Program

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  • Date:
  • ☐ ☒ Sa 09 May
  • ☐ ☒ Sa 05 Sep
  • ☐ ☒ Su 06 Sep
  • ☐ ☒ Mo 07 Sep
  • ☐ ☒ Tu 08 Sep
  • ☐ ☒ We 09 Sep
  • ☐ ☒ Th 10 Sep
  • ☐ ☒ Fr 11 Sep
  • Location:
  • ☐ ☒ Lagerstätte für die mobilen Hochwasserschutzelemente Rodenkirchen
  • ☐ ☒ Neu St. Alban
  • ☐ ☒ Stadtgarten Saal
  • ☐ ☒ Christuskirche (Kirchraum)
  • ☐ ☒ Stadtgarten Open Air
  • ☐ ☒ Ursprung fi
  • ☐ ☒ LOFT
  • ☐ ☒ JAKI
  • ☐ ☒ Kölner Philharmonie
  • ☐ ☒ Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Concert Hall
  • ☐ ☒ artheater
  • ☐ ☒ Stoffpavillon Möller
  • ☐ ☒ St. Peter
  • ☐ ☒ Heilig Kreuz
  • ☐ ☒ Club Subway
  • ☐ ☒ artheater
  • ☐ ☒ Stadtgarten Saal
  • ☐ ☒ Bumann & SOHN
  • ☐ ☒ Deutschlandfunk Kammermusiksaal
  • ☐ ☒ JAKI
Avant
Modern
Electric
Sat 09 May
Saturday
Sat
09 May
Lagerstätte für die mobilen Hochwasserschutzelemente Rodenkirchen
09 May 2026, 11:30
Luise Volkmann’s Folk Stories
A small Cologne Jazzweek teaser ahead of its start!
together with Alfred Vogel – How Noisy are the Rooms?
Saturday
Sat
09 May
Lagerstätte für die mobilen Hochwasserschutzelemente Rodenkirchen
09 May 2026, 12:30
Alfred Vogel – How Noisy are the Rooms?
Very noisy!
together with Luise Volkmann’s Folk Stories
Sat 05 Sep
Saturday
Sat
05 Sep
Neu St. Alban
05 Sep 2026, 14:15
NICA exchange x CJW: Damian Dalla Torre – People Pleaser
NICA exchange × CJW
free
Saturday
Sat
05 Sep
Stadtgarten Saal
05 Sep 2026, 14:30
Hendrik Eichler’s Manic Anomaly
... was listened to on Artemis II.
free
Saturday
Sat
05 Sep
Christuskirche (Kirchraum)
05 Sep 2026, 15:00
Kathrin Pechlof Trio
Trio with 51 strings.
free
Saturday
Sat
05 Sep
Stadtgarten Open Air
05 Sep 2026, 15:30
Luca Curcio – La BOMBA
Caution, explosive!
free
Saturday
Sat
05 Sep
Neu St. Alban
05 Sep 2026, 16:00
Kravchenko Clees feat. Janne Nicolas
Voice, organ and vibes.
free
Saturday
Sat
05 Sep
Stadtgarten Saal
05 Sep 2026, 16:30
FIELD feat. Marc Ducret
Berlin field study.
free
Saturday
Sat
05 Sep
Stadtgarten Open Air
05 Sep 2026, 17:00
Teis Semey Quintet
The Dutch bad boy.
free
Saturday
Sat
05 Sep
Ursprung fi
05 Sep 2026, 20:30
keiyaA
Your head will bop.
together with Anushka Chkheidze & Peter Evans
Saturday
Sat
05 Sep
Ursprung fi
05 Sep 2026, 20:30
Anushka Chkheidze & Peter Evans
Trumpet = mc²
together with keiyaA
Sun 06 Sep
Sunday
Sun
06 Sep
Stadtgarten Saal
06 Sep 2026, 20:00
Peter Bernstein Quartet
Obligatory.
