Tankus, the high-energy rocknrollers from London, are constantly on tour, thrilling festivals worldwide like Glastonbury and Fusion. The versatile band, led by Jaz Delorean and influenced by international styles, is working on their fourth album following Luna Park! (2020) and is expanding their creative world through collaborations with visual artists.

The SpardaWelt Eventcenter is the venue for the presentation of the German Jazz Trophy by the Sparda-Bank Baden-Württemberg Foundation for Art and Culture. The award ceremony marks the start of the festival, after which the respective prizewinners play the opening concert and other selected international musicians take to the SpardaWelt stage in the following days. The free "Jazz for Kids" event for young jazz fans will also take place here.