XJAZZ Funeral Party
Sonnenraum, Berlin
This night happened — Fri 9 Oct · 7pm → 2am Sat
20 € · 18+ · Best Works, Haus der Visionaere and XJAZZ
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Who was billed7 artists
In the order the promoter listed them.
- next: Gretchen, Fri 23 OctAllynx
- next: Gretchen, Thu 5 NovÀbáse
- Daniel Best
- Delfonic
- Eddy Ramich
- Pokaz
- Velychev
Set times were not published.
the pairs that have met
17 of the 21 pairings on this bill were first meetings.
- Allynx and Daniel Best — 2 shared bills before that night, first on Sat 30 May 2026.
- Allynx and Eddy Ramich — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Sun 21 Jun 2026.
- Daniel Best and Eddy Ramich — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Sun 21 Jun 2026.
- Allynx and Àbáse — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 18 Sep 2025.
LET’S REMEMBER HOW WE DID IT.
For 12 years, XJAZZ! was late nights, loud rooms, strange encounters, new discoveries, dancing, improvisation and a lot of beautiful chaos.
On 9 October, we’re doing it one more time.
ONE LIVE BAND. DJS. ALL NIGHT.
And a room full of people who were part of the story.
XJAZZ! FUNERAL PARTY
9 OCT · SONNENRAUM
TOTAL BLACK · 18:00 → LATE
19:00 Q & A XJazz Cancellation
21:00 Jembaa & Friends Live
Come dressed in black.
Come ready to dance.
Come say goodbye properly.
Tickets on sale. If you can't pay the full sum make a donation.
from the promoter’s listing on Resident Advisor
Who they are
Recently at Gretchen, Jonny Knüppel, Else · often with Sean Steinfeger, Yannick Nolting (Bass), Hosted by Outernationals, none of them here that night
Recently at Gretchen, Artistania Atelier · often with Support, ZENA (Brownswood Rec./UK) *live, Azekel *live, none of them here that night
“At a time when DJing is less about connecting with music lovers and more about branding, play counts and frequent flyer miles, Daniel W. Best’s approach is so straightforward that it’s almost groundbreaking: an egoless passion, a fine-tuned ear and most important, an open mind with good taste.”
their own biography
the whole biography
At a time when DJing is less about connecting with music lovers and more about branding, play counts and frequent flyer miles, Daniel W. Best’s approach is so straightforward that it’s almost groundbreaking: an egoless passion, a fine-tuned ear and most important, an open mind with good taste. Although he prefers to call himself a music activist rather than a DJ, Best has over two decades of experience behind the decks, getting crowds onto their feet whether he plays Jazz, Soul, Reggae, Rare Groove, Disco or House – sometimes all within the same set, always on vinyl. Rooted in Berlin for over 15 years, he has established residencies at Cookies and Tausend and organizes a variety of special parties and one-off events. But his DJing is only one aspect of his musical credibility: he runs his own company Best Works, which serves as a powerhouse for booking, artist and event management and publishing, representing an array of talent including Jazzanova Live feat. Paul Randolph, Mop Mop, Nôze & Band, Samúel Jón Samúelsson Big Band, Fetsum, William Adamson, Kyodai, André Lodemann, Vidis, Clé, Christian Prommer, Alex Barck among many others. Bringing professionalism to partying, Best is responsible for some of Berlin’s most successful events, including Kaleideskop, which pairs Jazzanova’s DJ team with top names from around the world such as Masters at Work, Carl Craig and Metro Area, as well as Dixon’s now defunct club night Innercity held at Weekend, and the oldschool House party Washing Machine which has been running in Berlin for over 10 years at different clubs and which finally arrived at Kater Holzig and Panorama Bar. Aside from all this, Daniel has proven his A&R prowess, most notable with his two labels Best Seven Records – a Sonar Kollektiv imprint focusing on Reggae and Soul sounds – and Best Works Records, together with André Lodemann focusing on House music. His three Best Seven Selections compilations have earned praise for their classic yet contemporary angle on Reggae, and his Polish Jazz compilation for Jazzanova Compost Records showed his ear for the obscure. Best’s most recent focus is G.I. Disco, a name that encompasses a DJ duo along with Berliner Hip Hop DJ Kalle Kuts, the aforementioned club night, a compilation released by legendary London label BBE, and the temporary exhibition „From G.I Blues to G.I. Disco“ at the Allied Museum. Last but not least, Best and Kalle Kuts have brought their concept to some of Europe’s top clubs including Bob Beaman (Munich), Prater Sauna (Vienna) and Zukunft (Zurich).Their RA profile lists BBE and Best Works Records.Recently at Else, Festsaal Kreuzberg, Humboldthain Club · often with Sean Steinfeger, moe., Ken Okuda, none of them here that night
“Delfonic started his professional DJ career in 2004 and has meanwhile played every single club, shack and party in Berlin, and quite a bit in Germany and Europe too.”
