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Special thanks for organising the seminars on 60 years of Jazzfest Berlin in the summer semester 2024

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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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<p>The complete programme of Jazzfest Berlin 2024 with all concerts, the weekly programme of the Jazzfest Community Lab Moabit, including a musical neighbourhood walk, and the detailed supporting programme for the Jazzfest Research Lab will be announced on 11 September.</p>

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Concerts, Community Week, Film Project, Workshops, Jam-Sessions, Discourse

<p>The 62nd edition of Jazzfest Berlin, which runs from 30 October to 2 November, will bring together more than 120 international musicians from over 20 countries in 25 acts at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele and in its neighbouring venues A-Trane, Quasimodo and the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church.&nbsp;</p><h3>With</h3><p><span class="cast-name"><a href="https://deutsche-jazzunion.de/albert-mangelsdorff-preis/#ueber_den_AMP">Albert-Mangelsdorff-Preis</a>: Award Ceremony</span><br><span class="cast-name"><a href="https://amaliedahl.com/projects/">Amalie Dahl’s Dafnie EXTENDED</a></span> (German premiere)<br><span class="cast-name"><a href="https://www.amirthakidambi.com/">Amirtha Kidambi’s Elder Ones</a></span>&nbsp;New album (European premiere)<br><span class="cast-name"><a href="https://davidmurrayquartet.lnk.to/BirdlySerenade">David Murray Quartet</a></span>&nbsp;“Birdly Serenade” (German premiere)<br><span class="cast-name"><a href="https://funinthechurch.bandcamp.com/album/deranged-particles">Felix Henkelhausen</a></span>&nbsp;“Deranged Particles”<br><span class="cast-name"><a href="https://fireorchestra.bandcamp.com/album/arrival">Fire! Orchestra</a></span>&nbsp;“Words” (World premiere)<br><span class="cast-name"><a href="https://www.hildemusic.com/">hilde</a></span><br><span class="cast-name"><a href="https://jamesbrandonlewis.bandcamp.com/album/abstraction-is-deliverance">James Brandon Lewis Quartet</a></span><br><span class="cast-name"><a href="https://linaallemano.com/lina-allemano-four">Lina Allemano Four</a></span>&nbsp;“The Diptychs” (German premiere)<br><span class="cast-name"><a href="http://mayarecordings.com/london_jazz_composers_orchestra">London Jazz Composers Orchestra</a> feat. <span class="cast-info"><a href="https://marilyncrispell.com/" target="_blank">Marilyn Crispell</a></span> &amp; <a href="http://www.angelicasanchez.com/" target="_blank">Angelica Sanchez</a></span>&nbsp;“Double Trouble III” by&nbsp;<span class="cast-name">Barry Guy</span> (World premiere)<br><span class="cast-name"><a href="https://www.makayamccraven.com/">Makaya McCraven</a></span><br><span class="cast-name"><a href="https://marcribot.bandcamp.com/album/map-of-a-blue-city">Marc Ribot</a></span>&nbsp;“Map of a Blue City” (German premiere)<br><span class="cast-name"><a href="https://intaktrec.bandcamp.com/album/perpetual-void">Marta Sánchez Trio</a></span>&nbsp;“Perpetual Void”<br><span class="cast-name"><a href="https://maryhalvorson.bandcamp.com/album/amaryllis">Mary Halvorson’s Amaryllis Sextet</a></span><br><span class="cast-name">Melting Pot</span> with&nbsp;<span class="cast-name"><a href="https://sofiasalvo.com/">Sofia Salvo</a></span>&nbsp;and others<br><span class="cast-name">Moabit Imaginarium</span>&nbsp;(World premiere)<br><span class="cast-name"><a href="https://www.muraillesmusic.com/en/artistes/mopcut-ft-moor-mother-mc-dalek-ryok/">MOPCUT</a> feat. <a href="https://deadverse.com/artists/dalek/">MC D&auml;lek</a></span>&nbsp;“Ryok” (German premiere)&nbsp;<br><span class="cast-name"><a href="http://angelikaniescierintakt.bandcamp.com/album/beyond-dragons">Niescier / Reid / Salem</a></span>&nbsp;“Beyond Dragons”<br><span class="cast-name"><a href="https://patthomaspiano.bandcamp.com/album/the-solar-model-of-ibn-al-shatir">Pat Thomas</a> Solo</span><br><span class="cast-name"><a href="https://patriciabrennan.bandcamp.com/album/breaking-stretch">Patricia Brennan Septet</a></span>&nbsp;“Breaking Stretch” (German premiere)<br><span class="cast-name"><a href="https://relativepitchrecords.bandcamp.com/album/goodbye-ground">Sakina Abdou</a></span>&nbsp;“Goodbye Ground” (German premiere)&nbsp;<br><span class="cast-name"><a href="https://mayarecordings.com/sanchez_guy_lopez">Sanchez / Guy / López</a></span> (German premiere)&nbsp;<br><span class="cast-name"><a href="https://signeemmeluth.bandcamp.com/album/banshee">Signe Emmeluth</a></span>&nbsp;“BANSHEE” (German premiere)&nbsp;<br><span class="cast-name"><a href="https://the-handover.com">The Handover</a></span><br><span class="cast-name"><a href="https://www.theyoungmothers.com/music">The Young Mothers</a></span>&nbsp;“Better If You Let It”<br><span class="cast-name"><a href="https://timberne.bandcamp.com/album/yikes-too">Tim Berne’s CAPATOSTA</a></span> (European premiere)&nbsp;<br><span class="cast-name"><a href="https://vijay-iyer.com/albums/">Vijay Iyer &amp; Wadada Leo Smith</a></span>&nbsp;“Defiant Life”</p><p>In addition, starting from 27 October, Jazzfest Berlin will continue its <strong>Community and Outreach activities</strong> with musicians, artists and Berlin-Moabit locals aged between six and 80 years, among others at the Gropius Bau and with the following initiatives and partners:</p><p><a href="https://www.jazz-institut-berlin.de/">Jazz Institut Berlin</a> I <a href="https://mullewapp.berlin/">Mullewapp e. V. &amp; Miriam-Makeba-Grundschule</a> I <a href="https://moabiter-ratschlag.de/orte/otto-spielplatz/">OTTO-Spielplatz – Moabiter Ratschlag e. V.</a> I SOS-Kinderdorf Berlin: <a href="https://www.sos-kinderdorf.de/kinderdorf-berlin/angebote/familienzentren/familienzentrum-moabit">Familienzentrum/Mehrgenerationenhaus</a>, <a href="https://www.sos-kinderdorf.de/kinderdorf-berlin/angebote/angebote-rund-um-schule/uebersicht/offene-ganztagsbetreuung/hort">Hort der Theodor-Heuss-Gemeinschaftsschule</a> I <a href="https://www.theater-x.com/">Theater X</a> I <a href="https://www.zku-berlin.org/">ZK/U Berlin&nbsp;– Zentrum f&uuml;r Kunst und Urbanistik</a>&nbsp;and others&nbsp;</p><p>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;</p><p><span class="small">As of 12.8.2025, programme is subject to change</span></p>

