{"title": "Royal Scam", "start": "2026-11-16T21:00:00+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/fusion"], "description": "Royal Scam is an eleven-piece band from Berlin devoted body and soul to the music of Steely Dan, aka Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, and by tradition it plays in autumn at the Kunstfabrik Schlot jazz club. Named after Steely Dan’s 1976 album, the group brings the complex compositions with their layered harmonies, funky grooves, iconic solos and sarcastic lyrics to the stage with huge joy in playing. For the 50th anniversary of the album „Royal Scam“, its entire material is in the programme, along with songs from the Grammy-winning album „Aja“ and forays into Donald Fagen’s solo albums. After last year’s huge demand, two consecutive evenings have been scheduled this year, featuring classics like „Black Cow“, „Josie“ and „Rikki Don’t Lose That Number“.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/royal-scam-23500/", "official_url": "https://kunstfabrik-schlot.de/event/royal-scam-2/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/717608011aec1fa62d4b7f271c1ea9d667eac5c2f1b183c933bc2f57a19e128c-600.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-16T21:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Kunstfabrik Schlot", "address": "Invalidenstraße 117, 10115 Berlin", "tickets": ""}, {"start": "2026-11-17T00:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Kunstfabrik Schlot", "address": "Invalidenstraße 117, 10115 Berlin", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"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", "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"}, {"title": "PRACTICALLY MARRIED feat. RAYMOND MACDONALD", "start": "2026-11-11T20:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Alter Schwede", "address": "", "price": "Donations sliding scale 10-20 Euro", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "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-67743/", "official_url": "https://alterschwedewedding.de/index.php/event/practically-married-feat-raymond-macdonald/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/d2cc49f6504df43febc70fd9264280c5defcf949585e62fb12e87b6f99d563a5-1200.webp"}, {"title": "daoud – ACT Night", "start": "2026-11-09T20:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Gretchen", "address": "Obentrautstraße 19-21, 10963 Berlin", "price": "19,64 EUR", "price_from": "19.64", "price_to": "19.64", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz"], "description": "Daoud plays a concert with his band at the Gretchen club in Berlin. The French-Moroccan trumpeter and composer is considered the enfant terrible of jazz, breaking rules in a way that thrills both new listeners and jazz connoisseurs. His music moves between playfulness and seriousness, chaos and tenderness, irony and great openness. With his new album “ok” (ACT, 2025) and as part of a European tour, he offers quiet lyrical moments alongside plenty of energy and joy of playing live – after celebrated appearances at Ronnie Scott's, North Sea Jazz, Elbjazz and Montreux, among others.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/daoud-act-night-116139/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b00c5eef39658801f050bbda462d658dd2ebd6b7dec040a253ce430860afa43e-600.webp"}, {"title": "Robins Nest - Jamsession", "start": "2026-11-11T21:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "b-flat", "address": "Dircksenstraße 40, 10178 Berlin", "price": "3 €", "price_from": "3.00", "price_to": "3.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz"], "description": "The 'Robins Nest - Jamsession' is a jam session at the b-flat club in Berlin. It is hosted by Robin Draganiç and described as legendary. Attendees are invited to be surprised – 'Lassen Sie sich überraschen!' – about who will perform.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/robins-nest-jamsession-21922/", "official_url": "https://b-flat-berlin.de/events/lswg3btcxjmsnlt-458yl-a36fa-dgnlm-dpjak-d94fw-l8ery-c4f4h-h437d-z8ap5-4m9xc-kkrtw-le9t8-2jpf2-sbs62-h6437-l2mxe-awdyg-bw5r8-k4gdx-ynbf2-9zswz-h64ej-9lfnk-4dk2t-gl3w7-hfdpp-p9k5f-d5amc-xl2gb", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b5394c3a257bc1d4fe259681b0e6e6abc7c8912ba34e4240d1e1c2c9fb805509-600.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": "Sinatra Night Berlin – Dinner & Live Show", "start": "2026-10-31T19:30:00+01:00", "end": "2027-01-30T19:30:00+01:00", "place": "Hotel Palace", "address": "Budapester Straße 45 10787 Berlin", "price": "From €154 per person (Classic Tables); €164 Center, €174 Premium Side, €189 VIP Front Row; optional ", "price_from": "154.00", "price_to": "189.00", "category": "food-drink", "tags": ["music/jazz/swing"], "description": "Sinatra Night Berlin is a glamorous dinner and live-show evening at Hotel Palace Berlin featuring the greatest Frank Sinatra classics. It is organised by LiveCity s.r.o.; a four-piece jazz band with female and male vocalists performs Sinatra's biggest hits in an intimate live setting, accompanied by an exclusive three-course menu in the hotel's Berlin hall.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/sinatra-night-berlin-dinner-live-show-3492/", "official_url": "https://sinatraberlin.de/?source=bde", "image": "https://noky.io/images/e34b23b0b5711c6131c615293ee17ca596dd4851fd13906d2e0eea173746ffcf-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Schemes Jazz Quartet / DK,NO", "start": "2026-11-05T21:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "b-flat", "address": "Dircksenstraße 40, 10178 Berlin", "price": "20/15 €", "price_from": "15.00", "price_to": "20.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz/contemporary-jazz"], "description": "Schemes Jazz Quartet plays modern Scandinavian jazz at the club b-flat. Behind the project are Brede Sørum (sax), Oliver Skou-Due (piano), Bendik Løland Lundsvoll (bass) and Veslemøy Narvesen (drums). The Danish-Norwegian quartet, based in Trondheim, blends intricate compositions with a free approach, often connected by long open stretches and intense interplay. Since the release of their debut album Embrace in 2024, the band has been praised as one of the most promising additions to the Norwegian jazz scene, with a second album expected in fall 2026.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/schemes-jazz-quartet-dkno-81886/", "official_url": "https://b-flat-berlin.de/events/5xxaa8thhyalb2r-ccpst-c4lzr-jdm2x-xcp6k-gm8fb-me6ew-flc42-tz36r-bteff-geh48-2bzt3-883yz-rxyax-a7zmk-tnypb-py8ts-ezypj-5mzps-6k6hp-xh2s6-h6lzr-d5p2y-dlmke-a4rt2-ss3p5-j74lr-5cl5s-njbke-w8gj2", "image": "https://noky.io/images/628d087fec7261efc4430ce673c14ed13a6669496835ff7f5b7b9f7f5b3b5c9a-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Nighthawks", "start": "2026-11-06T22:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Quasimodo", "address": "Kantstraße 12A, 10623 Berlin", "price": "ab 20€ (zzgl. Gebühr) Vorverkauf, 25€ Tageskasse", "price_from": "20.00", "price_to": "25.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz/fusion"], "description": "Nighthawks perform their new live programme \"Paris Dakar\" at the Quasimodo club. The five musicians around Reiner Winterschladen (trumpet), Jürgen Dahmen (keys), Jörg Lehnardt (guit), Dal Martino (bass) and Thomas Alkier (drums) have been blending jazz and rock for more than 20 years. The new programme touches on the African continent, just as inspiration was once sought in Brazil or the Balkans, and honours musicians such as Manu Dibango. Their songs go in easily on the surface yet offer depth, delivered with a relaxed, all-embracing musicianship laced with subtle humour.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/nighthawks-3844/", "official_url": "https://quasimodo.club/events/nighthawks-3-7358", "image": "https://noky.io/images/987c7b7f9114c93c711696e0e99c7df54d9f9163583fc5c907a4eb22ce2567f7-2000.webp"}]}