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Delfonic started his professional DJ career in 2004 and has meanwhile played every single club, shack and party in Berlin, and quite a bit in Germany and Europe too. He is holding two residencies, one weekly at Gretchen (the infamous follow up to the Icon Club) and a monthly one called “deep riot” at Farbfernseher. His residency at Icon/Gretchen led him to play very successful sets alongside internationally acclaimed DJ's as Kaytranada, Coldcut, Amon Tobin, Bonobo, FaltyDL, Jazzanova, Flying Lotus and many more. Markus is also vital in providing (Berlin's) Djs with music via his record store OYE in Prenzlauer Berg and organizing the incredible Berlin record store day once a year (in November). Also he is Label Manager of Box aus Holz, Torben & Money $ex Records, which are related to OYE Records. In addition to that produces music for advertising (with his friend Boris...) but we just got the promise from him, that he will work more on club music from now on too. It´s all about the Groove . . .Their RA profile lists Sonar Kollektiv, BBE, Box aus Holz Records, Razor-N-Tape and 5 more.Recently at OXI, Refuge Worldwide / Niemetzstraße, KitKatClub · often with Rollover Djs, Niklas Wandt, Daniel Wang, none of them here that night
“Eddy Ramich is one of Croatia’s long time veterans in the eclectic and house scene.”
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Eddy Ramich is one of Croatia’s long time veterans in the eclectic and house scene. He has greatly influenced the development of festivals in Croatia, making him one of the key figures in the Southeast European dance music scene. Founder of the Kontrapunkt club-night series at Aquarius, one of the longest running club nights in Zagreb, Eddy brought the very first acid jazz, brokenbeat, soulful / deep house artists to Croatia. Big shots like Theo Parrish, Carl Craig, Gilles Peterson, 4hero, Martyn, Azymuth, Zed Bias,....etc made Zagreb crowd dance for more than 15 years. Also as a DJ on legendary Zagreb’s radio station 101, Eddy hosted his two shows for 18 years, offering listeners fresh selection, playing house into broken beats all the way to obscure jazz. Addicted to music of the “Black Atlantic", he started his journey in 90′s as one of few Croatians active all around Europe at that period, today one of few performing worldwide. Eddy’s insisting on freshness and desire to explore new paths in music, brought him to play venues worldwide like Plastic People, Cielo, Zukunft, Yellow, Djoon, Contact, The Room, Paloma, Jolene, Rootdown, and on festivals such as Worldwide Festival, Glastonbury, Southport Weekender, Dimensions, Garden, Southern Soul. Eddy Ramich remixed Sun Ra, Ennio Morricone, Arthur Verocai, Tania Maria, Archie Shepp. This caught the attention of the future jazz world, solo and as a member of house project “Eddy & Dus” during 90′s and in 2000s of “Eddy Meets Yannah”(Compost Records). Eddy&Dus’s first album “High Life” was released on French label SSOH in 1999 and Eddy meets Yannah released three albums between 2005. and 2010. - “Just like”, "Once in a While" and "Fiction Jar”. Materials from both projects were remixed by Karizma, Osunlade, Simbad, Crazy P, DJ Gregory, Zed Bias to name few. Eddy himself confirms that DJing is his strongest point, whether as a radio or club DJ. Rich music background, energy he shares with the crowd and wish to support and spread good music. Currently he is working on a new music project. Now based in Berlin, after 30 years of being dedicated and passionate about music, he continues to widen and spread his vision to crowds worldwide. Eddy will celebrate his 30th years career with dj gigs and other various projects the whole 2020. Bradley Zero ( Rhythm Section, Boiler Room ): "A key representative of the Worldwide family over in Croatia, Eddy has been playing records longer than a lot of us have been alive, his knowledge of music is matched only by his passion and energy which is unfaltering, infectious and sincerely heartfelt. Eddy's one of the few selectors that can breathe new life into the song you'd previously dismissed, a DJ who can transform the energy of a room with a flick of the wrist and a beaming smile in a way that cannot be learnt or rehearsed.”Their RA profile lists Compost Records, Freerange Records and Far Out Recordings.Recently at Else, Fluxbau · often with Electronic Trio, Kelvin Sholar – Piano, Sean Steinfeger, none of them here that night
names these artists often play with — not that night
- Sean Steinfeger6 with Allynx, 2 with Daniel Best and 1 with Eddy Ramich
- Ken Okuda2 with Allynx, 2 with Daniel Best and 1 with Eddy Ramich
- Hosted by Outernationals5 with Allynx and 1 with Àbáse
- moe.2 with Allynx and 2 with Daniel Best
- Tom Kutsche2 with Daniel Best and 1 with Eddy Ramich
- Electronic Trio1 with Daniel Best and 1 with Eddy Ramich
- Yannick Nolting (Bass)5 with Allynx
- Doron Segal (Keys)3 with Allynx
The room
Sonnenraum — 47 events and 261 distinct artists since Aug 2025.
Who put it on
Best Works — 7 events and 38 artists since Sep 2025.
Haus der Visionaere — 7 events and 49 artists since May 2026.
XJAZZ — 10 events and 45 artists since Sep 2025.
Also that night
- ELSI 5 YEARS ッ Patrizia Pellegrino (Live) + Sound Metaphors Djs & MoreOXI — also tagged disco, with italo disco too.
- Others To The Frontciao ciao Bar — also tagged disco, with house too.
- STILL HERE - LIFTED ✧ Corpo de Baile ✧ TAG DER CLUBKULTUR 2026Crack Bellmer — also tagged disco, with house too.
how these 3 are connected
- ELSI 5 YEARS ッ Patrizia Pellegrino (Live) + Sound Metaphors Djs & More — RA tags both listings disco — and that one also italo disco.
- Others To The Front — RA tags both listings disco — and that one also house.
- STILL HERE - LIFTED ✧ Corpo de Baile ✧ TAG DER CLUBKULTUR 2026 — RA tags both listings disco — and that one also house.