18 Locations
Jazz has a long, rich history in Berlin, filling intimate clubs and grand halls with live music most nights. From Charlottenburg to Kreuzberg, jazz venues host local trios, touring stars and jam sessions across swing, bebop and free jazz.
This overview gathers Berlin locations for jazz, from historic clubs to bars and concert halls with regular gigs. Some focus on traditional and mainstream jazz, others on experimental, Latin and contemporary sounds.
Browse the venues below to find the best jazz in Berlin, compare programmes and prices, and plan your night out.
Elegant lounge chairs, collages of black and white photos of well-known jazz legends and dark parquet floors, these are the characteristics of the Vox Bar in the Hotel Grand Hyatt right on Potsdamer Platz.
Dizzie Gillespie, Chet Baker and a legendary after show party with Prince - not only in Berlin but all over Europe is the Quasimodo one of the most renowned venues for live music!
The Stue Bar is part of the luxurious Hotel SO/Berlin Das Stue, a hotel with many design elements in the immediate vicinity of the Berlin Zoo. There is live music in the elegant bar every 14 days.
The A-Trane has seen jazz giants like Herbie Hancock, Till Brönner or Diana Krall play its stage.
The small Berlin jazz bar The Hat offers jam sessions and classic cocktails every night.
A classic among the Berlin brunch locations is Eierschale in Berlin-Dahlem.
From 01.11.2024, the Ratskeller Köpenick will be offering its popular goose dinner, combined with live music in a historic setting.
The Brel is a bistro, a bar and a caf 'conc' with live music at Savignyplatz in Charlottenburg. Caf 'Conc' is an abbreviation for café-concert, which used to be a cafe in France with music and entertainment.
Especially during summer you can have a great time at Yorkschlösschen with its amicable ambiance under the photos of famous jazz artists hanging on the walls.
Swing, jazz, chansons, pop or even rock music - you can get all of this and more at the Junction Bar in Berlin-Kreuzberg.
Feasting and reading are paramount at Café Bilderbuch in Berlin-Schöneberg.
Since 1995, the Acoustic Music & Jazz Club in Berlin-Mitte has been offering jazz concerts in a cozy atmosphere with excellent acoustics.
Bar Bobu in Berlin-Friedrichshain is a cozy meeting point for all who love blues, jazz, and soul.
Berlin's oldest whisky pub is discreetly located on Schlüterstraße in Charlottenburg, just a few steps from Savignyplatz. Since 1976, the Union Jack has been serving Irish and British beers and pouring over 1,300 types of whisky.
Young and old fans of technics gain a special impression with the industrial monument Alte Pumpe near Lützowplatz. On Sunday the location offers breakfast.
There is no better venue for a jazz brunch in Berlin than the Duke Restaurant of Hotel Ellington in Charlottenburg!
An entertaining live music programme with life concerts seven days a week is on at Rickenbacker's.
Visitors can enjoy daily live music at the Pianobar Van Gogh in Berlin-Charlottenburg.