artheater

Since opening in 1998, the artheater in Cologne's Ehrenfeld district has brought together a club, a concert venue, and a stage for theater productions under one roof. Three principles guide its programming: range, cultural subculture, and political responsibility.

The venue is deeply rooted in Ehrenfeld and sees the neighborhood's development as part of its own story. In recent years it has gained a growing number of neighbors with whom it cultivates musical diversity, with the shared aim of keeping Ehrenfeld a home for alternative nightlife.

Three formats shape the jazz side of the program. Jazzorama, the weekly Tuesday session, is the city's longest-running jam session series. Twice a year, the Artheater also hosts Jazz Against the Machine. The Latin Session rounds out the calendar once a month on a Wednesday. 

Between club nights, concerts, and theater productions, the Artheater remains a place where jazz appears not as a genre kept apart but as part of a broader cultural program – one that links Cologne's improvised music to the nightlife of the surrounding district.