The foundation's board works on a voluntary basis to enable young jazz talents to work on their own projects. The aim is to sharpen their own artistic identity and visibility and at the same time facilitate their entry into professional working life.
Dr Christian Cassebaum
Lawyer in Hamburg, Senior Advisor one.five, Coach
Curator of the Elbphilharmonie, jazz and music enthusiast
Dr Sabine Hoeft
Widow of the founder of the foundation, Prof Dr Andreas Hoeft
Paediatric ophthalmologist with her own practice in Bonn, loves children and jazz and everything that connects the two: Creativity, spontaneity and improvisation
Dr Anke Steinbeck
Musicologist, author and music manager
Press and public relations officer at Deutscher Musikrat gGmbH, from 2014 to 2020 festival manager Jazzfest Bonn