visual sound outdoor festival / Festival für Free Jazz, improvisierte Musik und Experimentelles / 13.08. - 15.08.2026

In the organizer's words:

Program

visual sound outdoor festival

Festival for free jazz and improvised music

13.08. - 15. 08. 2026

Thursday, 13.08.2026

7:00 pm

MAGIC ENSEMBLE

Duthoit & Vicente

Isabelle Duthoit (F) - cl, voice

Luis Vicente (PT) - t

8:10 pm

MAGIC ENSEMBLE

Brice / Togander / Maraffa

Barbara Togander (ES) - tt, voc

Eduardo Maraffa (IT) - s

Olie Brice (GB) - db

21:20

Oswald & Nilssen-Love

Margaux Oswald (F-PHL/DK) - p

Paal Nilssen-Love (NOR) - dr

visual art: Claudia Terlunen & Sabine Held

Photo exhibition vsof 2025: Dawid Laskowski

Friday, 14.08.2026

5:00 pm

Right Now - Right Here (GB)

Charlotte Keeffe - t, flh, comp, sound brush
Ashley John Long - db
Ben Handysides - dr
Moss Freed - g

6:10 pm

Maraffa 4 feat. Bart Maris

Eduardo Marraffa (IT) - s (IT)

Salvoandrea Lucifora (IT/NL) - pos

Aaron Lumley (CA/NL) - db

Onno Govaert (NL) - dr

Bart Maris (B) - t

7:30 pm

So Says the Drum (BRA/D)

Bruna Cabral - dr, performance

Bella Comsom - elec, light-performance

21:00

Duthoit / Heather / Moor

Isabelle Duthoit (F) - voice, cl

Steve Heather - (AU/D) perc, elec

Andy Moor (GB/NL) - g

22:30

MAGIC ENSEMBLE

Keeffe / Musson / Stewart / Sanders

Charlotte Keeffe (GB) - t, flh, comp, sound brush

Rachel Musson (GB) - s

Luke Stewart (US) - db

Mark Sanders (GB) - dr

23:30

ACH KUHZUNFT - tt, live DJ

Free admission

visual art: Claudia Terlunen & Sabine Held

Photo exhibition vsof 2025: Dawid Laskowski

Saturday, 15.08.2026

4:00 pm

MAGIC ENSEMBLE

Gottschalk / Muche / Blume

Gunda Gottschalk - vc, vcl

Mathias Muche - pos

Martin Blume - dr

5:10 pm

Kurzmann & Gartmayer (AT)

Christof Kurzmann - lloopp, voice

Susana Gartmayer - s

18:20

Toxodon

Salome Amend - vib

Raissa Mehner - g

Simon Camatta - dr

7:50 pm

Brice / Musson / Sanders (GB)

Olie Brice - db

Rachel Musson - ts

Mark Sanders - dr

21:10

Luis Vicente Quartet

Luís Vicente (PT) - t
John Dikeman (US) - ts
Luke Stewart (US/NL) - db
Onno Govaert (NL) - dr

10:20 pm

ACH KUHZUNFT - tt, live DJ

Free admission

visual art: Claudia Terlunen & Sabine Held

Photo exhibition vsof 2025: Dawid Laskowski

Lunch - Syrian delicacies

Ghazwa Ghazi invites you to a varied "lunch table" on Fridays and Saturdays from 18:00 to 20:30! Look forward to authentic Syrian specialties - whether vegan, vegetarian or with meat - there is something for every taste. Delicious samples are also waiting for you at the counter! @ghenacake

For all record lovers:
delicate groove records is not only located at Kaiserstraße 101 - there's also a record stand at the festival with a fine selection to browse and discover. Martin Schüttler is looking forward to seeing you! https://delicate-groove.de

Supported by: Cultural Office of the City of Dortmund, District Council City Center North, Sparkasse für Dortmund Foundation, anne-fischer-stiftung

Cooperation partners: RuhrVolunteers e.V., train of hope e.V., Kulturort Depot e.V., Pro Jazz e.V.

Price information:

Reduced admission: valid for ProJazz e.V. members, schoolchildren, students/trainees, Dortmund Pass holders and severely disabled persons from GdB 70 (ID must be shown at the box office). Please note: if you have a "B" on your disabled pass, the accompanying person is admitted free of charge when purchasing a regular ticket.