Jazzfest Berlin 2026 will take place at Haus der Berliner Festspiele and other venues.

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Breitscheidplatz, 10789 Berlin <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/fkjG269dPKc7SccLA">Map</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bvg.de/en/connections/connection-search">BVG Journey Planner</a> | <a href="https://www.berlinerfestspiele.de/en/jazzfest-berlin/besuch/barrierefreiheit#kwg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Accessibility</a> <a href="https://www.gedaechtniskirche-berlin.de/besuch/offene-kirche/anfahrt">Kaiser-Wilhelm-Ged&auml;chtnis-Kirche.de</a>

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Kantstra&szlig;e 10 / Yva-Bogen, 10623 Berlin <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/oW7g2reyWxFReHm36">Map</a>&nbsp;| <a href="https://www.bvg.de/en/connections/connection-search">BVG Journey Planner</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.berlinerfestspiele.de/en/jazzfest-berlin/besuch/barrierefreiheit#delphi-LUX">Accessibility</a> <a href="https://www.yorck.de/en/cinemas/delphi-lux?sort=Popularity&amp;date=2026-08-14&amp;tab=daily&amp;sessionsExpanded=&amp;film=everytime">delphi LUX.de</a>

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Niederkirchnerstra&szlig;e 7, 10963 Berlin U+S Potsdamer Platz and Kochstra&szlig;e S Anhalter Bahnhof <a href="https://g.page/gropius-bau-berlin?share" target="_blank" title="">Map</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.fahrinfo-berlin.de/Fahrinfo/bin/" target="_blank" title="BVG Fahrplanauskunft">BVG Journey Planner</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="/theatertreffen/besuch/barrierefreiheit#gropius-bau">Accessibility</a> <a href="${link:{uuid:{55f81055-59ad-4284-b7c4-a3019f95610e},repository:{website},path:{/bfs-de/gropius-bau}}}">berlinerfestspiele.de/gropius-bau</a>

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Venues of the Jazzfest Community Week:KULTURFABRIK Moabit Lehrter Str. 35, 10557 Berlin <a href="https://kulturfabrik-moabit.de/anfahrt/">KULTURFABRIK MOABIT.de</a>Jazz Institute Berlin Einsteinufer 43-53, 10587 Berlin <a href="https://jazz-institut-berlin.de/index.php/en/">Jazz Institute Berlin.de</a>Kallasch&amp; Unionstra&szlig;e 2, 10551 Berlin <a href="https://kallasch.berlin/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kallasch.berlin</a>KUKUMU Café L&uuml;becker Stra&szlig;e 43, 10559 Berlin <a href="https://kukumu-berlin.de/cafe/">KUKUMU.de</a>PAS Berlin Kaiserin-Augusta-Allee 101, 10553 Berlin <a href="https://pas-berlin.org/">PAS-Berlin.de</a>SOS-Kinderdorf Berlin Waldstra&szlig;e 23/24, 10551 Berlin <a href="https://www.sos-kinderdorf.de/kinderdorf-berlin">SOS-Kinderdorf Berlin.de</a>The meeting point for the city tour <a href="${link:{uuid:{3f533ca2-408f-4ad9-8423-f5c2cec6e929},repository:{website},provider:{jcr},path:{/bfs-de/jazzfest-berlin/programm/2026/kalender/entangled-histories}}}">Entangled Histories: A Walk Through Moabit</a> will be announced after registration.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bvg.de/en/connections/connection-search">BVG Journey Planner</a> | <a href="https://www.berlinerfestspiele.de/en/jazzfest-berlin/besuch/barrierefreiheit#berlin-moabit">Accessibility</a>

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Venues of the Jazzfest Community Week:Café der Kulturfabrik Moabit Lehrter Str. 35, 10557 BerlinJazz Institut Berlin Einsteinufer 43-53, 10587 BerlinKallasch&amp; Unionstra&szlig;e 2, 10551 BerlinKUKUMU Café L&uuml;becker Stra&szlig;e 43, 10559 BerlinPAS Berlin Kaiserin-Augusta-Allee 101, 10553 BerlinSOS-Kinderdorf Berlin Waldstra&szlig;e 23/24, 10551 BerlinZK/U Berlin Siemensstra&szlig;e 27, 10551 Berlin

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Delphi Filmpalast

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Jazzfest Berlin is one of Europe's oldest and most renowned festivals of its kind. It aims to provide a platform for up-and-coming artists and to convey the continuing vitality of jazz as an art form.

