KÜHLSPOT SOCIAL CLUB

Home to Improvised, Experimental Music & Art in Berlin-Weißensee

EVENTS

Doors open at 20:00, music starts at 20:30, unless otherwise noted.
Admission: 10 – 20 EUR donation / sliding scale or as otherwise noted.

Monday, 5 October 2026

THE CLIFFHANGER TRIO & KERBAJ / MAYAS / CORSANO

Set 1: THE CLIFFHANGER TRIO
Ignaz Schick – alto saxophone
Ingebrigt Håker Flaten – double bass
Oliver Steidle – drums

Set 2: KERBAJ / MAYAS / CORSANO
Mazen Kerbaj – trumpet
Magda Mayas – piano
Chris Corsano – drums

Wednesday, 7 October 2026

WEBSTER / LISLE / GRIGG / BANNER

Colin Webster – alto saxophone
Matthew Grigg – guitar, amplifier
James Banner – bass
Andrew Lisle – drums

TAG DER CLUBKULTUR Festival Week 8–10 October 2026

The Tag der Clubkultur / Clubcommission festival week takes place across Berlin under this year’s motto STAY CORE. Clubs, collectives and initiatives ask what lies at the core of club culture and how it can endure as costs rise, spaces disappear and pressure increases… As part of the festival week, Kühlspot Social Club e.V. presents a three-day program with remarkable authors and musicians. from October 8–10. In response to STAY CORE, Kühlspot focuses on attentive perception and openness, which we see as essential to artistic and social encounters in a time shaped by information overload, populism and the simplification of complex realities.

Thursday, 8 October 2026 (doors: 19:30 | start: 20:00)

TAG DER CLUBKULTUR Festival Week – Day 1

Gabriele Günther: „Epiphanies“

Start 20:00: A reading from her books „This Could Be You Composing Me“ and“ Small Sky Falling“, as well as from a new manuscript. followed by a poetry and music performance featuring German-Canadian poet and visual artist Gabriele DR Guenther and four invited musicians:

Liz Allbee – trumpet
Frank Gratkowski – woodwinds
Hui-Chun Lin – cello
Achim Kaufmann – piano, synth, drums
Gabriele DR Guenther – text, voice

Friday, 9 October 2026 (doors: 19:30 | start: 20:00)

TAG DER CLUBKULTUR Festival Week – Day 2

Zsolt Sőrés: „Touching Sound: Improvisation Between Sound and Body“

Set 1: 20:00: Reading „Touching Sound: Improvisation Between Sound and Body“ by Zsolt Sőrés

Set 2:
Zsolt Sőrés – viola
Haruka Tomatsu – dance
Sukandar Kartadinata – custom-built guitar & amp, electronics

* There will be a break between the sets. After the reading or at the end of the evening, the audience is invited to an open exchange.

Saturday, 10 October 2026 (doors: 19:30 | start: 20:00)

TAG DER CLUBKULTUR Festival Week – Day 3

Simon Rose: ‚Relational Improvisation: Music, Dance and Contemporary Art‘

Set 1: 20:00h Book presentation ‚Relational Improvisation: Music, Dance and Contemporary Art‘ (Routledge 2024) by Simon Rose

Set 2:
Simon Rose – baritone saxophone
Viola Yip – electronics, light
Nicola Hein -guitar, electronics
Andrew Wass – dance
Kriton Beyer – daxophone, electronics

* There will be a break between the sets. After the reading or at the end of the evening, the audience is invited to an open exchange

Monday, 12 October 2026

ONO / GRATKOWSKI & DELIUS / OSWALD / KNEER

Set 1: Ono / Gratkowski

Ryoko Ono – saxophone
Frank Gratkowski – saxophone, clarinet

Set 2: Delius / Oswald / Kneer

Tobias Delius – tenor saxophone, clarinet
Margaux Oswald – piano
Meinrad Kneer – double bass

Wednesday, 14 October 2026

GRAUPE / BRENDLE / TERZIĆ

Damaris Brendle – voice
Ronny Graupe – guitar
Dejan Terzić – drums, percussion

Thursday, 15 October 2026

BERLIN JAZZ COMPOSERS ORCHESTRA JAYJAYBECE

Eigenveranstaltung vom Jazzkeller 69 e.V.

Friday, 16 October 2026

MATTHIAS MEYER TRIO

Uli Kempendorff – saxophone
Felix Henkelhausen – bass
Matthias Meyer – drums

Monday, 19 October 2026

JAZZKELLER 69-JAM * FREEBOP / NO STANDARDS

Opener:
Ulrich Gumpert – piano
Chris Pitsiokos – alto saxophone
Jan Roder – bass
Willi Kellers – drums

Eigenveranstaltung vom Jazzkeller 69 e.V.

20 – 25 October 2026

TRADITIONAL WEEK #1

Traditional Week #1 will take place from 20–25 October 2026, featuring Cuban, Brazilian and a variety of other musical traditions. Further programme details will be announced online!

