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.

Tuesday, 2 June 2026

ANDERS / STEYER / INGVALDSEN & MARIEN / NONNENMACHER / NEJTEK

Set 1: Anders / Steyer / Ingvaldsen
Didrik Ingvaldsen – trumpet
Edith Steyer – reeds
Isabel Anders – piano

Set 2: Marien / Nonnenmacher / Nejtek
Michal Nejtek – piano
Horst Nonnenmacher – double bass
Christian Marien – drums

Thursday, 4 June 2026

KNEER/ VOCCIA + SAVIC/ UCHIHASHI

Set 1: Kneer / Voccia
Andreas Voccia – synthesizer
Meinrad Kneer – contrabass

Set 2: Savic / Uchihashi
Grgur Savic – reeds
Kazuhisa Uchihashi – electric guitar, daxophone

Monday, 8 June 2026

KRK

Anna Kaluza – saxophone
Jan Roder – double bass
Achim Kaufmann – drums, piano

Tuesday, 9 June 2026 (doors: 18:30; start: 19:30)

KÜHLSPOT OPEN SESSION #EVENING EDITION

The Kühlspot Open Session provides the opportunity for musicians and improvisers to play and experience together. Listeners are welcome! Curated by Isabel Anders & Marc Schmolling.

Registration for participation: Name, instrument, special equipment via: kuehlspotsocialclub@gmail.com or at the entrance. The spots are limited and we’ll close the list after approx. 20 participants.

Admission is free – Donations for Kühlspot are welcome!

Thursday, 11 June 2026

OAKLEAF BUTTERFLY #1

Lina Allemano – trumpet
Jonas Cambien – piano, synthesizer
Maike Hilbig – double bass
Els Vandeweyer – vibraphone

Saturday, 13 June 2026

ASTRUP / WESTERGAARD / WANKEL + KRK & Allemano / Müller /

Mengersen

Set 1: Astrup / Westergaard / Wankel
Jakob Astrup – guitar, composition
Jonas Westergaard – double bass
Marius Wankel – drums

Set 2: Allemano/ Müller/ Mengersen 
Lina Allemano – trumpet 
Matthias Müller – trombone 
Ulf Mengersen – double bass 

Sunday, 14 June 2026

RESONANT EARTH

Shingo Masuda – qanun (Japan)
Hakan Tugrul – santoor (Turkey)
Roman Stolyar – piano (Russia)
Andreas Gunter – piano, juno (Germany)
Yordan Kostov – piano, accordion (Macedonia)
Jhonny Joseph – persuasions (Mauritius)
Yaser Bayat – setar, kemancheh (Iran)

Tuesday, 16 June 2026

SALVO / SCHICK / KNEER / STEIDLE

Ignaz Schick – alto saxophone
Sofia Salvo – baritone saxophone
Meinrad Kneer – double bass
Oliver Steidle – drums

Friday, 19 June 2026

FRANGENHEIM / KAMINS / HERTENSTEIN

Danny Kamins – reeds
Alexander Frangenheim – double bass
Joe Hertenstein – drums

Saturday, 20 June 2026

THE BERLIN IMPROVISERS ORCHESTRA

Guro Kverndokk – vocals
Amy Green – vocals
Maja von Kriegstein – electronics, objects
Tommaso Vespo – piano
Roman Stolyar – piano, flute
Niko Meinhold – piano
Hannes Buder – electric guitar
Hui-Chun Lin – cello
Dietrich Petzold – viola, violin
Gerhard Gschlößl – trombone
Nikolaus Neuser – tumpet
Henrik Walsdorff – saxophone
Robert Würz – saxophone
Manuel Miethe – saxophone
Florian Pasche – saxophone
Ulf Mengersen – double bass
Horst Nonnenmacher – double bass
Klaus Kürvers – double bass
Willi Kellers – drums
Yorgos Dimitriadis – drums
Marcello Busato – drums

Monday, 22 June 2026

ERMKE / BUSATO / EUBANKS / TUERLINCKX

Andrea Ermke – minidisc recordings
Bryan Eubanks – saxophone, electronics
Anaïs Tuerlinckx – prepared piano
Marcello Busato – drums

Tuesday, 23 June 2026

SORBD

Edith Steyer – clarinet, alto saxophone
Rieko Okuda – piano
Isabel Rößler – double bass
Sofia Borges – drums, percussion
Mia Dyberg – alto saxophone

Saturday, 27 June 2026

CIRCUIT TRAINING XX

Florian Bergmann – clarinets
Nikolaus Neuser – trumpet
Elena Kakaliagou – french horn
Eliad Wagner – analog synthesizer
Ignaz Schick – turntables, sampler, composition
Max Arsava – piano, electronics, composition
Nick Dunston – double bass
Adam Goodwin – double bass
Klaus Kürvers – double bass
Taiko Saito – vibraphone
Sofia Borges – percussion
Flo Fischer – drums

Monday, 29 June 2026

GRATKOWSKI / WARELIS + NILLES / SCHNEIDER

Set 1: Nilles / Schneider
Allan Nilles – viola
Tom Schneider – sampler, synthesizer

Set 2: Gratkowski / Warelis
Frank Gratkowski – reeds
Marta Warelis – piano

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.

Private Event Booking

If you would like to book Kühlspot for a private event, please contact us at the following e-mail address:

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