Full programme announcement: 11 September; advance ticket sales: 18 September, 14:00
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.
With:
Albert-Mangelsdorff-Preis: Award Ceremony
Amalie Dahl’s Dafnie EXTENDED (German premiere)
Amirtha Kidambi’s Elder Ones New album (European premiere)
David Murray Quartet “Birdly Serenade” (German premiere)
Felix Henkelhausen “Deranged Particles”
Fire! Orchestra “Words” (World premiere)
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James Brandon Lewis Quartet
Lina Allemano Four “The Diptychs” (German premiere)
London Jazz Composers Orchestra feat. MarilynCrispell & AngelicaSanchez “Double Trouble III” by Barry Guy (World premiere)
Makaya McCraven
Marc Ribot “Map of a Blue City” (German premiere)
Marta Sánchez Trio “Perpetual Void”
Mary Halvorson’s Amaryllis Sextet
Melting Pot with SofiaSalvo and others
MOPCUT feat. MCDälek “Ryok” (German premiere)
Niescier/ Reid / Salem “Beyond Dragons”
Pat Thomas Solo
Patricia Brennan Septet “Breaking Stretch” (German premiere)
Sakina Abdou “Goodbye Ground” (German premiere)
Sanchez / Guy / López (German premiere)
Signe Emmeluth “BANSHEE” (German premiere)
The Handover
The Young Mothers “Better If You Let It”
Tim Berne’s CAPATOSTA (European premiere)
Vijay Iyer & Wadada Leo Smith “Defiant Life”
In addition, starting from 27 October, Jazzfest Berlin will continue its Community and Outreach activities 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:
JazzInstitut Berlin I Mullewappe. V. & Miriam-Makeba-Grundschule I OTTO-Spielplatz– Moabiter Ratschlag e. V. I SOS-Kinderdorf Berlin: Familienzentrum/Mehrgenerationenhaus, Hortder Theodor-Heuss-Gemeinschaftsschule I TheaterX I ZK/UBerlin – Zentrum für Kunst und Urbanistik and others
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.
As of 10.7.2025, programme is subject to change.