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Das Jazzfest Berlin 2026 l&auml;dt &uuml;ber 135 internationale Musiker*innen aus mehr als 25 L&auml;ndern ein. Insgesamt bespielen 24 Acts die B&uuml;hnen im Haus der Berliner Festspiele, im A‑Trane, im Quasimodo und in der Kaiser‑Wilhelm‑Ged&auml;chtnis‑Kirche. Einen Vorgeschmack auf die vielf&auml;ltigen Klangwelten des Festivals liefert unsere Spotify‑Playlist.

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Dank der Kooperation mit den ARD-H&ouml;rfunkanstalten und Deutschlandradio l&auml;sst sich das Festival auch in diesem Jahr durch Live-Konzert&uuml;bertragungen sowie in der langen ARD JazzNacht on air miterleben.

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The full programme is out now! Advance ticket sales begin on 17 September at 14:00.

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The 63rd edition of Jazzfest Berlin runs from 29&nbsp;October to 1&nbsp;November 2026 at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele and in its neighbouring venues A-Trane, Quasimodo and the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church. The concert programme features 24&nbsp;acts, including four world premieres, two European premieres and five German premieres. In total, over 130&nbsp;artists from more than 25&nbsp;countries, including international voices from the Berlin scene, are coming together to celebrate the global jazz community.The focus on community is also reflected in the cross-generational programme. The award-winning short film <a href="https://www.berlinerfestspiele.de/en/jazzfest-berlin/programm/2025/community-week/jazzfest-community-film-lab#film" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">DREAM BABY DREAM</a> – shot as part of last year’s <a href="https://www.berlinerfestspiele.de/en/jazzfest-berlin/programm/2025/community-week" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jazzfest Community Week</a> with 60 children, teenagers and adults – premiered in Washington D.C. in late April and is screening at numerous music and film festivals both in Germany and abroad as well as at the opening of Jazzfest Berlin 2026 at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele.&nbsp;Once again the line-up welcomes audiences to make new discoveries and features outstanding representatives from a variety of scenes, spanning a highly diverse cultural and musical landscape. At the same time, it celebrates two pioneering voices – Anthony Braxton and Alexander von Schlippenbach – who have shaped the global scene for decades including a regular presence at Jazzfest Berlin.And so 50 years after his <a href="https://archive.berlinerfestspiele.de/en/jazzfest/events/bfs-mediathek/Jazzfest-Berlin/1964-2003/1976/Anthony-Braxton-Quartet?bpid=2936017151&amp;nlid=3201513448&amp;mid=2680770860&amp;chk=211mm2AAmx" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jazzfest Berlin debut</a> and seven years after his impressive <a href="https://www.berlinerfestspiele.de/en/jazzfest-berlin/programm/2019/anthony-braxtons-sonic-genome" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sonic Genome</a> at Gropius Bau, Braxton is back at the festival: in addition to the opening concert at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele with the Anthony Braxton Septet – formed especially for this occasion – he will also be leading a workshop over the course of several days for students at the Jazz Institute Berlin (JIB). Under the guidance of this style-defining composer and multi-instrumentalist, the students will come together to form the Creative Music Orchestra, and their concert in the Georg-Neumann-Saal at the JIB will be a highlight of this year’s Jazzfest Community Week.&nbsp;Alexander von Schlippenbach, who <a href="https://archive.berlinerfestspiele.de/en/jazzfest/events/bfs-mediathek/Jazzfest-Berlin/1964-2003/1966/Alexander-von-Schlippenbach---Globe-Unity-" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">founded the groundbreaking Globe Unity Orchestra in 1966</a> following a commission to compose for what was then called Berliner Jazztage, will bring the festival to a splendid close on Sunday at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele with an anniversary concert 60 years later – in the old formation, but with a new line-up of musicians including George Lewis, Aki Takase and Evan Parker.<h3>With</h3><a href="https://alexanderhawkinsintakt.bandcamp.com/music" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Alexander Hawkins Willow Music</a> (European premiere) <a href="https://amirelsaffartworivers.bandcamp.com/album/new-quartet-live-at-pierre-boulez-saal" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Amir ElSaffar New Quartet&nbsp;</a> <a href="https://tricentricfoundation.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Anthony Braxton Septet</a> (World premiere) <a href="https://www.camilanebbia.