{"title": "Jazz & Lyrics I: Two of a Kind", "start": "2026-10-25T18:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Deutsche Oper Berlin", "address": "Bismarckstraße 35, 10627 Berlin", "price": "€35 / €18", "price_from": "18.00", "price_to": "35.00", "tickets_url": "https://deutscheoperberlin.de/de_DE/calendar", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["literature/poetry", "music/jazz"], "description": "Jazz & Lyrics I: Two of a Kind is a jazz concert with poetry in the Tischlerei of the Deutsche Oper Berlin. Members of the house big band devote the evening to the partnership of two jazz musicians, Bob Brookmeyer and Clark Terry, whose shared sound unites humour, virtuosity and compositional finesse. The series is curated by big band members Rüdiger Ruppert, Sebastian Krol and Guntram Halder. The evening pairs virtuosic jazz numbers with surprising texts, followed by an Artists' Lounge where you can meet the performers.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/jazz-lyrics-i-two-of-a-kind-15186/", "official_url": "https://deutscheoperberlin.de/de_DE/production/jazz-lyrics-i-two-of-a-kind.1388747", "image": "https://noky.io/images/fda1535b392fcdb763abf7f51cc61222e7571f742069fff1c6d99b8e6970b4b3-600.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-10-25T18:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Deutsche Oper Berlin", "address": "Bismarckstraße 35, 10627 Berlin", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Graewe / Jones / Drake // ganavya // Globe Unity Orchestra", "start": "2026-11-01T18:30:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-01T21:30:00+01:00", "place": "Haus der Berliner Festspiele", "address": "Schaperstraße 24, 10719 Berlin", "price": "32/42, ermäßigt 20/25", "price_from": "32.00", "price_to": "42.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventim.de/event/jazzfest-berlin-2026-haus-der-berliner-festspiele-22139738/", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz/free-jazz"], "description": "A concert evening at Jazzfest Berlin at Haus der Berliner Festspiele with three parts: first the trio Graewe / Jones / Drake, then singer ganavya, and finally the Globe Unity Orchestra. Pianist Georg Graewe, a key figure in German free jazz history, performs with drummer Hamid Drake and bassist Brad Jones; the evening also marks the trio's German premiere. ganavya, an Indian-American singer based in Berlin, blends jazz harmonies, flowing improvisation and South Asian devotional traditions. The Globe Unity Orchestra around pianist Alexander von Schlippenbach celebrates its 60th anniversary, for the first time with a four-hands piano piece between the bandleader and Aki Takase, plus a rare trombone appearance by composer George Lewis.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/graewe-jones-drake-ganavya-globe-unity-orchestra-16707/", "official_url": "https://www.berlinerfestspiele.de/jazzfest-berlin/programm/2026/kalender/graewe-jones-drake-ganavya-globe-unity-orchestra", "image": "https://noky.io/images/d590b0eb12331dca155eb60151b6c5241b7a0cc23258e144f42db5f3ef1a7936-600.webp"}, {"title": "Artist Talk", "start": "2026-10-31T17:30:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Haus der Berliner Festspiele", "address": "Schaperstraße 24, 10719 Berlin", "price": "Eintritt frei", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["music/jazz"], "description": "The Artist Talk is a conversation held as part of Jazzfest Berlin. It brings together musicians George Lewis, Alexander von Schlippenbach and Aki Takase with the festival's artistic director Nadin Deventer, moderated by journalist Peter Margasak. The subject is the Globe Unity Orchestra's artistic work and its significance for music history, 60 years after the ensemble's debut at the former Berlin Jazz Days. Admission is free.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/artist-talk-16527/", "official_url": "https://www.berlinerfestspiele.de/jazzfest-berlin/programm/2026/kalender/artist-talk-01-11", "image": "https://noky.io/images/98c00c43fd56e4978b91db2cf01fa0d474219a8b1f9b6fc31ab8419dda7dd3cd-600.webp"}, {"title": "Larry Porter & Heinrich Köbberling – „Swingin’ Till The Cows Come Home“", "start": "2026-11-06T21:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Orania", "address": "", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz/swing"], "description": "Under the title “Swingin’ Till The Cows Come Home”, the concert is part of the Orania.Acoustic series. The duo of drums and keys turns to hand-picked jazz classics and standards as well as some dynamic originals. Expect rhythm magic, melodic exploration and inspired interplay, delivered with spellbinding swing.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/larry-porter-heinrich-kobberling-swingin-till-the-cows-come-76136/", "official_url": "https://orania.berlin/oraniaconcerts/event/event/larry-porter-heinrich-koebberling-swingin-till-the-cows-come-home-20261106-2", "image": "https://noky.io/images/bf521751d56a35229511866b414173f6a72a0a62491a003ddf4d458546c54926-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Larry Porter Quartet", "start": "2026-10-31T21:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Kunstfabrik Schlot", "address": "Invalidenstraße 117, 10115 Berlin", "price": "20/15 €", "price_from": "20.00", "price_to": "20.00", "tickets_url": "https://kunstfabrik-schlot.de/event/larry-porter-quartet-3", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz/contemporary-jazz"], "description": "The Larry Porter Quartet performs modern jazz at Kunstfabrik Schlot. The concert features pianist Larry Porter with saxophonist Peter Weniger, bassist Max Leiss and drummer Ivars Arutyunyan. The programme spans standards from the American Songbook, pieces by Thelonious Monk and Duke Ellington, and Porter's own compositions.