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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.

 

Band Night: Jacob Eckert/ Mario Kolbe Duo & Quadrat
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Band Night: Jacob Eckert/ Mario Kolbe Duo & Quadrat
  • Jazz, Blues, Swing & Chanson

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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.

Cascadas Hamburg
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Cascadas

  • Live Club
  • Bar

A live club in the middle of Hamburg's city centre is truly something special. Cascadas offers a varied concert programme with national and international artists from funk, soul, hip-hop, singer-songwriters, world music and more! You can also party to the sounds of salsa, electro, hip-hop, oriental or in the "Silent Disco" with your headphones on.

Cascadas

Cascadas

Ferdinandstrasse 12
20095 Hamburg

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Spielbank Hamburg
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Casino Esplanade

  • Bar

Place your bets: Roulette, blackjack and poker on 18 tables.

Casino Esplanade

Casino Esplanade

Stephansplatz 10
20354 Hamburg

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Cotton-Club

  • Live Club
  • Bar

After several moves, the oldest jazz club in Hamburg made its home on Grossneumarkt in 1971. Since then it has treated its guests to live music from national and international artists.

Cotton-Club

Cotton-Club

Alter Steinweg 10
20459 Hamburg

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FABRIK

One of the most famous cultural and communication centres in Germany is located in the building of a former machine factory.

FABRIK

Fabrik

Barnerstr. 36
22765 Hamburg

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Frau Hedis Tanzkaffee

  • Live Club

Party under the open sky and get a whiff of Hamburg sea air? That's possible with Ms. Hedi. The culture boat departs every hour from the St. Pauli Landungsbrücken.

Frau Hedis Tanzkaffee

Frau Hedis Tanzkaffee

Landungsbrücken, Barkasse Hedi 10
20359 Hamburg

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Gängeviertel Hamburg Altstadt
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Gängeviertel

The Gängeviertel in Hamburg wants to be a free space for everyone. In 2009, 200 artists prevented the demolition of the historic residential quarter. Today, the quarter is marked by cultural exchange.

Gängeviertel

Gängeviertel e.V.

Valentinskamp 28a
20355 Hamburg

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Music festivals

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Ballet & Opera
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