A-Trane, Jazz club in Charlottenburg, Germany
A-Trane is a jazz club at Bleibtreustrasse 1 in Berlin-Charlottenburg. Its roughly 12-square-metre stage is surrounded by tables for 80 to 100 guests, and live music is played nightly.
The A-Trane opened in autumn 1992 and is named after John Coltrane, nicknamed "Trane", with a nod to the Duke Ellington standard "Take the A-Train". Since 1997 the owner is Sedal Sardan, a former graphic designer and basketball player who regularly acts as MC. In April 2011 the club received the Live Entertainment Award as best German jazz club, and in 2013 the Spielstättenprogrammpreis.
The name A-Trane shortens John Coltrane's nickname "Trane" and echoes Billy Strayhorn's standard "Take the A-Train", associated with Duke Ellington. Owner Sedal Sardan, a former designer and basketball player, regularly acts as MC, introducing the acts himself.
Doors open nightly at 9 pm at Bleibtreustrasse 1 in Charlottenburg, reachable via U2 to Ernst-Reuter-Platz. The room holds at most 100 people seated at tables around a 12-square-metre stage, so arriving early helps secure a seat. The club is closed on Mondays.
The club's owner since 1997, Sedal Sardan, a former graphic designer and professional basketball player, regularly takes the microphone as MC between sets. In April 2013 he received the ECHO Jazz award as a "promoter of jazz".
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