Vpro / Boy Edgar Award

Vpro / Boy Edgar Award

The VPRO/Boy Edgar Award is award for jazz & improvised music in the Netherlands. The VPRO/Boy Edgar award is given annually by The Dutch Jazz Service (De Nederlandse Jazzdienst) in co-operation with the Dutch Jazz Connection.

Winners

*2006 winner Benjamin Herman (alto sax, composer and band leader).
*2004 winner Luc Houtkamp (saxophone, composer and bandleader).
*2003 winner Tobias Delius (saxophone, clarinet and bandleader).

Juries

2006

*Jeroen Jesse (Director St. SWING, Impresariaat Uit de Kunst)
*Michelle Kuijpers (Programming North Sea Jazz Festival)
*Jan Luyben (Programming Plusetage, Baarle-Nassau)
*Cees Schrama (Jazz promotor)
*Bert Vuijsje (Jazz journalist).

2003

*Hans Mantel (Jazz critic and radio/tv)
*Bernlef (Writer)
*Marcel Roelofs (Programming director of Grand Theatre, Groningen, Zomer Jazz Fiets, Les Trois Jours)
*Amanda Kuyper (Music journalist)
*Geert van Itallie (Assistant Director of Paradiso venue Amsterdam)

External links

* [http://www.vpro.nl/ VPRO website] nl icon


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