MCV:s Sara Aldén är på plats i Bremen för att samla våra musiker och ge tips och råd på plats.

Jazzahead is the vibrant global meeting place for jazz music happening every year in Bremen, Germany.
2026 marks an important step in the festival’s history. For the 20th anniversary, Sweden has been invited to be the partner country and we want from the Swedish organizing group warmly welcome all international partners and friends to 5 days of talks, events, meetings, exchange of ideas an most of all discover new music. Sweden has the opportunity to present 8 wonderful jazz acts that you can read more about below . More news on additional artists and events will be published here in the coming months.

jazzahead! is launched with a Grand Opening where Norrbotten Big Band will showcase three brilliant artist collaborations. From U.S. Knower (Genevieve Artadi och Louis Cole), the Swedish singer Josefin Cronholm and saxophonist Fredrik Ljungqvist. We will shortly publish the program for the Clubnight and of course, don’t miss the award ceremony of the German Jazz Prize on the last day. Read the full release from jazzahead! below.