 2001 |
Composition
commission by the City of Berlin for "Dialogues on Identity" |
 2000 |
1st
prize at the 4th Leipzig Improvisation Competition as
vibraphonist/solo |
| 2000 |
Special
prize "Jazz" at the 4th Leipzig Improvisation Competition
as Vibraphonist/Solo |
| 1998 |
3rd
prize NDR Musikpreis as Big Band-Conductor |
| 1998 |
Compositionprize
of the HR-Big Band, final round with "Dance Your Life" |
| 1998 |
3rd
prize Europ´Jazz Competition, Belgium with the Oli Bott
- Bertrand Lauer Band |
| 1998 |
2nd
prize "Jazz à Vannes" Competition, France with the Oli
Bott - Bertrand Lauer Band |
| 1998 |
2nd
prize AS.PRO.JAZZ Competition, France with the Oli Bott
- Bertrand Lauer Band |
| 1997 |
1st
prize Big Band Competition "Blechschaden" for the piece
"Two Pictures" |
| 1996 |
BMI
Jazz Composers Workshop, New York as composer |
| 1996 |
Wayne
Shorter - Award of Berklee College as composer and vibraphonist |
| 1993 |
Berklee
Scholarship received from Gary Burton |