Sunday
Sun
06 Sep
LOFT
06 Sep 2026, 20:00
Zimmermann & Lienhard
KROM × CJW: a european collective of young musicians.
together with Evan Parker & Peter Evans
Sunday
Sun
06 Sep
LOFT
06 Sep 2026, 20:00
Evan Parker & Peter Evans
Evan Evans & Peter Parker.
together with Zimmermann & Lienhard
Sunday
Sun
06 Sep
JAKI
06 Sep 2026, 22:30
Roger Kintopf’s CIPHER
KROM × CJW: a european collective of young musicians.
free
Mon 07 Sep
Monday
Mon
07 Sep
Stadtgarten Saal
07 Sep 2026, 20:00
Daniel Erdmann’s Thérapie De Couple
(Especially) for singles.
Monday
Mon
07 Sep
Kölner Philharmonie
07 Sep 2026, 20:00
Avishai Cohen – Big Vicious
DoubleDrumsDoubleDoublebass.
Tickets
Monday
Mon
07 Sep
LOFT
07 Sep 2026, 20:00
DaughterDaughter
DoubleSaxophone.
Monday
Mon
07 Sep
JAKI
07 Sep 2026, 22:30
Parzhuber Trio feat. Olga Reznichenko
Dense groove as number one.
free
Tue 08 Sep
Tuesday
Tue
08 Sep
Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Concert Hall
08 Sep 2026, 19:00
Bundesjazzorchester meets Armenien
Yessaï Karapetian & Theresia Philipp with a new program.
together with Lucy Woodward & New Rotterdam Jazz Orchestra
Tuesday
Tue
08 Sep
LOFT
08 Sep 2026, 20:00
CGNYC – Kalia Vandever
Cologne meets New York City!
Tuesday
Tue
08 Sep
Stadtgarten Saal
08 Sep 2026, 20:00
SCHMID’s HUHN – the cologne songbook
We tried to translate a german saying about hens ("huhn") here – anways: great band!
together with Sam Gendel Solo
Tuesday
Tue
08 Sep
artheater
08 Sep 2026, 20:00
CRUTCHES
(Jazzorama x CJW)
Tuesday
Tue
08 Sep
Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Concert Hall
08 Sep 2026, 20:30
Lucy Woodward & New Rotterdam Jazz Orchestra
Songwriting meets Big Band.
together with Bundesjazzorchester meets Armenien
Tuesday
Tue
08 Sep
Stadtgarten Saal
08 Sep 2026, 21:30
Sam Gendel Solo
Our featured artist up close.
together with SCHMID’s HUHN – the cologne songbook
Wed 09 Sep
Wednesday
Wed
09 Sep
Stoffpavillon Möller
Olga Reznichenko Solo
Our featured artist Olga Reznichenko
Wednesday
Wed
09 Sep
St. Peter
09 Sep 2026, 19:00
Matthias Muche – BONECRUSHER
Thrown in for free: valve oil.
Wednesday
Wed
09 Sep
Stoffpavillon Möller
09 Sep 2026, 19:00
NICA exchange x CJW: Vera Morais – EUPNEA
NICA exchange × CJW
Wednesday
Wed
09 Sep
Heilig Kreuz
09 Sep 2026, 20:00
Luise Volkmann’s Folk Stories
Stories from the Volkmann garden.
Wednesday
Wed
09 Sep
Club Subway
09 Sep 2026, 20:00
Subway Jazz Orchestra & Sam Amidon
To anyone who misses this: why?
Wednesday
Wed
09 Sep
Stadtgarten Saal
09 Sep 2026, 20:00
Composers Collective Cologne – Amsterdam Edition
Cologne 🤝 Amsterdam
Wednesday
Wed
09 Sep
LOFT
09 Sep 2026, 20:00
Henriette Eilertsen Trio
Norwegische Querflötistin mit ganz neuem Programm
Wednesday
Wed
09 Sep
St. Peter
09 Sep 2026, 21:00
Zola Mennenöh – A LABOUR OF LOVE
Spreading love.
