Anthony Braxton’s massive Sonic Genome unit featuring 60 musicians launch this year's Jazzfest Berlin at Gropius Bau on Thursday 31 October.

Happening at various venues across the city, Friday’s programme features pianist Brian Marsella, drummer Christian Lillinger presenting Open Form For Society, The Australian Art Orchestra performing compositions by Peter Knight and Julia Reidy, Elliot Galvin, Angel Bat Dawid & The Brothahood, Kaos Puls, Mopcut and Moskus, and The Young Mothers. Plus Angel Bat Dawid, Jean Cook, Peter Knight, Liz Kozack, Julia Neupert and Emma Warren participating in the panel discussion “Beyond Individualism?: Communities & Collectives In Jazz And Improvised Music”.

The festival continues on Saturday with Anthony Braxton and James Fei in conversation, plus performances from Eve Risser, Ambrose Akinmusire, hr-Bigband with Joachim Kühn & Michel Portal, Melissa Aldana Quartet, T (r) opic, São Paulo Underground, COCO, and the James Brandon Lewis UnRuly Quintet. Sunday features KIM Collective, Anthony Braxton's ZIM Music and Marc Ribot; plus a series of concerts featuring Max Andrzejewski, Paul Berberich, Brad Henkel, Isabelle Klemt, Miles Okazaki, Dora Osterloh, Julia Reidy, Otis Sandsjö, Fabiana Striffler and Dan Peter Sundland performing in various non-music venues including a barber shop, a wine shop and a gallery.

Tickets for the event are still available on Jazzfest Berlin website. For those of you not in Berlin, visit The Wire's Facebook page on 31 October at 6.30pm for a live stream of Anthony Braxton's Sonic Genome’s six hour concert.