MMoCA Cinema • Köln 75

Overview

MMoCA Cinema • Köln 75
Thursday, July 25 • 7 PM • Lecture Hall • Free Admission
Köln 75 | Ido Fluk | Germany, Poland | 2025 | 117 minutes

The concert that became the best selling solo jazz album in history, Keith Jarrett’s The Köln Concert, almost didn’t happen. Jarrett (John Magaro) was scheduled to perform in Cologne, Germany in January 1975. The concert was conceived, orchestrated, and saved from disaster by an unstoppable teenage concert promoter, Vera Brandes (Mala Emde). Brandes had to convince Jarrett to perform after she failed to provide a Bösendorfer Imperial Grand piano. Köln 75 captures the compelling back story of Jarrett’s improvised concert at the Cologne Opera House.

Presented by the Madison Jazz Festival 2026, a citywide celebration of Jazz which takes place June 19–27, 2026. For the complete lineup of concerts and events, visit https://artlitlab.org/events/madison-jazz-fest-2026.

Watch the trailer for Köln 75 at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CrFdGMj4cM.

About MMoCA Cinema

MMoCA Cinema is a program of MMoCA’s Education Department and is curated by James Kreul. MMoCA’s film programming is generously funded by maiahaus, Venture Investors, LLC, and a gift from an anonymous donor.