5 Locations
The jam session is where Berlin's musicians meet, an open, improvised night that anyone can join. From jazz to funk and blues, a jam session here brings players and listeners together in a relaxed setting. This overview gathers Berlin locations for live, spontaneous music.
Bars and clubs across Kreuzberg, Neukoelln and Prenzlauer Berg host regular jam sessions, often weekly, where a house band opens the floor to guests. The standard can be surprisingly high, and the atmosphere is warm and welcoming. Some sessions focus on a single genre, others let anything happen. Turn up with an instrument or just to listen.
Browse the venues below to find a jam session across Berlin, from jazz nights to open stages.
Deep beneath the Delphi Filmpalast on Kantstraße in Charlottenburg lies one of Berlin's oldest and most renowned jazz clubs. Since 1975, Quasimodo has been an institution in the live music scene, entertaining its basement audience with jazz, soul, funk, and much more.
In Moabit, away from the major tourist flows, Kallasch& is a program pub that combines live music, poetry slam, and open stage under one roof. Rustic, unplastered, and with a shared flat party atmosphere, this bar represents exactly what makes up Berlin's neighborhood culture.
Located in Prenzlauer Berg, near Helmholtzplatz, is one of Berlin's oldest live music pubs: Speiches Rock and Blues Kneipe has been featuring a small stage with blues, rock, jazz, and soul since 1992. Admission is always free.
Bar Bobu in Berlin-Friedrichshain is a cozy meeting point for all who love blues, jazz, and soul.
Open Air Karaoke in summer and the flea market on Sunday all year round - these are the two highlights that most people associate with Mauerpark.