Tuesday, 20 October 2026

TRADITIONAL WEEK #1 DAY 1: CUBAN MUSIC

Pablo Muñoz – saxophone
David Sandoval – guitar
Maikel Gomez – guitar
Ernie Zamora – guitar
Pichy – percussion

Wednesday, 21 October 2026

TRADITIONAL WEEK #1 DAY 2: BRAZILIAN MUSIC

Oloyé Quartet:
Eutália de Carvalho – vocals
Katrin Wahl – guitar
Matthias Haffner – percussion
Horst Nonnenmacher – double bass

Friday, 30 October 2026

ENSEMBLE DISCOVERIES

Hui-Chun Lin – cello
Vincent Laju – cello
Matthias Bauer – double bass
Isabel Rösler – double bass
Chris Heenan – contrabass clarinet

ABOUT

The Kühlspot Social Club e.V. is a non-profit organization that presents around 200 concerts and other cultural events of various kinds every year. Its focus is on improvised & experimental music, free jazz, jazz, contemporary music, performance, art exhibitions and dance. The Kühlspot venue is located in a listed, idyllic historic commercial courtyard in Berlin’s Weißensee district that is used by stonemasons and other artists. The association members are all members of the city’s thriving independent music and art scene.

BOOKING

Kühlspot Performance Booking

If you are an artist or a group of artists who would like to book Kühlspot as a location for a future project, please fill out the form.

Rental Requests

You can book the room by the hour >> here <<
The rental fee is €17.25 per hour and includes the use of all our equipment. This offer is ideal for private ensemble rehearsals, jam sessions and private gatherings.

For any questions and other rental requests:
kuehlspot.vermietungen@gmail.com 

1. PAYOUT & FINANCIALS
• Standard agreement: 70/30 door split in favor of the artist.
• If fewer than four paying audience members are present, the concert may be cancelled on site. If the musicians nevertheless decide to proceed, the concert will take place and be registered with GEMA. In this case, the admission income will be used by the association to cover GEMA fees and any additional incurred costs.
• Travel and accommodation costs cannot be covered by us.

2. BOOKING & LINE-UP
• Please inform us in advance which musician(s) you plan to invite. Any changes in the
line-up must be confirmed by us before being made.
• Please avoid booking other Berlin venues with the same line-up around the same time.

3. SCHEDULE & CONDITIONS
• Set-up time (usually) from 19:00 – Doors: 20:00 – Concert start: 20:30
• Entrance fee: 10–20 Euro on donation/slicing scale
• Each musician receives one free drink and one place on the guest list (half price list)

4. EQUIPMENT & TECHNICAL NEEDS
• Extra equipment (e.g. recording gear) can be rented.
• For rental inquiries, contact: kuehlspot.vermietungen@gmail.com

5. INSTRUMENTS & BACKLINE

Drum kit: SONOR Force 5
Schiedmayer baby grand piano (inside playing permitted)
Calisia grand piano 2.20 m (inside playing not permitted, keys only!)
Yamaha G100 212 II
Hughes & Kettner ATS Sixty
Roland Jazz Chorus 120
Fender 65 Deluxe Reverb
Bass amplifier: Phil Jones Bass BG-120 Bass Cub Pro Combo, Lany Linebacker (15’ basscombo)
Orchestra music stands
XLR cables (2–15 m)
Video projector / Beamer
Mixing console (1x Allen & Heath ZEDi-10 )
PA System: Malone

Microphones: 
• 2 × RØDE NT55 condenser microphones
• 2 × RØDE NT55 shock mounts
• 4 × RØDE NTS 5 True Condenser microphone
• 2 × RØDE NT1000 condenser microphones

This is our BASE EQUIPMENT for Live Concerts or rentals.

For questions about the recording gear and details: kuehlspot.vermietungen@gmail.com

6. PROMOTION & AUDIENCE
• Kühlspot is a volunteer-run venue and located outside the city center. We depend on
your support to bring an audience.
• Please promote your concert through social media events and personal outreach.
• We will promote your concert on our website, in the echtzeitmusik.de calendar,
visitberlin.de, rausgegangen.de, Field Notes, via our monthly email newsletter and flyers.

7. MEDIA & PROMO MATERIAL
• After you’ve received a gig confirmation, please send us as soon as possible:
– band photo / collage / graphic (only with photo credits)
– a short info text or short CVs
– links (bandcamp / youtube / website etc.)

8. FUNDING & RENTAL
• If you receive funding for your project, you are required to rent Kühlspot for a minimum of 300€ Euro per day including the BASE EQUIPMENT.

9. CONCERT DURATION & CURFEW
• Set lengths are usually between 30–40 minutes.
• There is a curfew at 22:00 – music must stop no later than 22:15.

USAGE OF SPACE & PRICES

Standard (non-funded): 15 € per hour (flat rate)
Commercial / funded projects: 25–30 € per hour
Day rate (from 6–8 hours): 300–350 €
Equipment flat rate (standard): 50 € per day
Equipment flat rate (commercial / funded): 100 € per day
Use of microphones and/or PA system requires a sound engineer (can be self-provided or booked upon request)
Recording Microphones: 2 € per microphone / hour
Recorder: 50 € per use
Piano tuning: 100 €

GEMA

Performance Rights

For GEMA-related performance rights issues, please contact:

FINANCES

Finances

For finance-related issues, please contact:

CONTACT

Address

Lehderstraße 74-79
13086, Berlin, Germany

IMPRESSUM

Erster Vorstand: Christoph Kühl 
Zweiter Vorstand: Isabel Omara Espichicoque Anders 
Vorstandsmitglied: Horst Nonnenmacher