XJAZZ

18/08/2026

XJAZZ! FESTIVAL presents:
NDUDUZO MAKHATHINI Nduduzo Makhathini
11.10.2026

What if music could shape the world we want to live in?

South African pianist, composer, healer and Blue Note artist Nduduzo Makhathini brings his deeply spiritual, groove-driven sound to XJAZZ! connecting South African jazz, improvisation, ancestral traditions and the future.

His new album The Myth We Choose asks what stories we choose to carry forward, and what kind of future we create through them.

11.10 · XJAZZ! FESTIVAL · BERLIN
Come experience it live.

🎟️ Full Festival Passes on sale now.

05/08/2026

XJAZZ! FESTIVAL IS BACK on 9-11.10.2026

October is looking busy.

Three days.
Three stages.
40+ live acts & DJs.
New venues across Berlin.
And the biggest XJAZZ! edition we’ve ever built outside our spring tradition.

Today, the lineup starts taking shape.

✨ Another Taste Another Taste (Space Grapes) 🪐🍇
✨ Dumama Gugu Duma
✨ Emma-Jean Thackray Emma-Jean Thackray
✨ Ludwig Wandinger ludwig_wandinger
✨ Luminiah Luminiah
✨ Marleen Dahms MARLEEN
✨ Momoko Gill Momoko Gill ギル桃子
✨ Nduduzo Makhathini Nduduzo Makhathini
✨ Richard Koch Richard Koch
✨ Tonina Tonina

This is just the beginning.

Get your crew together. Book the weekend.
The second lineup drop is coming soon.

🎟 tickets available now.

04/08/2026

XJAZZ! FESTIVAL presents: Another Taste
10.10.2026

Let’s start with a band that understands the assignment.
Another Taste doesn’t believe in perfect.
They believe in groove.
In human connection.
In songs that make you look up, smile at the person next to you and stay for one more track.

That’s exactly the kind of energy we want to fill Berlin with this October.

Welcome to XJAZZ!, Another Taste (Space Grapes) 🪐🍇 ❤️

9–11 October
Kreuzberg, Berlin
Tickets via link in bio and XJAZZ.COM

30/07/2026

Spring was our tradition. October is our next adventure.

XJAZZ! Festival returns 9–11 October with new venues, new artists, new collaborations and a whole new atmosphere to discover.

The first names are here:

✨ Another Taste
✨ Dumama
✨ Emma-Jean Thackray
✨ Ludwig Wandinger
✨ Luminiah
✨ Marleen Dahms .dahms
✨ Momoko Gill
✨ Nduduzo Makhathini
✨ Richard Koch
✨ Tonina

Berlin changes with the seasons. So do we.

Tickets are available by the link in bio for ne on our website XJAZZ.COM

30/07/2026

28/07/2026

The wait is over.
Here’s the first glimpse of what’s coming to XJAZZ! FESTIVAL this October.
✨ Another Taste
✨ Dumama
✨ Emma-Jean Thackray
✨ Ludwig Wandinger
✨ Luminiah
✨ Marleen Dahms .dahms
✨ Momoko Gill
✨ Nduduzo Makhathini
✨ Richard Koch
✨ Tonina

And this is only the beginning.
From 9–11 October, Berlin becomes a place for discoveries, unexpected collaborations, late-night conversations, dancing, listening, and everything in between.
Tickets are available by the link in bio
See you in October.

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25/07/2026

Dear people,
We are sorry for keeping silence about XJAZZ! lineup, but we have an excuse: this Thursday we’ve collected 15 000 euros for tactical medicine for Ukrainian soldiers with our charity concert Memento Odesa at the beautiful Odesa opera house.
The mission is complete, so now we are fully back on track with our XJAZZ! duties.
The first wave of lineup will be announced on Monday, 27.7.2026. Pinky promise!

25/06/2026

Some things don’t need an introduction.

If you’ve been with us before, you already know what an XJAZZ! ticket means.

Not just a lineup, but a weekend full of discoveries.
Unexpected collaborations.
Conversations that turn into friendships.
Moments you’ll still be thinking about months later.

If you trust us, this is your moment.

🎟️ Early Bird tickets are almost gone and available only until Monday, when the next ticket phase begins.

And because we know you’re curious…
On Monday: the first artists joining XJAZZ! Festival 2026 will finally be revealed.

Trust your curiosity.
We’ll take care of the rest.

22/06/2026

XJAZZ! HEAT EDITION
25 June Sonnenraum

This Thursday , we’re gathering for an evening of music, food, conversations and community. At the heart of HEAT EDITION is a panel discussion that feels especially important right now.
Over the past months, many cultural organisations in Berlin have faced growing uncertainty, funding cuts and structural challenges. XJAZZ! knows this reality firsthand.
Rather than only talking about the problems, we’d like to talk about solutions.
Together with festival directors, venue owners and cultural leaders from across Berlin’s jazz scene, we’ll discuss how we can build stronger connections, collaborate more effectively and create better conditions for artists, venues and independent cultural organisations.
Panelists:
Fabian Ristau / IG Jazz Berlin Fabian Ristau
Nadine Deventer / Jazz Fest
Dimitris Christides / Zig Zag Jazz Club
Sebastian Studnitzky / XJAZZ! XJAZZ! Music Sebastian Studnitzky

If you care about the future of music and culture in Berlin, be there.

5 pm doors
6 pm panel discussion
8 pm Anthony Hervey & Johannes von Ballestrem LIVE
Anthony Hervey Johannes von Ballestrem
9 pm Allynx DJ Set Alex VanVeld

Tickets by the link in bio