Jazz & Lyrics
For over ten years, the Deutsche Oper Berlin BigBand’s jazz series at the Tischlerei has provided special musical encounters in an intimate setting. Each concert combines jazz with lyrics, poetry or insight into the lives of important composers and jazz legends.
Curated and presented by BigBand members Rüdiger Ruppert, Sebastian Krol and Guntram Halder.
Two of a Kind > 23.&25.10.26
Bob Brookmeyer and Clark Terry – two exceptional musicians whose creative partnership established an unmistakable sound that combines humour, virtuosity and compositional sophistication. The music from one of the most exciting partnerships in jazz history.
The Jazziversum > 21.&22.11.26
What does the Big Bang of jazz sound like? A musical and scientific journey through the history of the cosmos, from the Big Bang to today. 90 minutes between astrophysics and improvisation. World premiere!
Special mit Tom Hickox > 13.12.26
British singer-songwriter Tom Hickox presents songs from his album The Orchestra of Stories with musicians from the BigBand and the Deutsche Oper Berlin orchestra. A special concert.
Kasala pour mon Kaku > 9.&11.4.27
Fiston Mwanza Mujila, poet-in-residence for 2026/27, meets musicians from the BigBand. His rhythmically driven texts meld with jazz improvisations. A dialogue between Congolese poetry and jazz’s roots in the African diaspora.
Les Grandes Dames du Jazz > 14.&16.5.27
Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Billie Holiday – great jazz singers who combined outstanding vocal art with resistance. Stories from their lives and reinterpretations of their most famous songs.