The winner of the YOUNG JAZZ TALENT AWARD 2024 . VOCALS ONLY was chosen on April 26, 2024 at the Jazz Schmiede, Düsseldorf.
24-year-old Eva Swiderski won over the majority of the jury votes thanks to her self-confident, experimental and technically outstanding vocals and excellent interplay with the band; her stage presence was outstanding. The pieces she performed with great confidence were Insomnia, an extremely experimental composition of her own, Prelude to a kiss by Duke Ellington and Weaver of Dreams by Victor Young.
Eva is studying in the eighth semester at the HfMT in 2024. Cologne University of Music and Dance – Bachelor's degree program “Music . Jazz/Pop”, majoring in jazz singing, with lessons from Prof. Anette von Eichel and Susanne Schneider.
„Eva Swiderski betritt die Bühne und gewinnt sofort die ungeteilte Aufmerksamkeit ihres Publikums mit ihren frischen musikalischen Ideen, ihrer klaren, persönlichen Stimme und mit ausdrucksvollem Storytelling und spannenden Improvisationen. In ihrem jungen Alter hat sie dieses hohe Niveau bereits erreicht. Ich bin sehr gespannt, was ihre Zukunft für uns bereithält!”
Fay Claassen
