Jazzanova Live feat. Wayne Snow

Thirty years—just imagine that. Founded in Berlin in 1995 as a DJ collective, it grew into a production crew and then evolved into a band. Over three decades, Jazzanova has explored nearly every variation of electronic music with jazz influences: acid jazz, future jazz, broken beat, house, and soul. Their 2002 debut album “In Between” is now considered a classic of the genre. In 2025, a deluxe edition was released featuring live reinterpretations and remixes by a new generation of producers. This music doesn’t age; it simply sheds its skin.

Live, the collective is a force unto itself. Not a DJ set, but a band concert featuring horns, vocals, and a rhythm section—often with guest artists—and always with that blend of danceable immediacy and harmonic sophistication. The fact that the festival ends right here, at Heilig-Kreuz Church—a sacred space transformed into a dance floor—is the dramatic climax. This brings things full circle, from the Jazz Prize kickoff on Thursday to the collective movement on Sunday evening. Four days, seven venues, ten acts, a spectrum ranging from the bass clarinet to the dance floor. Anyone who hasn’t understood New Colours up to this point will understand it now, if not before.