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Camila Nebbia Large Ensemble</a>: the darkness, overwhelming and imposing, compelled me to light my own fires (World premiere) <a href="https://chessmith.bandcamp.com/album/clone-row" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ches Smith: Clone Row</a> <a href="https://intlanthem.bandcamp.com/album/hyperglyph" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">CHICAGO UNDERGROUND Duo</a> <a href="https://plaist.bandcamp.com/album/open-form-for-society-ii" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Christian Lillinger’s Open Form For Society II</a> (World premiere) <a href="https://sailcabinrecords.bandcamp.com/album/elin-forkelid-plays-for-trane" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Elin Forkelid Plays For Trane</a> (German premiere) <a href="https://mariaportugal.bandcamp.com/album/erosa-o-percussion-trio" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">EROSÃO PERCUSSION TRIO</a> <a href="https://ganavya.bandcamp.com/album/nilam-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ganavya</a>&nbsp; <a href="https://alexandervonschlippenbach.bandcamp.com/album/globe-unity-50-years" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Globe Unity Orchestra</a>: Apokalyptische Nabelschau <a href="https://georggraewe.bandcamp.com/album/more-than-anything" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Graewe / Jones / Drake</a> (German premiere) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bo2MkmNMyZ8&amp;list=PLEz_mLoNZMeQQ9vuTLvxvdO0cxEJ5Gx2_" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Immanuel Wilkins Quartet</a> <a href="https://ingebrigtflaten.bandcamp.com/album/drops-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ingebrigt Håker Flaten (Exit) Knarr</a> (German premiere) <a href="https://karolinewallace.bandcamp.com/album/eon" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Karoline Wallace: Eon</a> (German premiere) <a href="https://laurajurd.bandcamp.com/album/rites-revelations-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Laura Jurd: Rites &amp; Revelations</a> <a href="https://matthiasmuche.bandcamp.com/album/bonecrusher" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Matthias Muche BONECRUSHER</a>: Densities – 12 trombones and percussion Melting Pot with <a href="https://www.harouniqbal.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Haroun Iqbal</a>, <a href="https://www.heidikvelvane.no/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Heidi Kvelvane</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mikikontrabas/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mikolaj Nowicki</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/raigaaaaan/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Raiga Hayashi</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3NLiA_LcIc" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Otomo Yoshihide New Jazz Quintet</a> <a href="https://sheentrio1.bandcamp.com/album/transitory" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sheen Trio: Transitory</a> <a href="https://outofyourheadrecords.bandcamp.com/album/dance-skip-hop" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Tomeka Reid Quartet: dance! skip! hop!</a> <a href="https://shiftingparadigmrecords.bandcamp.com/album/twin-talk-live" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Twin Talk</a>: Delights (World premiere) <a href="https://wendyeisenberg.bandcamp.com/album/wendy-eisenberg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Wendy Eisenberg: Wendy Eisenberg</a> (European premiere) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-YPo4yf-Qs" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">i Ya voy !</a>: Miraflores (German premiere)Building on the idea of jazz as a unifying force and a space for exchange, this year’s Jazzfest Community Week, running from 26 October to 1 November, will once again feature numerous free events in the neighbouring Moabit district: two Jazzfest ImproLabs for children, several lunch concerts and neighbourhood sessions, a Creative Music Workshop with Anthony Braxton and students from the Jazz Institute Berlin, and a closing community weekend. The opening of the Jazzfest Community Week will once again take place on 26 October at PAS Berlin (Petersburg Art Space).Partners of the Jazzfest Community Week: <a href="https://www.jazz-institut-berlin.de/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jazz Institut Berlin</a> | <a href="https://kallasch.berlin/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kallasch&amp;</a> | <a href="https://kukumu-berlin.de/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">KUKUMU</a> | <a href="http://kulturfabrik-moabit.de/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kulturfabrik Moabit</a> | <a href="https://mullewapp.berlin/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mullewapp e. V. &amp; Miriam-Makeba-Grundschule</a> | <a href="https://moabiter-ratschlag.de/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Moabiter Ratschlag e. V.</a> : <a href="https://moabiter-ratschlag.de/orte/otto-spielplatz/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">OTTO-Spielplatz</a>, <a href="https://moabiter-ratschlag.de/orte/otto-spielplatz-kulturmanege-moabit/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kulturmanege Moabit</a> |  <a href="https://pas-berlin.org/pas-eng/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">PAS</a> | <a href="http://www.sos-berlin.de/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">SOS-Kinderdorf Berlin: Familienzentrum / Mehrgenerationenhaus</a> | <a href="https://thgberlin.de/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Theodor-Heuss-Gemeinschaftsschule</a> and many moreThe Jazzfest Community Week is funded by Berliner Sparkasse.Thanks to the cooperation with the ARD radio network and Deutschlandradio, this year it will once again be possible to experience the festival on air through a series of live concert recordings and the ARD Jazznacht.As of 2.7.2026, programme is subject to change &nbsp;

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The database comprises all artists and bands from Jazzfest Berlin since 1964.

