January 2026
Thursday, 1 January 2026 (doors: 17:30 I start: 18:00)
NEW YEAR‘S CONCERT
Set 1:
DER VORSATZ
Rudi Mahall – reeds
Gerhard Gschlössl – trombone
Ben Lehmann – bass
Jan Leipnitz – drums
Set 2:
DELIUS / SCHMOLLING / RODER / FRENZEL
Tobias Delius – tenor saxophone, clarinet
Marc Schmolling – piano
Jan Roder – bass
Martial Frenzel – drums
Tuesday, 6 January 2026
BADCZONG / PETZOLD & ANDERS play music inspired by Skrjabin
Set 1:
FILIGREE DUO IMPROVISATION
Matthias Badczong – clarinet
Dietrich Petzold – violin, viola
Set 2:
“12 IMPROVISED ÉTUDES (inspired by the late works of Alexander Skrjabin)
Isabel Anders – piano solo
Friday, 9 January 2026
THE BERLIN IMPROVISERS ORCHESTRA
Amy Green – vocals
Guro Kverndokk – vocals
Anna Kaluza – saxophone
Henrik Walsdorff – saxophone
Manuel Miethe – saxophone
Nikolaus Neuser – trumpet
Horst Nonnenmacher – double bass
Klaus Kürvers – double bass
Ben Lehmann – double bass
Jan Roder – double bass
Vincent Laju – cello
Nick Parry – cello
Hui-Chun Lin – cello
Dietrich Petzold – violin
Gerhard Uebele – violin
Yorgos Dimitriadis – drums
Marcello Busato – drums
Kellen Mills – electric bass
Hannes Buder – guitar
Maja von Kriegstein – electronics, objects
Roman Stolyar – piano, flute
Thursday, 15 January 2026
BERLIN JAZZ COMPOSERS ORCHESTRA JAYJAYBECE
Direction: Leon Griese
Eigenveranstaltung Jazzkeller 69 e.V.
Friday, 16 January 2026
ACKERN 76 + PITSIOKOS
Justin Remfrey – double bass
Josch Raff – synth, drum machine
Chris Pitsiokos – alto sax
Sunday, 18 January 2026
SANTUR & PAINTING SOUNDS + RIEMANN X WHITEHILL
Set 1: a duet for Santur and Painting sounds
Visual Artist: Marzieh Nezamabadi
Santur: Iman Jesmi
Set 2: Riemann x Whitehill
Teresa Riemann – drums, vocals
Benjamin Whitehill – guitar
Monday, 19 January 2026 (doors 19:30 I start 20:00)
JAZZKELLER 69-JAM ~ FREEBOP / NO STANDARDS
Directed by Willi Kellers + Assi Glöde
Number of participants limited. Showing up on time, secures a place!
Eigenveranstaltung Jazzkeller 69 e.V.
Thursday, 22 January 2026
MAY: MALFON / ARANDA / YAMASAKI
Don Malfon – saxophone
Irene Aranda – piano
Ami Yamasaki – voice
Friday, 23 January 2026
RODER / THEWES
Christof Thewes – trombone
Jan Roder – double bass
Sunday, 25 January 2026
HELICOPTER: CAMATTA / FIDEZIUS / VAN HUFFEL
Peter Van Huffel – saxophone, effects
Roland Fidezius – electric bass, effects
Simon Camatta – drums
Friday, 30 January 2026
SASSOON / SCHUBERT & OHLMEIER / KHROUSTALIOV / FISCHERLEHNER
Set 1:
SASSOON / SCHUBERT
Julie Sassoon – piano
Frank Paul Schubert – saxophone
Set 2:
OHLMEIER / KHROUSTALIOV / FISCHERLEHNER
Lothar Ohlmeier – bass clarinet
Isambard Khroustaliov – modular synthesizer, computer
Rudi Fischerlehner – drums
Monday, 02 February 2026
GRIENER / MÜLLER / ROSE
Simon Rose – saxophone
Matthias Müller – trombone
Michael Griener – drums
Tuesday, 03 February 2026
GUNTER HAMPEL QUARTET & DANCE
Gunter Hampel – vibraphone, piano
Cavana Lee-Hampel – voice
Johannes Schleiermacher – synthesizer, saxophone
Joe Hertenstein – drums
Qadira Oechsle-Ali – dance
Ruomi Lee-Hampel – dance
Wednesday, 04 February 2026
NEU BERLIN INSTITUTE OF IMPROVISED MUSIC
Opener:
Dima Svist – electronics
Ali Onur Olgun – tenor saxophone
Peter Balhar – drums
Zeynep Ayse Hatipoglu – cello
After the opening group there will be put together sessions by the curator.