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<p>As part of its community and outreach programme, Jazzfest Berlin collaborates with local partners and festival musicians. A film project, a community ensemble, children’s workshops, and a diverse programme for emerging artists and scholars invite audiences and neighbours to become part of the festival.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Widely regarded as one of the most original and influential artists of the 20th century, Diane Arbus’ bold black-and-white photographs demolish aesthetic conventions and upend all certainties. Gropius Bau presents the most comprehensive exhibition of her work to date.</p>

<p>Diane Arbus: Konstellationen</p>

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<p><span><span><span>“Only when I am writing can I think things through to the end,” the director, photographer and author Wim Wenders says. On 7 November he will read from his new book “Wesentliches” (Essentials), which brings together four autobiographical texts, at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele.</span></span></span></p>

<p>Wim Wenders “Wesentliches”</p>

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<p><span><span><span>Gropius Bau presents the most extensive solo exhibition by artist and choreographer Ligia Lewis to date. Lewis’s work circles around themes of race, gender, violence and resistance, exploring how these dynamics haunt and shape the present.</span></span></span></p>

<p>Ligia Lewis: I’M NOT HERE FORRRRR…</p>

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<p>In “Thikra: Night of Remembering” by the Akram Khan Company, 11 female dancers from two different traditions are brought together in a choreography that points to the future far beyond the specifics of these two styles. Berliner Festspiele will present the production for the first time in Germany.</p>

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<p>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;</p>

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Jazzfest Berlin 2024: Impressionen

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<p>Jazzfest Berlin 2024 is one of four festivals to be nominated for the German Jazz Prize in the Festival of the Year category.</p>

Nominated for the German Jazz Prize 2025

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<p>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.</p>

