Program

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  • Date:
  • ☐ ☒ Th 15 May
  • ☐ ☒ Su 31 Aug
  • ☐ ☒ Mo 01 Sep
  • ☐ ☒ Tu 02 Sep
  • ☐ ☒ We 03 Sep
  • ☐ ☒ Th 04 Sep
  • ☐ ☒ Fr 05 Sep
  • Location:
  • ☐ ☒ The Factory
  • ☐ ☒ Stadtgarten Open Air
  • ☐ ☒ Stadtgarten Saal
  • ☐ ☒ Christuskirche (Basement)
  • ☐ ☒ Neu St. Alban
  • ☐ ☒ WDR Funkhaus (Klaus von Bismarck Saal)
  • ☐ ☒ LOFT
  • ☐ ☒ Trinitatiskirche
  • ☐ ☒ Kölner Philharmonie
  • ☐ ☒ JAKI
  • ☐ ☒ Konzertsaal der Hochschule für Musik und Tanz
  • ☐ ☒ artheater
  • ☐ ☒ Japanisches Kulturinstitut
  • ☐ ☒ Stadtgarten Green Room
  • ☐ ☒ Salon de Jazz
  • ☐ ☒ Filmhaus
  • ☐ ☒ Cologne Cathedral
  • ☐ ☒ Bumann & SOHN
  • ☐ ☒ CBE
  • ☐ ☒ DLF Kammermusiksaal
Avant
Modern
Electric
Thu 15 May
Thursday
Thu
15 May
The Factory
15 May 2025, 20:00
CJW Opening: Line-Up Release
Big kick-po with live music and hang!
free
Sun 31 Aug
Sunday
Sun
31 Aug
Stadtgarten Open Air
31 Aug 2025, 12:30
Süd Beat Big Band
In cooperation with the Rheinische Musikschule Köln.
free
Sunday
Sun
31 Aug
Stadtgarten Open Air
31 Aug 2025, 14:00
LoseDrei
Completely loose.
free
Sunday
Sun
31 Aug
Stadtgarten Saal
31 Aug 2025, 14:00
Vehicle/Passenger
Get in!
free
Sunday
Sun
31 Aug
Christuskirche (Basement)
31 Aug 2025, 14:00
Roger Kintopf – Solo
Double Double Bass.
free
Sunday
Sun
31 Aug
Christuskirche (Basement)
31 Aug 2025, 15:00
Robert Landfermann – Solo
We're seeing double.
free
Sunday
Sun
31 Aug
Neu St. Alban
31 Aug 2025, 15:30
LUAH
Vocals 🤝 church reverb
free
Sunday
Sun
31 Aug
Stadtgarten Open Air
31 Aug 2025, 15:30
Big Breeezy – Mumble Jazz
Enjoy the open air Breeeeeze.
free
Sunday
Sun
31 Aug
Stadtgarten Saal
31 Aug 2025, 16:00
EROSÃO SEPTET
Large ensemble with Brazilian influence.
free
Sunday
Sun
31 Aug
Christuskirche (Basement)
31 Aug 2025, 16:30
Steffi Narr & Oli Steidle feat. Saou TV
Audiovisual lab.
free
Sunday
Sun
31 Aug
Stadtgarten Open Air
31 Aug 2025, 17:00
Karen Willems – Terre Sol Four
Belgian Quarter – uh... Quartet!
free
Sunday
Sun
31 Aug
Neu St. Alban
31 Aug 2025, 17:30
ENJI
ENJI presents her new album.
free
Sunday
Sun
31 Aug
WDR Funkhaus (Klaus von Bismarck Saal)
31 Aug 2025, 19:00
Emily Wittbrodt & Annie Bloch – The Mendelssohn-Project
Big instrument, small ensemble.
Kombiticket
together with Gard Nilssen – Supersonic Orchestra
Sunday
Sun
31 Aug
WDR Funkhaus (Klaus von Bismarck Saal)
31 Aug 2025, 20:00
Gard Nilssen – Supersonic Orchestra
Norwegian Supergroup: Large ensemble, small instruments.
Kombiticket
together with Emily Wittbrodt & Annie Bloch – The Mendelssohn-Project
Sunday
Sun
31 Aug
LOFT
31 Aug 2025, 20:00
Mark Solborg Tungemål feat. Santos Silva, Toldam & Zach
Speaking a common language.
Tickets
Sunday
Sun
31 Aug
Stadtgarten Saal
31 Aug 2025, 21:00
Kurt Rosenwinkel Trio
"Pretending" to play modern jazz.
Tickets
Mon 01 Sep
Monday
Mon
01 Sep
Trinitatiskirche
01 Sep 2025, 19:00
Hayden Chisholm – Checkpoint 50 Cologne
Music with mathmatics and chemistry.
Tickets
Monday
Mon
01 Sep
Kölner Philharmonie
01 Sep 2025, 20:00
Tigran Hamasyan – The Bird of a Thousand Voices
Many voices: Internationally acclaimed pianist.
Tickets
Monday
Mon
01 Sep
LOFT
01 Sep 2025, 20:00
GLOTZE feat. Pei Ann Yeoh & Elisabeth Coudoux
Square-eyed at LOFT.
Tickets
Monday
Mon
01 Sep
Stadtgarten Saal
01 Sep 2025, 21:00
Tyshawn Sorey Trio
What a trio!
Tickets
Monday
Mon
01 Sep
JAKI
01 Sep 2025, 22:30
Dust Bunny
Don't worry, we'll dust right before.
free
Tue 02 Sep
Tuesday
Tue
02 Sep
Konzertsaal der Hochschule für Musik und Tanz
02 Sep 2025, 19:00
Ingebrigt Håker Flaten (Exit) Knarr
Presenting his new album for us before the release!
Kombiticket
together with Mette Rasmussen, Craig Taborn & Ches Smith – Weird of Mouth
Tuesday
Tue
02 Sep
artheater
02 Sep 2025, 20:00
Jump!
Jazzorama x CJW: Jump up, jump up, and get down!
Tickets
Tuesday
Tue
02 Sep
LOFT
