Concerts take place regularly in the acoustically excellent vaulted cellar under the Jazzinstitut. Famous as well as lesser-known musicians perform here mostly on Fridays. Verein zur Förderung des zeitgenössischen Jazz  in Darmstadt e.V. (a.k.a. "Förderverein Jazz") hosts its own concerts here, as well as the Bessunger Jam Session on the last Friday of every month. In fact, the association’s program has already won the “APPLAUS – (German) Award for Program Planning at Independent Venues,” presented by the Federal Commissioner for Culture and Media, five times (2016, 2018, 2019, 2022, and 2023).

For events organized by the Förderverein Jazz, we recommend taking a look at their website, where current information on upcoming concerts are announced and where you can also buy tickets for the concerts online.

Musicians from the Darmstadt area eventually rent the concert venue for events under own management, i.e. for music releases or the presentation of their latest shows. If you are interested in renting the venue, please write to | jazz@jazzinstitut.de. In the gallery and the stairways of the Jazzinstitut itself, changing exhibitions can be hosted.