Covid-19

How a major German jazz festival is to take place in-person in May

At least a few hundred spectators will be able to enjoy Moers Jazz Festival in person this year thanks to the installation of a rapid-testing centre at the site entrance and volunteers acting as 'jazz police' to maintain social distancing.

Music

Protests and tears: how black musicians perplexed Germans before WWII

Black musicians in Germany are normally only associated with jazz. In fact, black classical musicians have been influencing German high culture since the days of Beethoven.

Christmas

Seven events not to miss in Germany this November

It might be getting colder and darker, but that shouldn't stop you getting out to explore what Germany has on offer this November.

Music

Jazzed up in Stuttgart

Buttoned-down Stuttgart might appear to be an unlikely jazz mecca, but the venerable music genre is making a comeback in the southwestern German city after being popularized by American GIs after the war. Tracy Moran reports.