02 Sep 2025, 20:00
Schultze Ehwald Rainey
Being in the moment.
Kombiticket
together with Simon Nabatov – Meeting Room
Tuesday
Tue
02 Sep
Konzertsaal der Hochschule für Musik und Tanz
02 Sep 2025, 20:30
Mette Rasmussen, Craig Taborn & Ches Smith – Weird of Mouth
Very weird?
Kombiticket
together with Ingebrigt Håker Flaten (Exit) Knarr
Tuesday
Tue
02 Sep
Stadtgarten Saal
02 Sep 2025, 21:00
Kneebody
Only the Stones have been around longer.
Tickets
Tuesday
Tue
02 Sep
LOFT
02 Sep 2025, 21:30
Simon Nabatov – Meeting Room
The LOFT now has a conference system.
Kombiticket
together with Schultze Ehwald Rainey
Wed 03 Sep
Wednesday
Wed
03 Sep
Japanisches Kulturinstitut
03 Sep 2025, 12:00
Koichi Makigami & Marta Warelis
Stadt.Klang.Orte - we turn the city into a stage!
free
Wednesday
Wed
03 Sep
Stadtgarten Green Room
03 Sep 2025, 19:00
NICA exchange x CJW
The fourth round begins.
free
Wednesday
Wed
03 Sep
Trinitatiskirche
03 Sep 2025, 19:00
Emily Wittbrodt – wearing words
NICA exchange x CJW - a song cycle with opera singing.
Kombiticket
together with Han Bennink, Reinier Baas & Ben van Gelder
Wednesday
Wed
03 Sep
Konzertsaal der Hochschule für Musik und Tanz
03 Sep 2025, 19:30
Frankfurt Radio Big Band & Sebastian Sternal – Turning Point
Welcome back, Sebastian!
Tickets
Wednesday
Wed
03 Sep
Stadtgarten Saal
03 Sep 2025, 20:00
Marta Warelis – Still Life with Lemons
When life gives you lemons...
Tickets
Wednesday
Wed
03 Sep
Salon de Jazz
03 Sep 2025, 20:00
Clemens Orth Trio
A true Cologne trio.
Tickets
Wednesday
Wed
03 Sep
LOFT
03 Sep 2025, 20:00
Musho
Introspective duo with Ethiopian roots.
Tickets
Wednesday
Wed
03 Sep
Trinitatiskirche
03 Sep 2025, 20:15
Han Bennink, Reinier Baas & Ben van Gelder
Drie nederlanders in Keulen.
Kombiticket
together with Emily Wittbrodt – wearing words
Wednesday
Wed
03 Sep
Filmhaus
03 Sep 2025, 21:15
Die Hochstapler
Fortunately, the ceiling at Filmhaus is relatively high.
Tickets
Wednesday
Wed
03 Sep
Cologne Cathedral
03 Sep 2025, 21:30
Kit Downes – Solo Organ
When the cathedral calls, Cologne comes.
Tickets
Wednesday
Wed
03 Sep
JAKI
03 Sep 2025, 22:30
NICA exchange x CJW
The fourth round begins.
free
Thu 04 Sep
Thursday
Thu
04 Sep
artheater
04 Sep 2025, 19:30
Annie Bloch – I Depend
Large ensemble with pop and folk influence.
Kombiticket
together with second set tba
Thursday
Thu
04 Sep
LOFT
04 Sep 2025, 20:00
MOCH feat. Trevor Dunn & Alexander Hawkins
From New York: Patricia Brennan and Noel Brennan invite you.
Tickets
Thursday
Thu
04 Sep
Bumann & SOHN
04 Sep 2025, 20:30
Beatdenkers Polyplay
Leave the metronome at home!
Tickets
Thursday
Thu
04 Sep
CBE
04 Sep 2025, 21:00
Isaiah Collier Parallel Universe
Legends say, he's still playing.
Tickets
Fri 05 Sep
Friday
Fri
05 Sep
DLF Kammermusiksaal
05 Sep 2025, 19:00
Kit Downes – SNAP II
Mer losse d'r Kit in Kölle!
Kombiticket
together with Fabian Dudek – Night by Night
Friday
Fri
05 Sep
05 Sep 2025, 20:00
Prize winner’s concert Horst & Gretl Will-Stipendium
Friday
Fri
05 Sep
DLF Kammermusiksaal
05 Sep 2025, 20:30
Fabian Dudek – Night by Night
Festival finale: Night by Night follows Day by Day.
Kombiticket
together with Kit Downes – SNAP II
Friday
Fri
05 Sep
JAKI
05 Sep 2025, 22:30
Lord of The Amazing Panther
PARTY! Big Finale at JAKI.
free

Tickets

single tickets
from 17 €
incl. fees
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Both single and combination tickets are available from us. Advance booking fees no longer apply.
day tickets
from 35 €
incl. fees
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For some days (2/3/4 September) we also offer day tickets for the full dose of music.
festival pass
170 / 235 €
incl. fees
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With the festival ticket you can experience all concerts of the CJW.

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