22-25 April 2026

Trade Fair & Festival

22-25 April 2026

Partner country
Sweden

GRAND OPENING

22 April 2026, evening

GERMAN JAZZ PRIZE

25 April 2026, evening

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Trade Fair

With your own exhibitor stand at jazzahead! 2026, you get maximum visibility.

Festival

Every year in April, the jazzahead! Festival turns Bremen into the metropolis of jazz!

Programme

We organize a city-wide music programme around the world’s largest meeting place for the jazz scene.

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Trade Fair

jazzahead! is is a trade fair, conference and showcase festival – with contemporary, high-profile jazz from Germany, Europe and overseas. From 23 to 25 April 2026, the jazz world will come together in Bremen to network, exchange ideas, attend conferences and panels, and experience 38 showcase concerts in the official programme during four days at jazzahead!

All about the trade fair
Exhibitors
Participants
Speakers

Festival

The jazzahead! Festival turns Bremen into the metropolis of jazz! Every year in April, the jazzahead! festival takes place parallel to the jazzahead! trade fair. Together with numerous cooperation partners, we organize a city-wide music programme around the world’s largest meeting place for the jazz scene.

Tickets
All about the festival
Partner country
CLUBNIGHT
Grand opening
Showcases
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Programme

jazzahead! 2026 kicks off with a Grand Opening on Wednesday, 22 April 2026, featuring an international gala showcasing music from the festival partner country Sweden. Stay tuned for more concerts, showcases and other events.

The complete programme
Conference programme
Showcase programme
Festival programme
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Two musicians perform on stage at the German Jazz Expo. One plays a grand piano, the other a double bass. Both are dressed casually. A drum set and microphones are visible, with a large event sign behind them.

German Jazz Expo

Since 2012, all measures to improve the networking of the German jazz scene in Germany and beyond have been taken under the label German Jazz Expo. In addition to the eight showcase concerts, this includes a central trade fair presence, the German Market.

German Jazz Expo

Our Partners 2026 (Excerpt)

The logo of the German Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, featuring the German eagle and a vertical bar in black, red, and gold, next to the German text Der Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien.
The logo shows black squares arranged in vertical columns resembling an equalizer, next to the words INITIATIVE MUSIK in bold uppercase letters on a white background.
Logo of the Swedish Arts Council with the words SWEDISH ARTS COUNCIL in black, all capital letters on a white background. The word ARTS is bolded.
Logo for Göteborg Artist Center with the abbreviation GAC in bold yellow text, featuring a stylized A, and Göteborg Artist Center written underneath in smaller yellow letters on a white background.
The image shows the text Musikcentrum Sweden on a white background. Musikcentrum is in black, and Sweden is in olive green.
Black circle with the words Svensk Jazz in white stylized text, centered on a plain white background.
A black geometric triangular logo appears above the text EXPORT MUSIC SWEDEN in bold, uppercase letters on a white background.
The image shows the word STIM in bold, black capital letters on a white background.
The image shows the Yamaha logo in purple with the text YAMAHA beside a tuning fork symbol and the slogan Make Waves underlined below it, all on a white background.
The image shows the logo for Karin und Uwe Hollweg Stiftung with a vertical red line separating Hollweg and Stiftung on a white background.
Logo for Waldemar Koch Stiftung with the name in black text and four colored circles (green, yellow, purple, turquoise) arranged in a square on the right. White background.
The logo of Die Sparkasse Bremen features a red icon with a stylized S and dot, next to the words Die Sparkasse Bremen in bold red letters on a white background.
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Event banner with geometric shapes and pink patterns, dates 4. – 23. November 2025, Leverkusener Jazztage logo, and photos of three artists: a man with a mustache, a man with twists, and a duo in vintage attire.
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To receive maximum visibility for your company, product, service, artist or band, jazzahead! offers numerous promotional opportunities prior to, during and after the event.

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News

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30.08.2025

Great News: jazzahead! Brand New Website

Celebrate 20 years of jazzahead! with our stunning new website! Designed with YOU in mind, our revamped platform makes registering for jazzahead! 2026 and applying for showcases easier than ever. Enjoy a sleek, user-friendly experience that reflects our vibrant brand identity. Discover everything you need at your fingertips – no more searching endlessly! Don’t miss […]

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30.08.2025

Registration jazzahead! 2026 Opens on 1 September on New Website

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30.08.2025

jazzahead! 2026 showcase application phase is set up: 01 Sep – 08 Oct 2025!4

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30.08.2025

Sponsoring – Let’s Share the Spotlight

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30.08.2025

Don’t Miss the Magic: jazzahead! Aftermovie is Here!

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A woman in a bright green dress plays the saxophone on stage, accompanied by two men, one playing a double bass and the other playing drums, with microphones and blurred lights in the foreground.
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Aftermovie

jazzahead! Trade Fair & Festival 2025

White logo for Messe Bremen on a light gray background, featuring a circular emblem with three upward lines on the left and MESSE BREMEN in bold capital letters on the right. White logo with a circular emblem and three upward lines on the left, next to the text “CONGRESS BREMEN” in bold, capital letters on a light gray background. White logo of ÖVB Arena featuring a stylized circular icon, the text “ÖVB ARENA,” and a small shield with a key symbol, all on a light gray background. Logo with a decorative crest above the words BREMER RATSKELLER and the phrase Weinhandel seit 1405 below, on a light gray background. White logo with a stylized G in a circle on the left, next to the text Grossmarkt Bremen and below it, das frische centrum on a light gray background. White text on a light gray background reads M3B in a bold, modern font. The characters are evenly spaced and centered against the plain backdrop.