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This Sunday 14 April saw the 18th edition of jazzahead! trade fair and festival in Bremen come to a close. With 2,985 registered professional participants from 66 nations and a total of 14,490 visitors attending the jazzahead! festival, the expectations set by the organizer Messe Bremen were more than met. “We were tempted to put […]

Yesterday the start of the 18th edition of jazzahead! is taking place in Bremen from 11 to 14 April. One of its first highlights was a well-attended opening ceremony with several performances by musicians from the 2024 partner country the Netherlands and representatives of the focus theme „Jazz from Africa“. Götz Bühler, Artistic Advisor of […]

A central element of jazzahead! is the Professional Programme of panels, talks and presentations at the trade fair, which is the largest of its kind anywhere in the world. From Thursday, 11 April to Saturday, 13 April, industry leaders from the international jazz sector will gather in Bremen to make connections, discover new music and […]

With just under a month to go, the jazzahead! leadership team has just given its main press conference in the run-up to jazzahead! 2024. On Tuesday afternoon they were at Union Brauerei Bremen, which will be one of several first-time venues included in this year’s CLUBNIGHT. The team presented this year’s programme of around 120 […]

A special highlight and a favourite feature of Bremen’s jazzahead! in April is its party night, CLUBNIGHT, treats for both newbies to the jazz scene and for people who’ve seen it all. This year’s city-wide extravaganza, on Friday 12 April, starts at 5 pm and, in some venues, goes straight through into the early hours […]

Key themes of the showcase programme at the forthcoming jazzahead!2024 are: a superb array of acts from the Netherlands, this year’s partner country; a very strong presence of women among the 40 acts, particularly in the role of bandleaders; a wide range of music from all areas of jazz; a clear societal message. The jazzahead! […]

The selection process for showcase acts is now complete: from a total of around 800 applications, five international juries bringing a high level of expertise have made their decisions. The 40 acts who will be performing at the showcase concerts for jazzahead! 2024 are announced today. jazzahead! 2024 is an event produced by MESSE BREMEN. […]

jazzahead! goes mambo – and presents the first names for its next edition in 2024. Dutch trumpet star Maite Hontelé and the internationally renowned Dutch youth jazz orchestra NJJO (Nationaal Jeugd Jazz Orkest) – and more guests still to be announced – are booked for the Gala Concert, which will take place on Saturday, 13 […]

Trade fair and festival to take place in Bremen already mid-April 2024, three full days and nights from the 11th to the 13th – Registration for professional participants has begun – Showcase application period for musicians has opened – Partner Country the Netherlands In keeping with the motto “New Horizons” the registration for the 18th […]

The 17th edition of jazzahead! at MESSE BREMEN came to an end at the weekend with a ceremony officially marking the handover to next year’s partner country. For three days and nights, Bremen once again became the world metropolis of jazz. Germany, as this year’s partner country provided many concert highlights, especially via the programme […]