KUHN FU

In the organizer's words:

ISLAND
KUHN FU
INSEL Jazz
Thursday / October 22, 2026 / 7:30 pm (Admission: 7 pm)
Admission: 14/8 (advance booking) and 16/9 (B.O.)

Free admission for visitors under the age of 21. Please send us a short message to post@insel.news if you are interested.

Christian Kühn // guitar / composition / voice
Sofia Salvo // baritone saxophone / alto saxophone
Ziv Taubenfeld // bass clarinet
Esat Ekincioglu // Bass
George Hadow // Drums

KUHN FU, a multicultural jazz-rock-psychedelia band, is led by Berlin-based guitarist and composer Christian Kühn. The band, consisting of a powerful woodwind section and a driving rhythm section, plays unusual, beautiful, energetic and versatile compositions. Founded in 2012, KUHN FU has released seven studio albums to date, was nominated for the German Jazz Award 2023 in the category "Composition of the Year" and has toured extensively throughout Europe with over 400 concerts in 23 countries. Zappa meets cabaret; surf sounds and metal riffs ride the Chattanooga Choo-Choo, while Shakespeare, Brecht and Monty Python serve as godfathers.
The band members come from Turkey, England, Argentina, Israel and Germany and now live all over Europe. They come together several times a year as a touring band. They are currently on tour with their latest work GAMGUMSUPON (Berthold Records).

"Kuhn Fu lives up to its martial name. The multicultural jazz ensemble brings enormous energy to the stage and is also a demonstration of the wonderful togetherness in music." (Süddeutsche Zeitung)
"This is how jazz or the improv stuff can come across today, unkempt and willing to take risks. We bow our heads." (JAZZ PODIUM Magazine / Best Albums - Top 3)
"This double album deserves an audience beyond the jazz specialists and if Kuhn Fu performs live anywhere near you: go there!" (BR Kulturnacht)
"It is an idiosyncratic form of jazz rock (or rock jazz), between parody and great seriousness, full of energy and urgent willfulness." (JazzZeitung)

An INSEL event. With the kind support of the Friedrich and Hildegard Nettelbeck Foundation.

Price information:

Admission: 14/8 (VVK) and 16/9 (B.O.) Free admission for visitors under the age of 21. If you are interested, please send us a short message to post@insel.news.