The Deutsche Jazzpreis, also known as the Albert Mangelsdorff-Preis, is, together with the Hans Koller Preis, the most important jazz award in the German-speaking region. Since 1994, it has been awarded every two years by the Union Deutscher Jazzmusiker.

Named after Albert Mangelsdorff

Albert Mangelsdorff

Albert Mangelsdorff was one of the most accredited and innovative trombonists of modern jazz who became famous for his distinctive technique of playing multiphonics.-Biography:...

, the European jazz scene's best-known trombonist, it is endowed with 15.000 Euro by the GEMA

Gesellschaft für musikalische Aufführungs- und mechanische Vervielfältigungsrechte

Gesellschaft für musikalische Aufführungs- und mechanische Vervielfältigungsrechte is a performance rights organization from Germany. It is the only such institution in Germany and a member of BIEM and CISAC...

 foundation.

The Deutsche Jazzpreis was awarded for the ninth time at the JazzFest Berlin

JazzFest Berlin

JazzFest Berlin is a jazz festival based in Berlin, Germany. Originally called the "Berliner Jazztage" , it was founded in 1964 in West Berlin by the Berliner Festspiele. It is considered one of the world's premier jazz festivals...

 '09.

• 1994 Alexander von Schlippenbach
  Alexander von Schlippenbach
  Alexander von Schlippenbach is a German jazz pianist and composer.-Biography:...
  
  
• 1995 Peter Kowald
  Peter Kowald
  Peter Kowald was a German free jazz musician.A member of the Globe Unity Orchestra, and a touring double-bass player, Kowald collaborated with a large number of European free jazz and American free-jazz players during his career, including Peter Brötzmann, Irène Schweizer, Karl Berger, Fred...
  
  
• 1997 Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky
• 1999 Heinz Sauer
• 2001 Wolfgang Schlüter
• 2003 Ulrike Haage
  Ulrike Haage
  Ulrike Haage is a German pianist and composer. She is also a producer for radio plays, for which she does the dramaturgy and the music composition. Last but not least, she is a sound artist.- The jazz years :...
  
  
• 2005 Ulrich Gumpert
• 2007 Gunter Hampel
  Gunter Hampel
  Gunter Hampel is a German jazz vibraphonist, clarinettist, saxophonist, flautist, pianist and composer born in Göttingen, Germany, perhaps best-known for his album "The 8th of July 1969" that included fellow musicians Anthony Braxton, Willem Breuker and Jeanne Lee...
  
  
• 2009 Eberhard Weber
  Eberhard Weber
  Eberhard Weber is a German double bassist and composer. As a bass player, Weber is known for his highly distinctive tone and phrasing...
  
  
• 2011 Peter Brötzmann
  Peter Brötzmann
  Peter Brötzmann is a German artist and free jazz saxophonist and clarinetist.Brötzmann is among the most important European free jazz musicians. His rough, lyrical timbre is easily recognized on his many recordings.-Early life:...