JazzFest Berlin
| Berlin Jazz Festival | |
|---|---|
 Albert Mangelsdorff Preis 2013 | |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Location(s) | West Berlin, Germany |
| Years active | 1964– present |
| Founded by | Berliner Festspiele |
| Website | |
| JazzFest Berlin official site | |
JazzFest Berlin (also known as the Berlin Jazz Festival) is a jazz festival based in Berlin, Germany. Originally called the "Berliner Jazztage" (Berlin Jazz Days), it was founded in 1964 in West Berlin by the Berliner Festspiele. Venues were, among others: Berliner Philharmonie, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Volksbühne, Haus der Berliner Festspiele and the Jazzclubs Quasimodo and A-Trane.[1]
The festival's artistic concept has been "to document, support, and validate trends in jazz, and to mirror the diversity of creative musical activity.[2]
See also
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References
- ↑ JazzFest Berlin official site
- ↑ "Berliner Festspiele - Jazzfest Berlin". Retrieved 2012-05-20.