Wednesday
Wed
09 Sep
Stoffpavillon Möller
09 Sep 2026, 21:00
Kalia Vandever Solo
The best instrument (our unbiased opinion).
Wednesday
Wed
09 Sep
JAKI
09 Sep 2026, 22:30
Zucker Gyárfás
There will be shaking of two legs.
free
Wednesday
Wed
09 Sep
Heilig Kreuz
09 Sep 2026, 23:00
Perselí
Warm sounds and church reverb.
Thu 10 Sep
Thursday
Thu
10 Sep
artheater
10 Sep 2026, 19:00
Sam Gendel, Ethan Braun & Ugné Uma
Reaching flow state here.
together with Anatole Muster
Thursday
Thu
10 Sep
LOFT
10 Sep 2026, 19:00
Fabian Dudek, Chaerin Im & Special Guest
KROM × CJW: europäisches Kollektiv aus jungen Musiker:innen.
together with Julia Sanjurjo – The Paul Motian Songbook, BIG BREEEZY & the TOXIC TWINZ
Thursday
Thu
10 Sep
LOFT
10 Sep 2026, 20:00
Julia Sanjurjo – The Paul Motian Songbook
KROM × CJW: a european collective of young musicians.
together with BIG BREEEZY & the TOXIC TWINZ, Fabian Dudek, Chaerin Im & special guest
Thursday
Thu
10 Sep
Stadtgarten Saal
10 Sep 2026, 20:00
Horst & Gretl Will Preisträgerkonzert
Thursday
Thu
10 Sep
Bumann & SOHN
10 Sep 2026, 20:30
Farhot
Dancing here will quickly get you hot!
Thursday
Thu
10 Sep
LOFT
10 Sep 2026, 21:00
BIG BREEEZY & the TOXIC TWINZ
KROM × CJW: a european collective of young musicians.
together with Julia Sanjurjo – The Paul Motian Songbook, Fabian Dudek, Chaerin Im & special guest
Thursday
Thu
10 Sep
artheater
10 Sep 2026, 22:00
Anatole Muster
Who would have thought the accordion could be so vibey?
together with Sam Gendel, Ethan Braun & Ugné Uma
Fri 11 Sep
Friday
Fri
11 Sep
Deutschlandfunk Kammermusiksaal
11 Sep 2026, 19:00
GEORGE
John Hollenbeck with his new quartet.
together with Sam Amidon & Sam Gendel
Friday
Fri
11 Sep
Deutschlandfunk Kammermusiksaal
11 Sep 2026, 20:30
Sam Amidon & Sam Gendel
Booking all the Sams from Jazzweek 2026 on a gig ✅
together with GEORGE
Friday
Fri
11 Sep
Stadtgarten Saal
11 Sep 2026, 21:00
NICA x CJW: Felix Hauptmann – YARDS & EMPATHY
NICA exchange × CJW
Friday
Fri
11 Sep
JAKI
11 Sep 2026, 22:30
C.A.R.
Wir empfehlen die Anreise mit dem Fahrrad - weiterreisen könnt ihr dann aber mit C.A.R.!
free

Tickets

Festival ticket 2026
140 – 180 €
incl. fees
Buy a ticket
The 2026 festival ticket grants admission to all events at Cologne Jazzweek 2026, with the exception of the concert at the Philharmonie on 9 September 2026, and the Jazzorama collaboration on 10 September 2026.
Day ticket 9 September 2026 – ”Downtown Drift“
29 – 38 €
incl. fees
Buy a ticket
This day ticket grants to all events of Cologne Jazzweek on 9 September 2026.
Day ticket 10 September 2026 – ”Ehrenfeld Night“
23 – 30 €
incl. fees
Buy a ticket
This day ticket grants to all events of Cologne Jazzweek on 10 September 2026.
The Ehrenfeld Ticket supports the “Club-Euro” initiative.

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