<p>Introducing: Jazzfest Community Lab Moabit</p>

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<p>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.</p>

<p>Introducing: Jazzfest Research Lab</p>

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<p>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.</p>

<p>Interview: Dr. Kristin McGee with Terri Lyne Carrington and Kris Davis</p>

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<p>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.</p>

<p>Exploring: Jazzfest Community Lab Moabit 2024</p>

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<p>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.</p>

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<p>The video documentary about the large-scale jazz festival Community Lab Moabit accompanies some of the protagonists through the Moabit neighbourhood from 28&nbsp;October to 3&nbsp;November 2024 and makes the cultural diversity of the numerous projects and initiatives that have appeared as part of the project audible.</p>

Exploring: Jazzfest Community Lab Moabit 2024

<p>In light of global crises and turbulent times, this year’s Jazzfest Berlin is welcoming 120 international musicians from more than 20 countries to Berlin, spanning an artistically diverse range, from free improvisation to hip-hop and noise, from lyrical and melancholic tones to distorted guitar sounds and stuttering beats, and from introverted solo sets to thundering large ensembles. Across four days, 27 acts featuring exceptional artists who have shaped the style of jazz history will share the stage with up-and-coming voices to celebrate the international music community at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele, A-Trane, Quasimodo and the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church.&nbsp;</p><p>Where will you run when the world’s on fire? Into dreams of blue corals (Patricia Brennan), to the Tannhauser Gate (Niescier/ Reid/ Salem) or into the deliverance of abstraction (James Brandon Lewis) – these are the sounds emanating from the counterworlds of the 62nd edition of Jazzfest Berlin.&nbsp;</p><p>Acting as a bridge between different worlds, Jazzfest Berlin focuses on bringing together people from very different backgrounds and walks of life. In an age of declining social trust, the festival is more committed than ever to promoting a global understanding of solidarity, acceptance and diversity – values that have been enshrined in its mission since its founding in 1964.&nbsp;</p><p>Now for the third year, the festival is continuing its participatory research and outreach activities in collaboration with a steadily growing community from the city’s civil society. Jazz musicians and artists meet Berliners of all ages to develop projects and ideas through dialogue, addressing pressing issues of our time – such as the shaping of a pluralistic society, origin and belonging.&nbsp;</p><p>Join us in celebrating the 62nd edition of the festival!&nbsp;</p>

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<p>With the world in turmoil, the legendary guitarist Marc Ribot asks on his new album, “Map of a Blue City”: Where will you run when the world’s on fire? And as if responding musically, trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith and pianist Vijay Iyer pay tribute to rebellion on their album “Defiant Life”, its songs a meditative balm for a world full of suffering and despair.&nbsp;</p>

Where Will You Run When the World’s on Fire?

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60 Years of Jazzfest Berlin

<p>120 pages, German and English</p><p>In celebrating 60 years of Jazzfest Berlin, the anniversary magazine takes a multilayered look at the festival’s history – without claiming to be exhaustive. At its heart are the research findings of the academics and students of the Jazzfest Research Lab, who have examined the festival archive. In addition, contemporary witnesses have offered anecdotes and highlighted unique aspects from throughout the festival’s history. Pictures by photographer <a href="${link:{uuid:{3e822ced-6847-4366-b3ac-96a89750bf5b},repository:{artists},path:{/bfs-mediathek/W/anno-wilms}}}">Anno Wilms</a>&nbsp;provide insights into Jazzfest Berlin between 1967 and 1993.<br>  Musician and artist <a href="${link:{uuid:{b930d216-7d6f-49c5-bc00-68e2a2c1248c},repository:{artists},path:{/bfs-mediathek/L/damon-locks}}}">Damon Locks</a> has designed the magazine cover for the festival anniversary.</p><p><a href="https://berlinerfestspiele.1kcloud.com/ep16718c33ae391a/" target="_blank" title="Full screen view in new window">Full screen view in new window</a></p><p><a href="${link:{uuid:{b3bc1a61-02c8-42d3-9c4f-901e93608f15},repository:{dam},path:{/bfs-de/indizierte-pdfs/EN/Jazzfest-Berlin/2024/jfb24_anniversary-magazine-bilingual.pdf}}}">Download magazine&nbsp;(9.8 MB)</a></p>

Anniversary Magazine 2024

<p>Presenting both style-defining icons of jazz and young positions from a wide variety of styles, Jazzfest Berlin presents a festival programme full of creative border-crossings and collective visions.</p>

About Jazzfest Berlin

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.