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DJ GIGS future & past:
***PARADISO TO COME SOON***
*Future Sounds Of Jazz Tour*
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November 2026
3 Nights at Kasheme, Zürich, CH FSOJ Tour 2026 (dates tba)
24 I 10 I 26
Jazz & Klassik Tage Closing Set,
Schlachthaus Tübingen
25 I 09 I 26
Jaki/Stadtgarten Köln
w/Michael Reinboth FSOJ Tour //European Jazz Conference
21 I 09 I 26
FRA-Lounge, PR Event
Frankfurt International Airport
19 I 09 I 26
FSOJ 16 Release Soirée
lazy.badnauheim w/Contrast Trio live & Tereza (Berlin) DJ set
18 I 09 I 26
Die Besondere Platte,
Music & Talk. HoffART Theater, Darmstadt.
09 I 09 I 26
Bundesbank After Work,
Europavillon, Frankfurt
03 I 09 I 26
U9 Sommer Fest, Offenbach
14 I 08 I 26
Wuppertal, Est Est Est
soulsearching aperitivo
31 I 07 I 26 & 02 I 08 I 26
Terminal 1, Gallery public side A-B
Frankfurt International Airport
18 I 07 I 26
sundown session,
lazy.badnauheim
11 I 07 I 26
Holidays/Jazz Montez
soulsearching presents night feat. Herbert & Momoko live show
July 2026 Terminal 3, Transit, Frankfurt International Airport
05/06/07/08
18/19
June 2026 Hall B landside Gallery,
Frankfurt International Airport
26/27/28
25 I 06 I 26
Secret Rendezvous '26
with FFD's Chopper Reeds DJ set
lazy.bad nauheim
20 I 06 I 26
West Coast Festival,
Frankfurt Westside w/Andreas Neubauer live drums
19 I 06 I 26
Summer Solstice feat. Matthias Vogt live set & visuals, lazy.bad nauheim
15 I 05 I 26
soulsearching session, Gusti Frankfurt
May 2026 Terminal 3, Transit, Frankfurt International Airport
04/05/06/07
20/21/22
02 I 05 I 26
sundown session
w/RubowRütten, DJ x live drums, lazy.badnauheim
30 I 04 I 26
Theater im Pariser Hof, Wiesbaden
25 I 04 I 26
Panorama Bar, Schauspiel Frankfurt
22 I 04 I 26
morning@night dance, Bockenheimer Depot, Frankfurt
DresdenFrankfurtDanceCompany
26 I 03 I 26 Hall B landside Gallery,
Frankfurt International Airport
04 I 03 I 26
Falconi's, Transit B, Frankfurt International Airport
07 I 02 I 26
Aquarius Lovedance, Hafenbar, Offenbach
24 I 01 I 26
House Of Galleries Dinner Music, 44th Floor Trianon, Frankfurt
18 I 12 I 25 Frankfurt International Airport, Hall B landside
27 I 09 I 25 PARADISO...is calling, Montez Ffm, w/Schellhase.Roth live, Jamila & MR DJ sets . postponed...
20 I 09 I 25 lazy.badnauheim
04 I 09 I 25 Frankfurt Art Experience Opening, Montez Ffm
19 I 07 I 25 Gusti Frankfurt
13 I 07 I 25 Holidays Festival, Jazz Montez Ffm
27 I 06 I 25 i_da 25 Jahre, Montez
21 I 06 I 25 Gusti Frankfurt
31 I 05 I 25 Pina Bausch Zentrum, Wuppertal - Ambient/Balearic Set
17 I 05 I 25 private, FFM
30 I 04 I 25 lazy.badnauheim
past
12 I 12 I 24 FRAport, Transit B
11 I 12 I 24 FRAport, Transit B
01 I 11 I 24 FRAport, Transit A
31 I 10 I 24 FRAport, Transit A
26 I 10 I 24 Book Release, Frankfurt
18 I 10 I 24 Bar Tausend, Berlin
03 I 10 I 24 lazy.badnauheim 1 year
26 I 09 I 24 FRAport, Falconi's B
22 I 09 I 24 Schauspiel Frankfurt
As a DJ Michael Rütten represents the original old school freestyle approach. A little bit of Paradise Garage & The Loft vibe mixed up with the here and now. Its the tune that counts, not the genre. If it‘s good, you will hear it on soulsearching and in his unique eclectic and improvised DJ sets. It's all about the atmosphere and going with the flow.
Lately Michael Rütten has also been teaming up with well known drummer Oli Rubow for improvised DJ x Live Drumming sets. An extension of eclectic DJ sets, all about energy and sudden synergy. Uniting acoustic and electronic elements, sweat and funk, teamwork being right there in the moment!
„Helloo! We’re happy to welcome Michael Rütten again. For decades, his radio shows, DJ sets, and events have connected audiences through an encyclopedic love of music that spans soul, jazz, funk, disco, deep house, techno, and far beyond. Few selectors move between genres as naturally as he does, always guided by an instinct for bringing people together. We’re thrilled to have him closing Saturday night. (Jazz Montez Holidays Festival 11.7.2026)“
german version see below
Als DJ und Radiomoderator vertritt Michael Rütten den ursprünglichen Old-School-Freestyle-Ansatz.
Ein bisschen Paradise Garage & The Loft Vibe gemischt mit dem Hier und Jetzt. Es ist der Tune, der zählt, nicht das Genre. Wenn Rütten von einem Tune überzeugt ist, hört man ihn in seinen einzigartigen und improvisierten DJ-Sets.
Going with the flow.
Seit 2022 bildet Rütten zusammen mit Oli Rubow das DJ x Live Drumming Duo Rütten & Rubow. Hierbei geht es um gutes Teamwork, aber auch um Interaktion, um die spontane Improvisation, die zu einem einzigartigen Ergebnis führt. Es geht um Konserven und das Hinzufügen des menschlichen Faktors, es geht um die Vereinigung von akustischem und elektronischem Ansatz, gerne mit Schweiß und Funk (im Gegensatz zu Kraftwerks Ideal dieser Verschmelzung), es geht um den Moment, es geht um Energie!