Since 2012, the little sister of the New York Winter Jazzfest has been curated by musicians Angelika Niescier and Ulla Oster. The focus is on Cologne's vital, creative and diverse scene and its supra-regional networking and international collaboration. For this reason, all rooms and stages of the European Center for Jazz and Contemporary Music will be open to musicians from Cologne and North Rhine-Westphalia and their exciting new projects or bands, with free admission.