The Akut-Festival is a jazz festival that was established in 1987 in Mainz, Germany and is held every one or two years.[1] The festival, organized by non-profit upArt e.V., takes place on one or two consecutive days in November at the venue "Frankfurter Hof" and is highly acclaimed by national media.[2][3] The focus is on the more free varieties of jazz and the exploration of improvised music between jazz, avant-garde and rock. Among the musicians who have been presented in this series in the past are: Peter Brötzmann, Aki Takase, Alexander von Schlippenbach, Eve Risser, Bobby Previte, Elliott Sharp, Christian Lillinger, Fred Frith, Günter Sommer, Ken Vandermark, The Sun Ra Arkestra,[4] Maggie Nicols, Phil Minton, Ray Anderson, Rudi Mahall, Tim Berne.
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edit- ^ "Die besten Mainzer Jazz-Locations and Events". Sensor Magazin. April 5, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
- ^ "Akut-Festival Mainz". Jazzthetik. February 25, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
- ^ "Jaimie Branch beim Akut Festival Mainz". Südwestrundfunk (SWR). December 12, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
- ^ "Das Sun Ra Arkestra spielte in Mainz". jazzpages.de. May 19, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2023.