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30.07.2010
“Historicity” was chosen as the “#1 Jazz Album of the Year” by Downbeat International Critics Poll

The award is another milestone in the ongoing public recognition of Vijay Iyer’s ACT debut album, released in fall 2009. “Historicity” became one of the most acclaimed jazz albums of the decade.
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14.06.2010
Vijay Iyer receives Jazz Journalists Association Jazz Award 2010 as Musician Of The Year

Other nominees were Sony Rollins, Joe Lovano, Dave Douglas and Henry Threadgill. Vijay Iyer's new album Solo (ACT 9497-2) is going to be released on August 27, 2010.
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25.05.2010
Thore Ehrling Award for Jan Lundgren

The Swedish pianist and ACT artist Jan Lundgren has received the prestigious Thore Ehrling Award on May 24, 2010. The award is among the most important of its kind in Sweden. Previous awarees include ABBA's Benny Anderson.
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07.05.2010
German Jazz Award Gold for FUNK FOR LIFE

Nils Landgren’s new Funk Unit album wins GOLD for 10.000 units sold in Germany.
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15.02.2010
IF(BLUE)THEN(BLUE) by Heinz Sauer receives German Record Critics’ Award and CHOC Award

The album IF(BLUE)THEN(BLUE) by Heinz Sauer with Michael Wollny and Joachim Kühn continues to earn great international acclaim. Together with euphoric press reactions, the album now received the prestigious German Record Critics’ Award in the category “modern jazz” and the CHOC Award by the French Jazz Magazine / Jazzman.

 

The musical tribute to Miles Davis’ classic album “A Kind Of Blue” is a gathering of three generations of German jazz. Heinz Sauer, playing in a duo with either Michael Wollny or Joachim Kühn, again proves his status as one of Europe’s most important jazz musicians

 

Press quotes:

 

Heinz Sauer is a giant of an improviser who deserves to be as well-known across Europe as Jan Garbarek. This is a grainly beautiful episode in his relationship with the young pianist Michael Wollny. Every stage of this pair’s journey is woth owning.

- The Guardian (GB)

 

One of the great saxophone voices.

- The Independent (GB)

 

Sauer is a delight throughout, adjusting with lightening reflexes to every nuance in the music, from lyrical reflection to outré shrieks. With the aid of two amazing pianists, he has created another minor classic.

- Jazzwise (GB)

 

Upcoming Tourdates:

 

26.02.2010, Munich (DE), Jazzclub Unterfahrt

03.03.2010, Dublin (IE), National Concert Hall

27.03.2010, Cologne (DE), Altes Pfandhaus

07.05.2010, Mannheim (DE), Alte Feuerwache

29.05.2010, Hamburg (DE), Elbjazz Festival, St. Katarinen

06.06.2010, Worms (DE), Jazzfestival

19.09.2010, Dilsberg (DE), Kommandantenhaus 

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