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Kunstfabrik Schlot
A 150-capacity Berlin-Mitte jazz cellar with a big-band-ready stage and a history rooted in Prenzlauer Berg’s improvised 1990s live-music scene.
- Upcoming shows
- 51
- Capacity
- 150
- Address
- 117 Invalidenstraße, 10115 Berlin
- Phone
- 030 4482160
- Next show
- Fri, 9 Oct 2026
About Kunstfabrik Schlot
Kunstfabrik Schlot is a 150-capacity jazz club in Berlin-Mitte, tucked into the Edison-Höfe basement near Nordbahnhof. Its distinguishing feature is scale with cellar character: iron, stone and wood surround a stage built to take big bands, while the programme stays close to a working local scene. The club presents around 320 jazz concerts each year, giving its calendar the density of a regular listening room, with space for younger players alongside established ensembles.
A chimney, a move, a bigger stage
Schlot began in March 1993 in the rear courtyard of Kastanienallee 29, at Prenzlauer Berg’s western edge. Founders Thorsten Hoffmann and Frank Delenschke opened a small live stage with puppet theatre, then added a regular jazz jam; the chimney visible beyond the windows supplied the name. The first room covered 65 square metres. Stefan Berker and John Kunkeler took charge in 1996, when a legal club future on Kastanienallee had reached a dead end. They rebuilt underground in the Edison-Höfe, a Mitte redevelopment, and reopened Schlot on April 5, 2000. The new guest room expanded to 165 square metres and added a stage suited to large jazz ensembles. The move turned a precarious courtyard stage into an ongoing cellar venue with room for bands and audiences alike.
What the room offers now
Expect jazz and improvised music first, alongside blues, swing, cabaret and literary events. Booking favors Berlin-based artists, welcomes skilled performers, and keeps international connections in play; music-school partnerships and youth concerts make artist development part of the club’s working pattern. Inside, the basement setting combines iron, stone and wood, with a stage sized for big bands. Reserve tickets for applicable shows; free events use first-come seating. Doors generally open one hour before the programme begins.
Sources
- Programm — Kunstfabrik Schlot
- Jazzclub Schlot — German Music Information Centre (miz)
- Kunstfabrik Schlot — visitBerlin
- Kunstfabrik Schlot — Wikipedia
Next 15 shows
- Fri, 9 Oct 2026 · 21:00 Maria Baptist Orchestra View in the CrowdMate app
- Sat, 10 Oct 2026 · 21:00 Composers’ Orchestra Berlin View in the CrowdMate app
- Sun, 11 Oct 2026 · 13:00 Der Frühschoppen: 10 Wege zur Wintermantelfigur View in the CrowdMate app
- Sun, 11 Oct 2026 · 20:00 Greg Ambroisine + Albrecht Gündel-vom Hofe, Urs Johnen, David Millan, Maria Helmin View in the CrowdMate app
- Mon, 12 Oct 2026 · 21:00 Tilman Denecke TRIO + spielt View in the CrowdMate app
- Tue, 13 Oct 2026 · 20:30 „Florian Fleischer vertraut dem Risiko + Johannes von Ballestrem, Florian Fleischer, Dominik Mahnig, Roman Ott, Lucas Martínez, Benjamín García, Hanno Stick View in the CrowdMate app
- Wed, 14 Oct 2026 · 20:00 SwingCompanyBigBand View in the CrowdMate app
- Thu, 15 Oct 2026 · 21:00 Luca Höhmann + Paul Lapp, Leon Griese View in the CrowdMate app
- Fri, 16 Oct 2026 · 21:00 BIG BAND KAMELEON HERBST-VIBES IM SCHLOT! View in the CrowdMate app
- Sat, 17 Oct 2026 · 21:00 BIG BAND KAMELEON HERBST-VIBES IM SCHLOT! View in the CrowdMate app
- Sun, 18 Oct 2026 · 13:00 Der Frühschoppen: 10 Wege zur Wintermantelfigur View in the CrowdMate app
- Sun, 18 Oct 2026 · 18:00 Musikschule City West zu Gast im Schlot – Stage Steps View in the CrowdMate app
- Mon, 19 Oct 2026 · 21:00 Roz Macdonald Trio View in the CrowdMate app
- Tue, 20 Oct 2026 · 21:00 MTJQ + Niko Zeidler, Kenneth Berkel, Alex Will, Johannes Koch, Modern Tradition Jazz Quartet View in the CrowdMate app
- Wed, 21 Oct 2026 · 21:00 Bossa Pacifico View in the CrowdMate app
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