Emily Wittbrodt's Wearing Words / Stadtgarten Köln

NICA live special 2025

For the third time, the concert evening NICA live special will take place on the eve of WINTERJAZZ KÖLN. Here, NICA artists present current projects and music. NICA live special is primarily reserved for national and international specialist audiences. Interested audiences can register for participation by e-mail to nica@stadtgarten.de by January 7.

The cooperation between WINTERJAZZ KÖLN and NICA artist development has proven its worth in recent years. With its two-day focus on the young, innovative improvised music scene, the beginning of the year in Cologne has become particularly attractive for an international specialist audience.

NICA artist development is a funding programme of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia for musicians from North Rhine-Westphalia who work in the field of jazz and contemporary music and want to advance their artistic profile and professionalization.

Sandro Hähnel – vocals

Shabnam Parvaresh – clarinette