Thursday, 05 February 2026
MARK PRINGLE NEW SEPTET
Irene Sorozábal – voice, recorder
Camila Nebbia – tenor saxophone
Julia Biłat – cello
Arne Braun – guitar
Mark Pringle – piano, synthesizers, composition
Sofia Eftychidou – double bass
Fabian Rösch – drums
Friday, 06 February 2026
DUO_BRAND_RUPP & DUO_BRAND_RUPP + STOLYAR
Set 1:
Ulrike Brand – cello
Olaf Rupp – electric guitar
Set 2:
Ulrike Brand – cello
Olaf Rupp – electric guitar
Roman Stolyar – recorder, piano
Monday, 09 February 2026
DUO: YAMADA / BAEK
Set 1:
Dasom Baek – daegeum, sanjo
Eiko Yamada – recorder
Set 2:
Anaïs Tuerlinckx – piano, objects
Peter Cusack – field recordings
Sunday, 15 February 2026 15:00-17:00
DAYTIME WORKSHOP WITH: HUNTER UNDERWATER
HUNTER UNDERWATER
Guilherme Rodrigues – cello
Gábor Hartyáni – cello
Zeynep Ayşe Hatipoğlu – cello
Hui-Chun Lin – cello
Sunday, 15 February 2026
ZHOU (SOLO) & HUNTER UNDERWATER
Set 1: Zhou (SOLO)
Dong Zhou – found violin, objects, computer, self-made controller
Set 2: HUNTER UNDERWATER
Guilherme Rodrigues – cello
Gábor Hartyáni – cello
Zeynep Ayşe Hatipoğlu – cello
Hui-Chun Lin – cello
Monday, 16 February 2026
JAZZKELLER 69-JAM ~ FREEBOP / NO STANDARDS
Directed by Willi Kellers + Assi Glöde
Admission 5 € – Valid as a drink voucher for beginners at session
Number of participants limited. Showing up on time, secures a place!
Eigenveranstaltung Jazzkeller 69 e.V.
Thursday, 19 February 2026
BERLIN JAZZ COMPOSERS ORCHESTRA JAYJAYBECE
JugendJazzBand Charlottenburg
Direction: Leon Griese
Eigenveranstaltung Jazzkeller 69 e.V.
Sunday, 22 February 2026
SIM / YOON / MÖLLER
Woonjung Sim – Korean percussion
Wieland Möller – gong, drums
Min Yoon – butoh dance
Friday, 27 February 2026
UMIAK: KARBACHER / MOSER / ZIMMERLIN + NEIDORF / PARK
Set 1:
Eva-Maria Karbacher – saxophone
Christian Moser – oud
Alfred Zimmerlin – cello
Set 2:
Han-earl Park – electric guitar
Sara Neidorf – drums
Monday, 02 March 2026
SCOTTISH-BRANDENBURG QUINTET
Anke Lucks – trombone
Raymond MacDonald – alto sax
Rieko Okuda – piano
Martial Frenzel – drums
guest: Didrik Ingvaldsen – trumpet
Saturday, 28 February 2026
DEITTICO: BERGMANN / FISCHERLEHNER / NONNENMACHER / VESPO
Florian Bergmann – clarinets, saxophones
Horst Nonnenmacher – double bass
Rudi Fischerlehner – drums
Tommaso Vespo – piano
Thursday, 05 March 2026
DIE TRYIN‘ & WHERE THE RIVER MEETS THE SEA
Set 1: Die Tryin`
Paul Brauner – vinyl, fx, software
Mehmet Simayli – drums, fx, software
Set 2: Where the River Meets the Sea
Jung-Jae Kim – saxophone
Dasom Baek – daegeum
Vincent Laju – cello, shakuhachi
Francis Heery – electronics