Community & Outreach

Jazzfest Berlin took its 60th anniversary as an opportunity to further open up the festival to all Berliners, since then having developed a wide range of community and outreach projects with a growing network of initiatives and partners as well as involvement from the local community. Going beyond established structural frameworks, Jazzfest Berlin brings together people of all ages and diverse cultural backgrounds in a variety of encounters: from working with children, which opens up new avenues for interdisciplinary practice, to participatory projects in collaboration with local players, to connections in university settings. Since 2023, these outreach programmes have been an integral part of the festival and are being continued, with further development and consolidation planned for the coming years.