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Many young musicians dream of performing on the stage of the Elbphilharmonie Grand Hall. For some of them, this dream will become reality. Selected for the Elbphilharmonie Jazz Academy, talented young jazz musicians on their way to a professional career receive a week of coaching under the guidance of Donny McCaslin and other renowned musicians and instructors. The crowning finale is a joint concert that presents the results of the week – the exact programme remains a surprise until shortly before the concert.

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Donny McCaslin presents Elbphilharmonie Jazz Academy

Elbphilharmonie Hamburg

The world is in turmoil: political crises, social tensions and a music market in flux also challenge jazz – and the people who create it. Six prominent jazz musicians – the mentors of this year’s Jazz Academy, which brings together young musicians on their way to becoming professional – talk about life at the crossroads of art, livelihood and present times. How is the everyday life of musicians changing? What new opportunities are emerging – what are being lost? What role does jazz have in a time of uncertainty – artistic, social, commercial, perhaps even political? An evening about artistic realities in 2025 – personal, open and direct.

Jazz Now: Navigating a Changing World

Elbphilharmonie

Søren Nørbo's own compositions form the starting point for a series of unpredictable improvisation concerts with one or more of the Jutland Music Conservatory's students.

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Django Bates

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Aug 24, 2025

Donny McCaslin presents Elbphilharmonie Jazz Academy · Elbphilharmonie

Aug 19, 2025

Jazz Now: Navigating a Changing World · Elbphilharmonie

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