About structures and the path towards an institution for jazz and improvised music in Berlin

Despite funding structures (grants, project funding, basic
funding for ensembles), the situation for jazz and improvised
music in Berlin is still fragile. The programs are not not
adequately funded with sufficient amounts of money and there is
no stable infrastructure for jazz and improvised music,
especially in terms of production, research, audience development
and communication. There is also a lack of a combined production
and presentation venue, especially for large-scale and
transdisciplinary projects. For this reason, work has been
underway for the past 7 years in Berlin to create an institution
for jazz and improvised music. As a joint project of the federal
government and the state, this institution should be a widely
visible anchor that has the capacity to fill existing gaps.


James Banner talks to Uli Kempendorff and Kathrin Pechlof, who
have been supporting this project for years as representatives of
the IG Jazz Berlin as part of the group of initiatores (IG Jazz
Berlin, Deutsche Jazzunion and Till Brönner).


Host: James Banner


Guests: Uli Kempendorff & Kathrin Pechlof