JCKApp

Go on a virtual journey through time with the jazz club - the new augmented reality app “JazzStory” takes you deep into the exciting history of Karlsruhe's jazz culture. The app lets you immerse yourself in a fascinating piece of cultural and cultural history and discover the treasures from the large, freshly digitized jazz club archive.

For more than 50 years, the jazz club in Karlsruhe has been paying attention to good manners, bringing world stars to the city and local talents on stage, protecting, enriching and inspiring the local music scene and regularly ensuring that special jazz experience. With "JazzStory" you can look directly into the heart of regional jazz culture and explore the development of the club from its roots in the small jazz cellars of the post-war period through its official founding in the 1960s to today - a story of euphoria and success, of setbacks and new beginnings, of big stars and faded names, of the passionate fight for the perfect stage and the best jazz in town.

There are many photos of legendary live concerts with stars like Dizzy Gillespie or Dave Brubeck, historical programs, signed posters, old press clippings, interviews, documents and lots of information, anecdotes and exciting stories about jazz in Karlsruhe. How did it all start Who were the heroes from the very beginning? Where did the first concert take place and with whom? In which dim cellars did the often homeless club pitch its tents to bring local jazz culture to bloom? Which international jazz careers began in the jazz club? What was it like when Art Blakey wrote “Never forget Karlsruhe” in the guest book? What slumbered in the archive for decades is now open to you. Augmented Reality makes it possible. Simply download the app and you can follow in the footsteps of Karlsruhe jazz today.

And this is how it works: The starting point of your virtual journey is the new jazz club in the Kaiserpassage. Here you will find a physical information wall with a detailed timeline that gives you a first rough overview of the history of the club. There you will find all the important events in chronological order and divided into main and sub-items. You simply scan this with your mobile phone and you have immediate access to the extensive archive material of the Jazzclub. There you can rummage through the documents and rarities to your heart's content and explore the Karlsruhe jazz memory down to the smallest twists and turns.

The Karlsruhe Jazz Club wishes you a lot of fun!