Opened in November 2024 beside Hamburg’s historic City Hall on Alter Wall, NICA Jazz Club quickly positioned itself as the city’s premier central jazz venue. Spanning ~400 m², it hosts 300 guests for over 250 live concerts yearly—ranging from jazz, funk, soul, and blues to world music—within an intimate waterside setting overlooking the Fleet. With top-tier international and emerging talent, high-quality sound, curated snacks and drinks, NICA fosters a “low-threshold, personal, attractive, exciting and lively” music experience. Despite its charm, some guests mention sight-line issues due to supporting columns—but the warm ambiance, rich programming, and riverside charm keep audiences engaged and coming back.