MUNIQ JAZZ FESTIVAL

In the organizer's words:

With the MUNIQ JAZZ FESTIVAL , a new festival for jazz and improvised music will take place for the first time in Munich's Kreativquartier on June 19 and 20, 2026 . Organized and curated by the niq kollektiv - an association of young musicians from the Munich scene - the festival sees itself as a platform for encounters, exchange and artistic experimentation.

Two carte-blanche formats take center stage: Leipzig percussionist Eva Klesse and Munich trombonist Moritz Renner are each developing new ensembles with musicians with whom they have never worked before. Eva Klesse will be working with a line-up from the Munich scene, while Moritz Renner is putting together a band from outside Munich. This will create new constellations between the local and national scene with unprecedented music.

In addition to the Carte Blanches, the festival program spans an organic arc of internationally acclaimed acts.

Timetable

19.06.2026
18:00 Opening
18:15 HMTM newcomer band (tba)
19:30 Svetlana Marinchenko SVM3
21:00 CB: Moritz Renner
22:15 Yvonne Moriel Sweetlife

20.06.2026
17:45 Panel (more info tba)
19:00 Fiona Grond & Luca Zambito
20:15 Fazer
21:45 CB: Eva Klesse
23:00 Sun-Mi Hong & Moritz Stahl

Location & Directions

With ZIRKA and the SpaceForSkate skate hall in Munich's Kreativquartier, the festival is opening up new spaces for jazz in Munich.
It takes about 9 minutes by streetcar from Munich Central Station to the Leonrodplatz stop (streetcar lines 20, 21, 12 and MetroBus 53). From there it is only a few minutes' walk to the festival location.

ZIRKA - Center for Interdisciplinary Spatial and Cultural Work
Dachauer Str. 110c, 80636 Munich

Skate hall SpaceForSkate
Dachauer Str. 110c, 80797 Munich

Awareness

For us, awareness means consciously shaping a mindful, responsible and solidary coexistence. Together, we want to create spaces in which personal boundaries are respected and discrimination and violence have no place.

The MUNIQ JAZZ FESTIVAL should be a place for everyone - an environment in which everyone can feel safe, welcome and free. You can find the complete awareness concept at https://niq-kollektiv.de/festival/