles to improve structures in jazz, raise the genre’s profile, and systematically strengthen the position of artists and event organizers.”

Jazz Hall
In the spring of 2021, the Prof. Dr. Langner JazzHall at the HfMT on the shores of the Outer Alster was completed. The modern concert hall seats approximately 200 people and serves as the new venue for concerts by the HfMT’s jazz 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. Thus, in addition to jazz, the hall offers the opportunity to present classical concerts, pop bands, musical experiments, art and theater, as well as conferences and seminars. The JazzHall will collaborate with a network of various players in the local cultural scene to establish itself as a permanent venue in Hamburg.