{"title": "Orania.Piano – Johannes von Ballestrem, Modern Masters: Keith Jarrett, Brad Mehldau and their contemporaries", "start": "2026-11-07T21:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Orania", "address": "Oranienstrasse 40, 10999 Berlin", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz/piano"], "description": "A piano concert in the Orania.Piano series at Orania Berlin. Berlin-based pianist and composer Johannes von Ballestrem, whose work spans jazz, Brazilian music and classical performance, pays tribute in it to the innovators of modern jazz. From Keith Jarrett and Brad Mehldau to Kurt Rosenwinkel and younger pianists such as Aaron Parks, the program showcases the evolution of jazz piano over the last 30 years. Ballestrem studied in Weimar, Berlin and Leipzig with mentors including Michael Wollny and Kurt Rosenwinkel and now tours internationally as a soloist, bandleader and sought-after sideman.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/oraniapiano-johannes-von-ballestrem-modern-masters-keith-jar-76137/", "official_url": "https://orania.berlin/oraniaconcerts/event/event/johannes-von-ballestrem-20261107", "image": "https://noky.io/images/4aea5579dd33d579941978378dc46f0e85b685058dd320f16b0df77e8e2127fb-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-07T21:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Orania", "address": "Oranienstrasse 40, 10999 Berlin", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Orania.Piano – Benedikt Jahnel, Echoes of Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays", "start": "2026-11-14T21:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Orania", "address": "Oranienstrasse 40, 10999 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz"], "description": "Benedikt Jahnel performs a piano concert called \"Echoes of Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays\" at Orania. With it, the pianist pays tribute to the work of two icons of modern jazz. Building on their compositions, he creates poetic, subtly nuanced piano interpretations combining melodic expansiveness, harmonic sophistication and improvisational freedom. Jahnel evokes familiar sound worlds without simply replicating them, producing personal reflections and fresh perspectives on a musical legacy that still resonates today.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/oraniapiano-benedikt-jahnel-echoes-of-pat-metheny-lyle-mays-82091/", "official_url": "https://orania.berlin/oraniaconcerts/event/event/benedikt-jahnel-20261114", "image": "https://noky.io/images/a4ee0ec05119cae3510d1d21465e475271a89c85ca103e06c8ead7734a991e55-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Orania.Grooves – Matti Klein Acoustic Trio, Celebrating Bobby Timmons", "start": "2026-11-12T21:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Orania", "address": "Oranienstrasse 40, 10999 Berlin", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz/hard-bop"], "description": "A concert evening in the Orania.Grooves series at the Hotel Orania in Berlin-Kreuzberg, in which an acoustic trio celebrates the repertoire of soul jazz pianist Bobby Timmons. Behind the evening is keyboardist Matti Klein, internationally known as a groove master and vintage keyboard enthusiast, a former founding member of the jazz funk band Mo' Blow and, since 2013, artistic director and keyboardist for Brazilian superstar Ed Motta. At the centre are Timmons' timeless compositions such as Moanin', Dat Dere and This Here, with which he combined irresistible gospel-infused grooves with lyrical sophistication and shaped the sound of modern jazz for generations. Rooted in the spirit of hard bop, the music unfolds with spontaneity and deep respect for the original material.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/oraniagrooves-matti-klein-acoustic-trio-celebrating-bobby-ti-76139/", "official_url": "https://orania.berlin/oraniaconcerts/event/event/matti-klein-acoustic-trio-20261112", "image": "https://noky.io/images/34d7809f56fb472538f59716157c37877eb03611b3fdf819bca5141b3fa3addd-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Bechstein Young Professionals – Hamlet Ambarzumjan und Saho Akiyama", "start": "2026-11-05T19:30:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "C. Bechstein Centrum Berlin", "address": "", "price": "Eintritt frei – Um Anmeldung wird gebeten unter s.roszak@bechstein.de", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/piano"], "description": "A concert in the Bechstein Young Professionals series, in which piano students from the Berlin University of the Arts and the Hanns Eisler School of Music Berlin perform an hour of piano music once a month. It is an exclusive university concert series that has existed in Berlin for nearly ten years. The guests are Hamlet Ambarzumjan from the class of Prof. Gottlieb Wallisch and Saho Akiyama from the class of Prof. Björn Lehmann. Ambarzumjan plays works by Beethoven and Scriabin, while Akiyama performs a Bach arrangement and Schumann's Carnaval op. 9.