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JAZZFUEL CITY GUIDE...
BERLIN JAZZ
SCENE
Highlighted venues, festivals,
record labels, agents,
publicists & press in the
German city of Berlin.
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This guide is intended to give you a snapshot overview of the
jazz 'industry' in this city and give you a starting point for your
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AGENTS & MANAGERS
Highlighting those that represent jazz artists in Berlin, along with
some examples from their rosters…
F-Cat
www.facebook.com/fcatproductions
https://f-cat.de
Jazz & World, international
X-Jazz
https://www.facebook.com/xjazzberlin/
http://www.xjazzbooking.com
also promoters
artribute
https://www.facebook.com/artributebooking/
http://artribute.de/musik/
international jazz artists have included Snarky Puppy & Branford Marsalis
Akustik Art
http://www.akustik-art-kontakt.de/
World music + jazz
Handshake
https://www.facebook.com/handshake.booking/
http://www.handshake-booking.com
Jazz & world, international
Tambour Management
http://www.tambourmanagement.com/
Booking & management arm of ACT music. Artists include Michael Wollny, Lucia Cadotsch,
Kinan Azmeh and Emile Parisien.
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Publicists
People and/or companies that pitch jazz projects to the press in
Berlin
Ulli Rattay
www.rattaymusic.de
Jazz, world
Passionate PR
passionate-pr.de
Dense PR
http://www.dense.de
Experimental music
Beats International
http://www.beatsinternational.com
Not jazz-specific but does contemporary music
Newspapers & Magazines
any publications that include reviews or previews
Jazzthetik
https://www.facebook.com/jazzthetik
https://jazzthetik.de/
Jazzthing
www.facebook.com/Jazzthing.Magazin
https://www.jazzthing.de/
Jazz Podium
http://jazzpodium.de/
Welt
https://www.facebook.com/welt
https://www.welt.de/themen/jazz
Also sponsor the BMW Jazz Awards
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Die Zeit
https://www.facebook.com/zeitonline
https://www.zeit.de/thema/jazz
Jazz writers include Christoph Dallach & Ulrich Stock
Der Tagesspiegel
https://www.facebook.com/tagesspiegel
https://www.tagesspiegel.de/kultur/jazz/4343490.html
writers include Gregor Dotzauer
Berliner Zeitung
https://www.facebook.com/berlinerzeitung
https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/kultur/musik
articles via German Press Agency (DPA)
Berliner Morgenpost
https://www.facebook.com/morgenpost
www.morgenpost.de/kultur/musik
Ulrike Borowczyk (writer)
Blogs
Jazz Clubs In Berlin
www.facebook.com/jazzyberlinguide
www.jazzclubsinberlin.com
List of many of the city's clubs
IG Jazz Berlin
www.facebook.com/igjazzberlin
http://www.ig-jazz-berlin.de
"political representation of the jazz scene in Berlin"
Jazz Guide Berlin
www.facebook.com/Jazz-Guide-Berlin-107368285962054
https://www.facebook.com/Jazz-in-Berlin-148434589856
http://www.jazz-guide-berlin.de/
List of jazz in Berlin going back 12+ years
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Goethe Institute
www.facebook.com/goethe.de
https://www.goethe.de/en/kul/mus/gen/jaz.html
Guides from Germanys cultural institute
Radio
Stations which feature jazz music
DeutschlandFunk Kultur
https://www.facebook.com/DLFKultur/
https://www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/jazz.1142.de.html
Jazz Radio Berlin
https://www.facebook.com/jazzradioberlin/
http://jazzradioberlin.radio.net/
Kultur Radio
https://www.facebook.com/kulturradio/
https://www.kulturradio.de/programm/schema/sendungen/jazz_berlin.html
Jazz show with Ulf Drechsel
Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR)
www.facebook.com/NDR.de
https://www.ndr.de/
Broadcast to the whole of North Germany. Has a big band in Hamburg
Online Sessions
Balcony TV
https://www.facebook.com/BalconyTVBerlin/
http://www.balconytv.com/berlin
Sofar Sounds Berlin
https://www.facebook.com/sofarsoundsberlin
https://www.sofarsounds.com/berlin
Berlin Sessions
https://www.facebook.com/berlinsessions/
www.berlinsession.tv
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Venues
Quasimodo
https://www.quasimodo.de/
350 capacity, international 'names'
A-Trane
https://www.a-trane.de/
Saturday = late night jazz session
Zig Zag
https://www.zigzag-jazzclub.berlin/
nightly except Monday. Jam session Tuesday / soul Wednesday
B-Flat
http://b-flat-berlin.de/h/
nightly with Wednesday jam session
Hat Bar Berlin
http://www.thehatbar.de/
www.facebook.com/TheHatBarBerlin
jam sessions every night
Gretchen Club
https://www.gretchen-club.de/
No specific days of week . Jazz, soul, hip hop (big artists)
Jazz Festivals
Berlin Jazz Festival (November)
https://www.berlinerfestspiele.de/en
Longest running international jazz fest in Berlin. Current director is Nadin Deventer
X-Jazz Festival (May)
http://www.xjazz.net/
https://www.facebook.com/xjazzberlin/
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Eunic Jazz Festival Berlin (May)
www.facebook.com/eunicjazzfestivalberlin
Bands taken from various EU countries
Jazz Sommer Berlin (June)
https://www.kiez-und-kultur.de/
Local' jazz festival in Kreuzberg
Jazzdor Strasbourg-Berlin (June)
http://www.jazzdor-strasbourg-berlin.eu
https://twitter.com/Jazzdor
Influencers
A handful of ‘industry’ people within the Berlin jazz scene who you
should really check out
Sebastian Studnitzky
www.twitter.com/studnitzky
Trumpeter, educator and leader of X-Jazz
Nadin Deventer
www.twitter.com/NadinDeventer
Current artistic director of Jazzfest Berlin
Andreas Brandis
CEO of Tambour, the ACT-connected booking & management company
Record Labels
Traumton Records
https://www.facebook.com/Traumton
http://www.traumton.de
Run by Stefanie Marcus & Wolfgang Loos
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Rent a Dog Records
https://www.facebook.com/rentadogrecords/
http://www.rent-a-dog.com
Connected with Ulli Rattay (publicist)
ACT
https://www.facebook.com/actmusic
https://www.actmusic.com
One of Europes biggest jazz labels has a relatively new office & staff in Berlin
Piranha Records
https://www.facebook.com/piranha.musik/
http://www.piranha.de
Part of a bigger publishing/events company. More world music
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THANKS FOR READING!
All info in this guide has been
compiled from publicly
available info.
If you are working in the jazz
industry in Berlin and want to
be included (or if you know
someone who should) feel
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