The Jazzwerkstatt is a festival that creates connections. The focus is on cooperation and exchange between artists from all over the world, cross-genre projects and the consideration of the young Swiss scene. The programming features new bands and projects, many of whom come together right before or directly at the Jazzwerkstatt itself. So when you go to the Jazzwerkstatt, you can never know exactly what to expect.

At the Jazzwerkstatt, jazz works more as an open approach to different musical trends than as a rigidly defined genre. The Jazzwerkstatt sees itself as a platform for music unconstrained by stylistic or national borders, and understands jazz as a joyful, eclectic approach to our cultural reality.