22-25 April 2026
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Festival

jazzahead! Is Looking Forward to the Partner Country Sweden in 2026

Every year in April, the jazzahead! Festival is centered around an anually changing partner country takes place in parallel to the jazzahead! Trade Fair in Bremen. Together with numerous cooperation partners, we organize a city-wide music programme around the world’s largest meeting place for the jazz scene. In addition to the showcase festival, the programme includes the Grand Opening, the CLUBNIGHT and a fringe programme. 

CLUBNIGHT
Impro & jazz for kids
Other events
Partner country
Grand opening
Showcases
Festival programme
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CLUBNIGHT

Since 2011, jazzahead! has been presenting jazz and related music in Bremen’s city centre for a predominantly regional audience as part of its CLUBNIGHT. Every year, around 35 venues take part in the much-loved long night of jazz, which is to be held on the Friday evening of the trade fair in 2026.

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Impro & Jazz for Kids

Improvisation and jazz for children has been one of the core topics in the specialist program since jazzahead! was founded. While the first events were held at a local level, the topic has developed over a national to an international focus. 

What happens there
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Other Events

Every year jazzahead! puts up some special events as part of the festivals fringe program. In the past there were interesting formats such as Jazz ‚n’ the Movies, the Afterglow Jazzride or the Up and Coming Writers Camp.

That's on
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Concert Tickets

If you only want to see the concerts and have no access to the trade fair, you can buy your tickets here by the end of November. Otherwise register as exhibitor or professional participant.

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