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/larry-porter-quartet-23485/", "official_url": "https://kunstfabrik-schlot.de/event/larry-porter-quartet-3/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/4a546816d62eea906d82c6e1b0857eb45dc7705551dbfafc28b3a8d6a212b67e-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Christian Lillinger // The Tomeka Reid Quartet // CHICAGO UNDERGROUND Duo", "start": "2026-10-31T18:30:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Haus der Berliner Festspiele", "address": "Schaperstraße 24, 10719 Berlin", "price": "32/42, ermäßigt 20/25", "price_from": "32.00", "price_to": "42.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventim.de/noapp/event/22139737/", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz"], "description": "At Jazzfest Berlin, three acts share a concert in the Großer Saal of the Haus der Berliner Festspiele: Christian Lillinger, the Tomeka Reid Quartet and the CHICAGO UNDERGROUND Duo. The Tomeka Reid Quartet features Tomeka Reid (cello), Mary Halvorson (guitar), Jason Roebke (bass) and Tomas Fujiwara (drums). The concert is part of the Jazzfest Berlin programme.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/christian-lillinger-the-tomeka-reid-quartet-chicago-undergro-72084/", "official_url": "https://www.berlinerfestspiele.de/en/jazzfest-berlin/programm/2026/kalender/christian-lillinger-tomeka-reid-chicago-underground", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7556a232820ecfb1ece9c0faaf355cb94d0effdbef341066d94c676807f79452-2000.webp"}, {"title": "PRACTICALLY MARRIED feat. RAYMOND MACDONALD – Declan Forde, James Banner, Raymond MacDonald", "start": "2026-11-11T20:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Alter Schwede", "address": "Schwedenstraße 11A, 13357 Berlin, Germany", "price": "Donations sliding scale 10-20 Euro", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz/improvisation"], "description": "A concert evening with the piano-bass duo Practically Married, guesting at Alter Schwede, a long-established neighbourhood bar in Berlin's Wedding district. Practically Married are James Banner (double bass) and Declan Forde (piano), working together since 2015 both as a steady rhythm section for Berlin ensembles and as a space for their own experimental work. On this night, saxophonist Raymond MacDonald joins the duo to form a trio. From 2015 to 2024 the duo curated their own concert series at the Berlin jazz club Donau115 and have released five self-produced recordings, including the album 'Ao vivo no Café Dias' (2022).", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/practically-married-feat-raymond-macdonald-declan-forde-jame-67743/", "official_url": "https://alterschwedewedding.de/index.php/event/practically-married-feat-raymond-macdonald/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/d2cc49f6504df43febc70fd9264280c5defcf949585e62fb12e87b6f99d563a5-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Bobby Sparks", "start": "2026-11-04T20:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Zig Zag", "address": "Hauptstraße 89, 12159 Berlin", "price": "30€, Mitglieder 15€", "price_from": "30.00", "price_to": "30.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventim-light.com/de/a/665710997ed5f05a0e32f0e9/e/6aa3d0de333a94392954efd6", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz/funk"], "description": "Bobby Sparks is a concert at the Zig Zag Jazz Club Berlin. The Texan keyboardist, composer and arranger Bobby Sparks II, known for collaborations with the likes of Snarky Puppy, Lizz Wright, Marcus Miller and John Scofield, performs with his band music around his album “Paranoia”. With funk, rock, ballads and jazz, tremendous solos and great arrangements, he plays till the sparks fly – welcome to the Funk Opera!", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/bobby-sparks-24829/", "official_url": "https://www.zigzag-jazzclub.berlin/program-mai/bobspa", "image": "https://noky.io/images/09b5b0fa36c46dbca5884a15248d52acc76c7d4d7c04a4346354a236de1aa0b1-2000.webp"}, {"title": "THE ZIG ZAG JAZZED UP JAM SESSION", "start": "2026-11-10T00:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Zig Zag", "address": "Hauptstraße 89, 12159 Berlin", "price": "20 € (inkl. 2 Freigetränke); ab 22 Uhr 10 € (inkl. 1 Freigetränk)", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "20.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.zigzag-jazzclub.berlin/reservierungen", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz"], "description": "THE ZIG ZAG JAZZED UP JAM SESSION is a weekly jazz jam session at the Zig Zag Jazzclub in Berlin. It is hosted by pianist Uri Gincel, who, together with Paul Kleber on bass and Tobias Backhaus on drums, gathers the city's best jazz musicians every week. After a short set by the opening band, changing ensembles improvise over the Great American Songbook and the legacy of Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Herbie Hancock. On stage, the musicians communicate, create and push each other to new heights, all in a fine jazz club atmosphere with delicious cocktails and good conversation.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/the-zig-zag-jazzed-up-jam-session-24820/", "official_url": "https://www.zigzag-jazzclub.berlin/program-mai/bwnarwjfpss3x6p-c38nm-ntfs4-hcxx7-lma26-3g79a", "image": "https://noky.io/images/5d5b64edec2cf77e537ec11b418b3d4920976abd76b465e4f3a0a781a4c40967-2000.webp"}]}