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For its community and outreach programme, Jazzfest Berlin is cooperating this year with 15 local initiatives from Moabit and with students from the Jazz Institute Berlin. Eight neighbourhood concerts at six venues, a Creative Music Workshop led by Anthony Braxton, two workshops for children, decolonial city tours, a seminar and film screenings open the festival to local communities and audiences alike, inviting them to take an active part in the programme.

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Through contributions to the programmes of various festivals, as well as a specially developed project unfolding in urban space, the Berliner Festspiele place a particular focus on performative and musical arts from Japan in their anniversary season.

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The fourth edition of the Performing Arts Season focuses on myths and rituals – with works by international artists such as Marina Abramović, Marie Chouinard and Dumb Type. Advance tickets are available.

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For more than five decades, Gabriele St&ouml;tzer has been grappling with questions of justice, gender and self-determination. Opening at Gropius Bau in June 2026,&nbsp;Dabei sein und nicht schweigen&nbsp;(Showing up and Not Remaining Silent)&nbsp;is the artist’s largest institutional solo exhibition to date.

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For the 43rd Treffen junge Musikszene the jury has selected 14 acts from 130 submissions by young musicians from all 16 German federal states, including bands, trios, one duo and nine solo artists. The selected productions will be presented at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele in November. The programme will be published on 21 October.

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More than 60 productions from across Germany applied to take part in this year’s Tanztreffen der Jugend. Following the jury’s selection process, the 10&nbsp;productions chosen for the final programme have been announced. The programme schedule has been published, advance ticket sales are open.

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The group exhibition Kreuzberg: Kunst und Migration seit 1960 (Art and Migration since 1960) presents artistic perspectives on migration, work and life in the district that is also home to Gropius Bau. Rarely shown historical artworks enter into dialogue with pieces created specifically for the exhibition.

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Jazzfest Berlin 2024 took place from 31&nbsp;October to 3&nbsp;November. To mark its 60th&nbsp;anniversary, the festival reflected on its rich history and plotted ideas for the future.

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Thanks to the cooperation with the ARD radio network and Deutschlandradio, this year it will once again be possible to experience the festival on air through a series of live concert recordings and the long ARD JazzNacht.&nbsp;

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Jazzfest Berlin has always seen itself as a place where tradition meets the future and local perspectives meet global experiences, hosting encounters between different communities, working methods and forms of expression. This year, Camila Nebbia, Mariá Portugal and ganavya – Berlin-based artists originally from Argentina, Brazil and the United States – embody this dialogue, moving effortlessly between continents, artistic scenes and musical languages. Christian Lillinger’s internationally cast world premiere Open Form For Society II presents a radically condensed form of chamber music, with five musicians exploring the bandleader’s intricate compositions on keyboard instruments. BONECRUSHER, an extraordinary orchestra led by Matthias Muche, brings together an impressive ensemble of 12 trombones at the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church.For six decades now, Anthony Braxton has explored liminal spaces, expanded aesthetic boundaries and invented new musical systems: “My music is like my life: It’s in between these areas.” Fifty years after his first appearance at the Berliner Jazztage and seven years after his remarkable Sonic Genome performance at Gropius Bau, the pioneering multi-instrumentalist, composer and educator returns to the Jazzfest Berlin with a septet created especially for this occasion: “What we call jazz is a sonic continuum. It’s not just about celebration of the past; it’s about the hope of the future.”Over four days, the 2026 edition of the festival will bring together 24 acts featuring more than 135 musicians from over 25 countries, including four world premieres, two European premieres and five German premieres. Among the guests are some of the most influential voices in the international creative music scene, including the CHICAGO UNDERGROUND Duo, the Tomeka Reid Quartet, the ensemble Twin Talk, Clone Row led by the versatile drummer Ches Smith, the all-star trio Graewe/Drake/Jones and the visionary saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins’s acclaimed quartet, all from the United States. The human voice also plays a central role in this year’s programme. Artists such as Karoline Wallace, Alejandra Charry, Wendy Eisenberg and Amir ElSaffar move between song, improvisation and transcultural sonic research. Jazzfest Berlin welcomes two outstanding artists from the United Kingdom, Alexander Hawkins and Laura Jurd, as well as key figures of the Scandinavian scene, including Elin Forkelid and the ensemble (Exit) Knarr led by bassist Ingebrigt Håker Flaten. From Japan, Otomo Yoshihide joins the festival with his quintet, while Iranian clarinettist Shabnam Parvaresh presents her Sheen Trio at Jazzfest Berlin for the first time.Creating spaces for encounters, experimentation and the inclusive, sometimes rebellious spirit of jazz, passing this on to future generations and engaging new audiences are at the heart of this year’s Jazzfest Community Week. As part of a multi-day workshop, 25 students from the Jazz Institute Berlin will immerse themselves in Braxton’s musical universe and join him to develop the JIB Creative Music Orchestra. Once again, the district of Moabit will become a hub for numerous neighbourhood and lunchtime concerts, as well as two workshops that playfully combine music, theatre and circus. For the fourth year in a row, the five-day ImproLabs for Kids will welcome around 30 primary school children to KULTURFABRIK Moabit and Kulturmanege Moabit.The festival will conclude with a Berlin legend: Alexander von Schlippenbach and his Globe Unity Orchestra. The ensemble made music history in the 1960s when it challenged audiences at the Philharmonie Berlin with its uncompromising free jazz. Sixty years after its Jazzfest Berlin debut, the orchestra returns with Apokalyptische Nabelschau to close a festival edition that brings together more than 200 artists, young people, children and adults from Berlin and around the world, aged between six and eighty-eight. Together they embody the artistic diversity, cosmopolitan spirit and innovative strength that have always defined jazz: Dream Baby Dream!

