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31. March 2021
jazzahead! digital 2021 will present 32 showcasing acts in three categories: German Jazz Expo, Europen Jazz Meeting and Overseas Night. From 29 April […]
18. March 2021
The IJD, officially designated by the UNESCO in 2011, takes place each year on 30 April and has the aim to remind […]
25. March 2021
jazzahead! digital 2021 will present 32 showcasing acts in three categories: German Jazz Expo, Europen Jazz Meeting and Overseas Night. From 29 April […]
18. March 2021
jazzahead! digital 2021 will present 32 showcasing acts in three categories: German Jazz Expo, Europen Jazz Meeting and Overseas Night. From 29 April […]
19. January 2021
Our fifth jazzahead! Virtual Session will focus on Brexit and include, among other subjects: the practical consequences of Brexit for […]
18. January 2021
Cologne is one of Germany`s most important jazz cities. The scene in Cologne is very much driven by the […]
25. February 2021
jazzahead! digital 2021 will present 32 showcasing acts in three categories: German Jazz Expo, Europen Jazz Meeting and Overseas Night. From 29 April […]
21. December 2020
Portugal the country on the outer European Atlantic shore not only has the highest ocean waves. It has a distinctive, […]
4. March 2021
jazzahead! digital 2021 will present 32 showcasing acts in three categories: German Jazz Expo, Europen Jazz Meeting and Overseas Night. From 29 April […]
11. December 2020
Let’s talk about Greece! In this jazzahead! live panel we will set the focus on the jazz scene in […]
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21. December 2020

LUSITANIAN EXPLORATIONS by Henning Bolte

Portugal the country on the outer European Atlantic shore not only has the highest ocean waves. It has a distinctive, culturally marked jazz scene: colorful, free-spirited, and in motion. Presence and visibility of Portuguese musicians has been growing over the past years at jazzhead! All the more reason to take a closer look at the state of jazz in Portugal, its domestic dynamics and international connections. As a long-time connoisseur and critical external observer of jazz and free improvisation in Portugal, Henning Bolte, the author of this article, explores the scene as a whole. The article takes you on a tour through Portugal, provides a topography and history of the country’s jazz hotspots and cornerstones with main artists, labels, protagonists and also touches on self-organization and funding facilities to develop its potentials, international presence and impact.
17. February 2021

Who’s zooming who: Peter Materna & Alin Vaida

In this series one person from the jazz scene in Germany and one from abroad each reveal their views on German jazz and their current recommendations for jazz made in Germany.
18. November 2020

Who’s zooming who: Matthias Wegner & Frank Bolder

In this series one person from the jazz scene in Germany and one from abroad each reveal their views on German jazz and their current recommendations for jazz made in Germany.
13. November 2020

Wallonie-Bruxelles Musiques and their 2020 export strategy

During an ever-changing year of 2020 we have encountered several initiatives that have taken their export actions to another, mainly online level and did so with extraordinary success. In our digital action we want to introduce you to some of those. We have talked to Julien Fournier of Wallonie-Bruxelles Musiques with questions about their strategy and actions. Wallonie-Bruxelles Musiques (WBM) in Belgium is a public agency specialized in supporting export for the region
22. January 2021

Brexit Blues. A few reflections

By Sebastian Scotney
22. September 2020

Who’s zooming who: Sarah Seidel & Marina Fernández

In this series one person from the jazz scene in Germany and one from abroad each reveal their views on German jazz and their current recommendations for jazz made in Germany.
7. September 2020

BILL FRISELL interviewed by PABLO HELD

Pablo Held Investigates is a series of intense interviews Pablo holds since two years with mainly fellow musicians who had or still have an impact on his own music and who he simply is interested in. Guitarist Bill Frisell is such a personality. In more than two hours he wisely reflects on his own career and the many facets of music he has been involved in to date.
18. August 2020

Who’s zooming who: Nils Wogram & Glauco Venier

In this series one person from the jazz scene in Germany and one from abroad each reveal their views on German jazz and their current recommendations for jazz made in Germany.
18. August 2020

Jazz: Life Among Disasters from its very beginning / by Francesco Martinelli

Considering the fact that corona is not the first global crisis that the world (not only jazz) had been confronted with, we asked experienced Italian historian Francesco Martinelli to take a closer look into history how especially jazz had dealt with disasters of comparable impact and what helped him to survive.