Showcases
27 - 29 April 2023
Jury selected program
"Showcases" are the 30- to 45-minute short concerts at jazzahead! which are open to the general public and at the same time part of the trade fair. 40 jazz highlights and current formations from all over the world can be experienced on three days and nights on the stages of Hall 7 and the Kulturzentrum Schlachthof.
jazzahead! is not a regular festival for which bands are booked, but an international industry get-together with an integrated showcase festival. Bands that play one of the 40 showcase concerts have previously applied and are selected by international expert juries.
Showcase Festival 2023
36 bands from Germany, Europe and overseas as well as the partner country will be chosen from all applications by the international juries and will be invited to play their Showcase concert live in Bremen.
In 2023, the Showcase Festival consists of:
| 27 - 29 April 2023 | Partner Country Germany |
| 27 - 29 April 2023 | European Showcases |
| 27 - 29 April 2023 | German Jazz Expo and Overseas Showcases |
„The showcase has been a great chance for David Helbock and his colleagues and we succeded in getting a number of promoters and festivals to take interest in the band."
Line Up
36 Bands
These bands play in the upcoming jazzahead! showcase program. Further information on our showcasing bands and the date and time of their performances can be found in our program calendar.
27 - 29 April 2023
Daniel Erdmanns “Thérapie de couple” (FR)
Felix Schlarmanns “Treehouse” (NL)
Ingrid Laubrocks “Lilith” (US)
Kalnein & Helling Unit “ALPINE AIR” (AT)
European Showcases
27 - 29 April 2023
Alex Koo (BE)
Amalia Umeda Quartet (PL)
ANA CARLA MAZA (ES)
AVA Trio (NL)
Karja/Renard/Wandinger Trio (EE)
LAV SOL (NO)
LILJA (NO)
MOZES & KALTENECKER (HU)
NoSax NoClar (FR)
Purple is the Color (AT/CZ)
schntzl (BE)
Sc'ööf (CH)
THE LITANY OF THE PEAKS (Clément Janinet) (FR)
UASSYN (CH)
Wolfert Brederode/Matangi Quartet/Joost Lijbaart (NL)
Yessaï Karapetian (FR)
27 - 29 April 2023
Andromeda Mega Express Orchestra (DE)
Conic Rose (DE)
Gina Schwarz & Multiphonics 8 (DE)
Jonas Engel - OWN YOUR BONES (DE)
LIUN + The Science Fiction Orchestra (DE)
Malstrom (DE)
Mother (DE)
Olga Reznichenko Trio (DE)
Overseas Showcases
27 - 29 April 2023
Amaro Freitas (BR)
Dominique Fils-Aimé (CA)
Harold Lopez Nussa quartet / Timba a la Americana (CU/US)
Josh Meader Trio (AU)
Jussi Reijonen: Three Seconds | Kolme Toista (US/NL)
Mishko M'ba Trio (RE)
ROXANA AMED (US)
Xênia França (BR)
Showcase Modules 2023
Partner Country Germany
4 Commissioned Works
27 - 29 April 2023
- formations from the partner country Germany
- in cooperation with musicians from France, the Netherlands, Austria and the USA
European Showcases
16 Showcases
27 - 29 April 2023
- Formations from Europe
- majority of band members have their residence within Europe; except Germany and Canada
German Jazz Expo
8 Showcases
27 - 29 April 2023
- for formations from Germany
- majority of the band members are resident in Germany
Overseas Showcases
8 Showcases
27 - 29 April 2023
- for formations from overseas / outside Europe
- majority of the band members are resident outside of Europe
The assignment of the modules European and Overseas is geographically based - not political. Bands from Africa, the Middle East, Saudi Arabia or Asia are bidding on the Overseas module. Bands / artists from Turkey and Russia are applying for the European Showcases
Application
The showcase application phase for jazzahead! 2023 has endet on 27th October, 2022. We will announce the selection of bands in January 2023.
Of course, you still have the opportunity to attend jazzahead! 2023 and make use of the great networking possibilities the event offers.
To register as a (co-)exhibitor or as a professional participant see this information page.
Here you can read all terms and conditions for the showcases:
If you have questions, you can contact Insa Stanke.
Jury & Criteria for band selection
All information about the jury and the respective selection criteria
The selection of jazzahead! showcase bands are held by annually changing expert juries. Each of the four showcase modules has its own jury team with at least seven jury members, festival and program directors from the international jazz scene.
Criteria for the first voting session
What counts: the main criteria for selection are musical quality and whether the band/artists is/are able to perform on an international level. Age, gender and origin are of no importance. The criteria for the second voting session will be communicated to the jury members with the short list of the bands - the result of this first voting session.
Second voting session
As for the first voting session now, for the second voting session, other criteria should be taken into account. :
- Instrumentation
- Country of origin (does not apply for GJE and the night of the partner country)
- Gender
Also considered is the probability that the band will present exactly the line-up stated in the application and that the final program should present a wide stylistic range.
Uli Beckerhoff / jazzahead! / DE
Sophie Blussé / Music Meeting Festival / NL
Jon Carvell / Wigmore Hall / UK
Clémence Creff / Kultur I lx / LX
Harun İzer / İstanbul Jazz Festival / TR
Karolina Juzwa / Wytwornia Foundation / Summer Academy Lodz / PL
Kuratorium Südtirol Jazzfestival Alto Adige (Stefan Festini Cucco, Roberto Tubaro, Max von Pretz) / IT
Peter Schulze / jazzahead ! / DE
Murat Sezgi / Bozcaada Jazz Festival / TR
Igor Vida / Na´Conxypan civic association / SL
GERMAN JAZZ EXPO
Raluca Baicu / North Sea Round Town / NL
Uli Beckerhoff / jazzahead! / DE
Antoine Bos / AJC / FR
Loredana Franza / Semente Cultural Productions / SE
Clemens Radauer / Jazzfestival Saalfelden / AT
Jörg Schumacher / Goethe Institut New York / USA
OVERSEAS SHOWCASES
Hadley Agrez / Melbourne Jazz Festival / AU
Carlos Branco / Porto Alegre Jazz Festival / BR
Jan Ole Otnæs / Nasjonal jazzscene / NO
Miguel Ramirez / Canarias Jazz & Mas Festival / ES
Jürgen Schlensog / Jazz Open Stuttgart / DE
Peter Schulze / jazzahead! / DE
Scott Thomson / Guelph Jazz Festival / CA
