Thanks to its top-class acts and around 50,000 visitors from many countries, the jazzopen are one of the most important festivals of its kind in Europe and enjoy the recognition of artists and connoisseurs of the music scene alike. The main stage of the festival is the Honorary Court of the New Palace in the heart of Stuttgarts city centre. The other stages are located in the arcade courtyard of the Old Castle, at the SpardaWelt Event Centre and the BIX Jazzclub. The two eponymous terms „Jazz" and „Open" characterize the central musical orientation of the festival: jazz as the integral and fundamental part of the festival is juxtaposed with adjacent musical genres such as blues, soul, rock and pop music on an equal footing.