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Music and literature in Basel

When the sun sets behind the Basel Cathedral, the city’s stages come to life with atmospheric live music and superlative classical concerts.

Musical highlights

Sinfonieorchester Basel - Streaming_MirgaGražinytė-Tyla — The Sinfonieorchester and Kammerorchester Basel deliver outstanding renditions of pieces from a wide range of composers.

Der Club von der Bühne her by Beat Mattmüller — The bird’s eye jazz club is one of Europe’s most famous small jazz clubs.

Concerts and music festivals

Im Fluss Festival Basel — At the free open-air festival, regional and international acts perform on a floating stage on the Rhine in front of up to 50,000 spectators on the river bank at Kleinbasel.

Seven Baloise Session 2016 Basel — The Baloise Session is a unique music festival where international stars perform in an intimate, club-like setting to an audience sitting around candlelit tables.

As night falls, stars of the Swiss and international pop scene light up the stage at Summerstage Basel in the Park im Grünen.

Jessiquoi, Open Air Basel 2019 — For three days, the Polyfon Festival Basel takes over Kasernenplatz and the surrounding clubs, stages and venues, presenting acts from every musical genre imaginable. You can also get involved in creative workshops.

With around 30 mostly open-air stages at the heart of the city, this is probably the largest one-day jazz festival in the world.

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Literature

Sound on: “Sounds of Basel” by Arthur Henry

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