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/bechstein-young-professionals-hamlet-ambarzumjan-und-saho-ak-31789/", "official_url": "https://bechstein.com/die-welt-von-bechstein/konzerte/bechstein-young-professionals-hamlet-ambarzumjan-und-saho-akiyama/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/05c3dba4dab3bec62b7944b9180fd26a0682dfb668a30a1e4925792f907e3044-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Orania.Acoustic – Matti Klein & Tayfun Schulzke, Pop, Jazz, Grooves & Melodies - Piano meets Percussion", "start": "2026-11-13T21:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Orania", "address": "Oranienstrasse 40, 10999 Berlin", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz"], "description": "A concert in the Orania.Acoustic format, where piano meets percussion. The reputed pianist Matti Klein, known worldwide as a groove master and vintage lover on several keys, plays with the renowned percussionist Tayfun Schulzke, who brings rhythms from all over the world. The duo plays catchy grooves, familiar pop, soul and jazz tunes, as well as originals. The two musicians radiate a tremendous joy in playing, joyfully responding to shouts from the audience or from time to time spontaneous guest musicians.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/oraniaacoustic-matti-klein-tayfun-schulzke-pop-jazz-grooves-76140/", "official_url": "https://orania.berlin/oraniaconcerts/event/event/matti-klein-tayfun-schulzke-20261113-2", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8aa33520dfe50d761989bc343e410fe9e29ba849d63b33274486fbdcf294936a-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Orania.Piano – Hila Kulik, A Tribute to the Jazz Messengers Pianists", "start": "2026-11-11T20:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Orania", "address": "Oranienstrasse 40, 10999 Berlin", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz/hard-bop"], "description": "A solo piano performance titled \"A Tribute to the Jazz Messengers Pianists\", taking place as part of Orania.Piano. The Israeli pianist, composer and arranger Hila Kulik honors in it the pianists who shaped the sound of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, one of the most important groups of modern jazz. From Horace Silver through Bobby Timmons and Cedar Walton to Mulgrew Miller, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock and Benny Green, these artists defined generations of hard bop and beyond. Kulik, a graduate of the Queens College master's program in jazz performance, reinterprets this piano legacy through a personal and contemporary lens, with a deep sense of swing and thoughtful arrangements. Her international experience includes performances worldwide and collaborations with jazz artists such as Cyrille Aimée, Wayne Tucker and Antonio Hart.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/oraniapiano-hila-kulik-a-tribute-to-the-jazz-messengers-pian-76138/", "official_url": "https://orania.berlin/oraniaconcerts/event/event/hila-kulik-20261111", "image": "https://noky.io/images/10b9c7f4d668d155d77071f6edd0498c8ab37b412b02ca5d132bea46aab3a9cc-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Béla Meinberg Quartet – Original Standards", "start": "2026-11-14T21:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Kunstfabrik Schlot", "address": "Invalidenstraße 117, 10115 Berlin", "price": "20/15 €", "price_from": "15.00", "price_to": "20.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz/standards"], "description": "A jazz concert evening at the ZigZag of Kunstfabrik Schlot. Playing are the Béla Meinberg Quartet with Ignaz Dinné on sax, Béla Meinberg on piano, Ugo Alunni on drums and Makar Novikov on bass. In a straight-ahead and modern jazz style, the concert is devoted to the original form of the standards, which are rooted in the songs of Broadway musicals of the 1920s and 30s. Over the decades these songs formed the general repertoire of jazz and were recorded in dozens of different arrangements, with much of their beauty now forgotten.