Leverkusener Jazztage is a jazz festival in Germany, held annually in October since 1980. It was established to celebrate the Leverkusen's birthday, and has become a festival with over 20,000 annual visitors. [1]
Leverkusener Jazztage is a jazz festival in Germany, held annually in October since 1980. It was established to celebrate the Leverkusen's birthday, and has become a festival with over 20,000 annual visitors. [1]
The festival was first held in 1980. In the 1990s it expanded to include Latin music, rock, electronic music and funk. [2] In 2014, Gregory Porter, Dr. John & The Nite Trippers and Tower Of Power performed at the festival. [2]
Leverkusen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on the eastern bank of the Rhine. To the south, Leverkusen borders the city of Cologne, and to the north the state capital, Düsseldorf. The city is part of the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Region, one of Europe's largest urban areas.
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