Book now: Early Bird Rate for professional participant registration still available until 11 October!

Apply Now: Deadline for showcases is 31 October!

Until 31 October 2019 bands and their representatives can apply for the jazzahead! showcase festival. Exhibitors, co-exhibitors or professional participants registered for all days of jazzahead! 2020 can submit their application via the jazzahead! website. You’ll find more information about the terms and conditions here. Applications are possible for Canadian Night, European Jazz Meeting, German Jazz Expo und Overseas Night.

jazzahead! showcase juries

The 40 showcase concerts at jazzahead! are chosen by international juries. Consisting of festival directors and program managers from clubs in Germany, Europe and overseas, the juries are each assigned to one module – for the first time and due to the large number of applications for European Jazz Meeting this module has two assigned juries. All jurors must listen to each one of the applications – a big and time-consuming task, of which we are convinced, however. The jury member 2020 will be announced at jazzahead.de in January.

Book a stand at jazzahead!

From our mini stand with 4qm up to larger individual solutions: We offer stands and stand equipment for your needs. Information about stand area, package prices and registration process can be found here. The registration deadline for exhibitors is 10 March 2020. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Maleni Piyasiri from the jazzahead! team: +49 (0) 421 3505 298.

Young Professionals project to launch at jazzahead! 2020

At jazzahead! 2020, together with Kine Lundervold, we will launch a network that aims to create a community of young or new professionals in the jazz industry (i.e. everyone who works with jazz and is not a musician), making a career in music more available and appealing to a younger generation. In a first step we will focus on discussions and accessibility: Who will carry on the legacy? What can we do to encourage young people to get involved? Do we have gender equality? And why is new input important? Young professionals, get in touch with Kine Lundervold for your participation in 2020.

jazzahead! nominated as European Cultural Brand

We are among the nominees for the 14th European Cultural Award. A 42-member jury of culture, business and media members named jazzahead! and its festival as one of three candidates for the award European Cultural Brand of the Year. On 7 November we will find out who will receive the award in the Night of Cultural Brands at UNESCO World Heritage Zollverein in Essen, Germany.

Meet us

jazzahead! regularly visits other expos and events. In the following weeks you can meet us here:
23 – 27 Oct WOMEX, Tampere (FI)
31 Oct – 3 Nov Jazzfest Berlin (DE)
Drop us a line at info@jazzahead.de to schedule a meeting.