TheAkut-Festival is ajazz festival that was established in 1987 inMainz, Germany and is held every one or two years.[1] The festival, organized by non-profit upArt e.V., takes place on one or two consecutive days in November at the venue "Frankfurter Hof" and is highly acclaimed by national media.[2][3] The focus is on the more free varieties of jazz and the exploration of improvised music between jazz, avant-garde and rock. Among the musicians who have been presented in this series in the past are:Peter Brötzmann,Aki Takase,Alexander von Schlippenbach,Eve Risser,Bobby Previte,Elliott Sharp,Christian Lillinger,Fred Frith,Günter Sommer,Ken Vandermark,The Sun Ra Arkestra,[4]Maggie Nicols,Phil Minton,Ray Anderson,Rudi Mahall,Tim Berne.