Proponent Committee

of the Austrian Jazz Prize 2026 (in alphabetical order):

• Andreas Felber – Ö1 Jazz Editor
• Christoph Huber – Porgy & Bess
• Harald Huber – Austrian Music Council (ÖMR)
• Katrin Pröll – IG World Music
• Sabine Reiter – mica / music austria
• Günther Wildner – Austrian Music Council (ÖMR)

Jury

The 2026 jury consists of four experienced journalists and event organizers from Austria and abroad, selected by the proponent committee, as well as the three 2025 winners in the categories “Live Act,” “Album,” and “Newcomer.”

The ranking of nominees determined by the Academy, which consists of around 150 to 200 people, forms the basis for the jury’s discussions and decisions and accounts for 50% of the final decision. In this ranking, first place receives 10 points, second place receives 9 points, and so on, with tenth place receiving 1 point.

The jury members evaluate and discuss the Academy’s result and, for each category, agree on a collective jury ranking. The individual jury scores are divided by 7 and then added to the Academy result.

This gives the Academy more weight than in the previous year, while still allowing the jury to intervene and make corrections where there is a justified reason to do so.