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Jazz in Germany

Germany: the atlas lists 90 jazz musicians, 19 jazz clubs and bars, 19 festivals and 119 jazz radio stations; the busiest jazz cities are Berlin, Dresden, Hamburg and Munich.

Jazz musicians from Germany

André Previn 1929–2019 · German-American conductor, pianist, and composer (1929–2019) Hans Werner Henze 1926–2012 · German composer (1926–2012) James Last 1929–2015 · German musician (1929-2015) Thomas Quasthoff b. 1959 · German opera singer, bass-baritone (born 1959) Peter Brötzmann 1941–2023 · German jazz saxophonist and clarinetist (1941–2023) Klaus Doldinger 1936–2025 · German musician, composer, bandleader and saxophonist… Till Brönner b. 1971 · German jazz musician Theo Jörgensmann 1948–2025 · German musician Helge Schneider b. 1955 · German entertainer Roger Cicero 1970–2016 · German pop and jazz singer (1970-2016) A. R. Penck 1939–2017 · German artist (1939–2017) Albert Mangelsdorff 1928–2005 · German jazz trombonist (1928–2005) Bert Kaempfert 1923–1980 · German orchestra leader, multi-instrumentalist, music… Eberhard Weber b. 1940 · German musician Duško Gojković 1931–2023 · Serbian musician Max Greger 1926–2015 · German conductor and bandleader (1926–2015) Joachim Kühn b. 1944 · German jazz pianist Helmut Zacharias 1920–2002 · German violinist (1920–2002) Kraan 1967– · German jazz rock band Alexander von Schlippenbach b. 1938 · German jazz pianist and composer Jacky Terrasson b. 1965 · French jazz pianist and composer (born 1965) Wolfgang Dauner 1935–2020 · German musician (1935-2020) Jaki Liebezeit 1938–2017 · German musician (1938-2017) Gunter Hampel 1937–2026 · German jazz musician (1937–2026) Passport 1971– · German jazz ensemble Barbara Dennerlein b. 1964 · German musician Ottmar Liebert b. 1959 · German guitarist Horst Jankowski 1936–1998 · German composer Stephan Micus b. 1953 · German composer Markus Stockhausen b. 1957 · German trumpeter, music producer and composer (jazz… Martin Böttcher 1927–2019 · German composer (1927-2019) Rolf Kühn 1929–2022 · German jazz clarinetist, composer and big band leader… Bohren & der Club of Gore 1992– · band Manfred Schoof b. 1936 · German musician Axel Zwingenberger b. 1955 · German musician Günter Sommer b. 1943 · German jazz drummer and percussionist, composer and music… Karl Friedrich, Prince of Hohenzollern b. 1952 · Prince of Hohenzollern Barbara Buchholz 1959–2012 · German composer and theremin player Peter Kowald 1944–2002 · German free jazz double bassist and tubist (1944–2002) Wolfgang Haffner b. 1965 · German musician Hans Reichel 1949–2011 · German improvisational guitarist, experimental luthier… Uschi Brüning b. 1947 · German singer-songwriter Bernd Friedmann b. 1965 · German musician and producer Joscho Stephan b. 1979 · German musician Volker Kriegel 1943–2003 · German musician (1943–2003) Magdalena Thora b. 1952 · German guitarist and singer Jutta Hipp 1925–2003 · Jazz pianist (1925-2003) Kurt Edelhagen 1920–1982 · German musician (1920-1982) Victory 1984– · German heavy metal and hard rock band Eddie Rosner 1910–1976 · German musician (1910-1976) Herbert Joos 1940–2019 · German trumpeter (1940–2019) Benny Greb b. 1980 · German drummer Coco Schumann 1924–2018 · German jazz musician (1924–2018) Alfred 23 Harth b. 1949 · German musician and composer Safy Boutella b. 1950 · Algerian musician Emil Mangelsdorff 1925–2022 · German jazz musician (1925–2022) Hannes Bauer 1954–2016 · German jazz trombonist (1954-2016) Karl Berger 1935–2023 · German jazz vibraphonist, pianist and composer (1935–2023) Marty Grosz b. 1930 · American musician Erik Tuxen 1902–1957 · Danish musician (1902–1957)

Jazz cities in Germany

Jazz festivals in Germany

First held 1964 JazzFest Berlin Berlin · DE First held 1972 Moers Festival Moers · DE   Deutsches Jazzfestival · DE First held 1987 Internationales Jazzfestival Sankt Ingbert Sankt Ingbert · DE First held 1990 Aalener Jazzfest Aalen · DE   Palatia jazz · DE First held 1971 Internationales Dixieland Festival Dresden Dresden · DE First held 2004 Jazz in der Kirche · DE First held 2006 Jazzahead Bremen · DE First held 1987 Akut-Festival Mainz · DE First held 2007 JazzArtFestival Schwäbisch Hall · DE First held 1996 Jazz Open Hamburg Hamburg · DE   Jazz Baltica Lübeck · DE   Enjoy Jazz · DE   Worms: Jazz and Joy Worms · DE First held 1972 Freiberger Jazztage · DE First held 2014 TraveJazz Festival Lübeck · DE First held 2023 Fill in – International Jazz Festival Saar Saarbrücken · DE First held 2010 Überjazz Festival Kampnagel · DE

Jazz radio stations in Germany

- 0 N - Smooth Jazz on Radio DE · AAC+ 64k · chillout, easy listening, jazz
JazzRadio 106.8 Berlin DE · MP3 192k · jazz
CHILLOUT PIANO by Epic Piano DE · MP3 192k · chillout, chillout radio, classic
ROMANTIC PIANO by Epic Piano DE · MP3 192k · classic, classical, classical music
- 0 N - Christmas on Radio DE · MP3 128k · christmas, holiday, jazz
- 0 N - Jazz on Radio DE · MP3 128k · jazz, smooth jazz, swing
Epic Lounge - PIANO & JAZZ BAR DE · MP3 192k · classical piano, jazz, lounge
- 1 A - Christmas on Radio DE · MP3 128k · christmas, holiday, jazz
EPIC CLASSICAL - Classical Piano DE · MP3 192k · ambient, ambiental, chill
Laut.FM Chillharmonie DE · MP3 128k · classical, jazz, new age
0nlineradio HÄNDEL DE · MP3 192k · classic, classic jazz, classical
Epic Lounge - COFFEE BAR LOUNGE DE · MP3 192k · ambient, ambient and relaxation music…

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