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/bela-meinberg-quartet-original-standards-23498/", "official_url": "https://kunstfabrik-schlot.de/event/bela-meinberg-quartet-original-standards-2/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/22da355abd73ee4563cb4a275582eaf817a100d629dfef6c2e4541a64e44870e-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Klavierwerke von Boulez, Ravel, Fujikura und Chopin", "start": "2026-11-05T19:30:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Pierre Boulez Saal", "address": "Französische Straße 33d, 10117 Berlin", "price": "10€ | 15€ | 35€ | 45€ | 55€", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "55.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/piano"], "description": "A piano recital at the Barenboim-Said Akademie in Berlin. The Polish pianist Yulianna Avdeeva, winner of the Chopin Competition, plays works by Maurice Ravel, Pierre Boulez and Dai Fujikura – including the German premiere of a new Fujikura composition – and closes the programme with Chopin. Avdeeva made her debut at the Pierre Boulez Saal in 2018 and is a guest there twice this season.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/klavierwerke-von-boulez-ravel-fujikura-und-chopin-89682/", "official_url": "https://www.boulezsaal.de/de/event/yulianna-avdeeva-769715", "image": "https://noky.io/images/243ba2f8344865bbf6faac9eea1cfa5390698a9d02fc02480fc9a24db5f7d889-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Jazz Masterz", "start": "2026-11-03T21:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Ballhaus Prinzenallee", "address": "Prinzenallee 33, 13359 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz/experimental-jazz"], "description": "\"Jazz Masterz\" is a concert at Ballhaus Prinzenallee. The series is curated by the music agency Attaché+++ (curation: Charlotte Jestaedt), bringing bands from Berlin's jazz scene to the stage every second Tuesday. The quartet around Asger Nissen, Wanja Slavin, Thorbjørn Stefansson and Andi Haberl blends improvised noise music, indie rock and experimental jazz. The roughly hour-long concert conveys euphoria as well as melancholy and a strong sense of physical immediacy.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/jazz-masterz-3725/", "official_url": "https://www.ballhausprinzenallee.de/spielplan-ballhaus/jazz-masterz", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2127c60da21b9f2322035715dec91b2a8f8c94e0af0bee483f367a7442afdf2e-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Maria Baptist Orchestra", "start": "2026-11-06T21:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Kunstfabrik Schlot", "address": "Invalidenstraße 117, 10115 Berlin", "price": "20/15 €", "price_from": "15.00", "price_to": "20.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz/big-band"], "description": "The Maria Baptist Orchestra is a sixteen-piece European jazz orchestra with a symphonic signature whose Berlin concert series has achieved cult status over more than a decade and 110 performances. Behind it is composer, conductor and pianist Maria Baptist, who blends jazz and classical music into her own multi-layered sonic cosmos: fugues, concertos and suites weave seamlessly into jazz improvisations. The orchestra has earned multiple nominations for the German Record Critics' Award, most recently for the album The Bright and the Dark. The US publication All About Jazz places Maria Baptist's compositions in a league with Maria Schneider, George Gruntz, Jim McNeely and Carla Bley.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/maria-baptist-orchestra-23491/", "official_url": "https://kunstfabrik-schlot.de/event/maria-baptist-orchestra-38/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/207c45b829279c2f2e1a2d1c8c99929cc72a2fd33aa6dbd5eeb841de028dcf15-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Klavierklasse Prof. Björn Lehmann, Assistenz: Norie Takahashi", "start": "2026-11-02T19:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Kammersaal", "address": "Fasanenstr. 1 B, 10623 Berlin", "price": "frei", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/piano"], "description": "A recital evening of Prof. Björn Lehmann's piano class at the Berlin University of the Arts, featuring works from piano literature. Assisting: Norie Takahashi. Admission is free. Food, drink and bags larger than A4 are not allowed in the hall.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/klavierklasse-prof-bjorn-lehmann-assistenz-norie-takahashi-28990/", "official_url": "https://www.udk-berlin.de/veranstaltung/klavierklasse-prof-bjoern-lehmann-3/", "image": ""}]}