Beleuchtete Bühne des ELBJAZZ Festivals im Hamburger Hafen mit Menschenmenge und Hafenkränen bei Abenddämmerung.
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Jazz live

From legendary live clubs to new discoveries

It grooves, swings and sounds in Hamburg: Jazz is an established part of the Hanseatic city's unique live music scene. Jazz lovers will find a daily concert schedule between the Alster and the Elbe in traditional clubs like the Cotton Club, the Hamburg jazz institution Birdland to new venues such as the NICA JAZZ CLUB in the heart of the city next to the town hall and stages for newcomers such as the , the concert hall of the Hamburg University of Music and Theatre. What they all have in common is a top-class programme and international guests.

 

  • Ensemble Night: Posaunen, Saxofone, Schlagzeug
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    Ensemble Night: Posaunen, Saxofone, Schlagzeug Jazz, Blues, Swing & Chanson

    • 03.07.2025
    • 18:30
    • JazzHall
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  • White Noise (BA-Abschluss) / Laila Nysten Quartett
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    White Noise (BA-Abschluss) / Laila Nysten Quartett Jazz, Blues, Swing & Chanson

    • 06.07.2025
    • 18:30
    • JazzHall
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  • Samara Joy
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    Samara Joy Jazz, Blues, Swing & Chanson

    • 06.07.2025
    • 20:00
    • Elbphilharmonie (Großer Saal)
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Here you can experience jazz live Jazz concert venues in Hamburg

You can listen to jazz live in the following venues in Hamburg. The typical sound can be heard, for example, in the best-known venues such as Birdland and the Cotton Club, but also in small, cosy clubs that are popular with locals, such as the Jazzclub Bergedorf or the Bar Italia.

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KENT Club

  • Live Club
  • Bar

The KENTClub is located in the building complex of the Neue Flora musical theatre. Every month these stylish settings host rock, pop, soul, funk and jazz concerts.

KENT Club

KENT Club

Stresemannstraße 163
22769 Hamburg

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Klangbar

  • Live Club
  • Bar

Feeling and experiencing music up close is what the Klangbar in Bergedorf wants to make possible for its visitors.

Klangbar

Klangbar

Weidenbaumsweg 13-15
21029 Hamburg

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Knust

  • Live Club
  • Beachclubs & Bars with a view
  • Pub

Formerly a small basement club in the Old Town, Knust massively upsized with its move to an old slaughterhouse in 2003.

Knust

Knust

Neuer Kamp 30
20357 Hamburg

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Lola

In Bergedorf a police station was moved in 1992. What remained was an old building, whose further use was up for discussion. Dedicated people with a healthy sense of community turned it into a cultural centre that has enriched the life of the district to this day.

Lola

LOLA Kulturzentrum e.V.

Lohbrügger Landstraße 8
21031 Hamburg

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Mojo Club

  • Live Club

When then Mojo Club opened at the beginning of the 1990s, it was the "place to be" because it definitively enshrined club culture in Hamburg.

Mojo Club

Mojo Club

Reeperbahn 1
20359 Hamburg

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MS Stubnitz

  • Live Club
  • Disco Club / Party

A unique cultural spaceship that has experienced the history of GDR deep-sea fishing and developed into a non-profit venue for alternative music and performance culture. Despite numerous challenges, the Stubnitz remains both a living, seaworthy industrial monument and a symbol of the endurance of grassroots and non-mainstream culture.

MS Stubnitz

Motorschiff Stubnitz

Kirchenpauerkai 29
20457 Hamburg

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Festivalbesucher:innen beim MS Dockville in Hamburg im Sonnenlicht vor urbaner Kulisse.
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There is always a musical reason to celebrate Music festivals

No matter what sound your ears are looking for - Hamburg and its metropolitan region offer the right sounds. When the days get longer again, visitors to the Hanseatic city can look forward to countless diverse festivals.

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Moderne Glasfassade der Hamburgischen Staatsoper bei Tag mit Fahnen und Autos im Vordergrund.
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From Strauss to Verdi Ballet & Opera

If you like, Hamburg offers many facets of musical stage entertainment: the more than 300-year-old State Opera, the Ballet, the Chamber Opera in Altona or the Opera Loft in the HafenCity.

Ballet & Opera
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Symphonies, chamber music, choirs & more Ensembles

Even though they are a permanent fixture on the city's music scene and almost always have a regular home, these musical ensembles are also on the road beyond Hamburg's borders.

Ensembles
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