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To this day, Berlin remains a refuge, a place of longing and a blank canvas for people from all over the world. This is especially true of the city’s international art and music scene, with its atmosphere of openness, diversity and constant renewal. This urban pluralism is eloquently expressed by the intergenerational short film DREAM BABY DREAM, created in collaboration with 60 Berliners as part of Jazzfest Berlin 2025 and providing its theme for 2026. This award-winning collective film project opens the 63rd festival edition at Haus der Berliner Festspiele and explores questions of belonging, utopia, dreams and trauma through music, movement and poetry.&nbsp;

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To mark its 60th anniversary, Jazzfest Berlin was celebrating the cultural diversity of the neighbouring district of Moabit in collaboration with 38&nbsp;official partners and initiatives and with over 350&nbsp;participants of all ages. In June&nbsp;2024, interviews were conducted with 20&nbsp;partners who presented their perspectives, wishes and ideas for the Jazzfest Community Lab Moabit. You can get an impression with this film.

Introducing: Jazzfest Community Lab Moabit

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In two seminars during the summer semester of 2024, students from the Berlin University of the Arts and the University of Hildesheim have explored the festival’s history from various perspectives. In this film, the participants give a first look at how they dealt with their research subject.

Introducing: Jazzfest Research Lab

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For the Jazzfest Research Lab, Dr. Kristin McGee spoke with Terri Lyne Carrington and Kris Davis about their perspectives on the jazz scene and how it developed, as well as the impetus for founding the Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice.

Interview: Dr. Kristin McGee with Terri Lyne Carrington and Kris Davis

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At the centre of the large-scale Jazzfest Community Lab Moabit were the people of Moabit, their musical and cultural backgrounds, their stories, initiatives, origins and their personal wishes for the future. The film accompanies the protagonists during this extraordinary festival week and brings the cultural diversity of the district of Berlin-Moabit to life.

Exploring: Jazzfest Community Lab Moabit 2024

In the Media Library

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The experimental short film DREAM BABY DREAM lends its title to the 63rd edition of Jazzfest Berlin and will be screened several times throughout the festival. The two documentaries Being Hipp and Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat explore the cultural, historical and political dimensions of jazz. In addition, Jazz on Screen presents seven jazz films over seven days at b-ware! Ladenkino.

Film Screenings at Jazzfest Berlin 2026

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Jazzfest Berlin 2026 welcomes more than 135 international musicians from over 25 countries. A total of 24 acts will take to the stages at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele, A‑Trane, Quasimodo and the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church. Our Spotify playlist offers a glimpse into the festival’s diverse sonic worlds.

Spotify Playlist for Jazzfest Berlin 2026

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Jazzfest Berlin 2025: Impressionen

Jazzfest Berlin 2025: Impressions

Impressions

Jazzfest Berlin 2025

Jazzfest Berlin is one of Europe’s oldest and most renowned festivals of its kind. It aspires to provide a platform for upcoming artists and to convey the enduring vitality of jazz as an art form.