Press release, May 4, 2021 Copenhagen Jazz Festival reacts to the political decisions regarding the pandemic. As a consequence, the festival has chosen to 1) primarily focus on established venues, 2) expand the time period from 10 to 24 days and 3) invite venues and organizers from Copenhagen’s environs to participate in this year’s festival. […]

At a press conference on March 22, the Danish parliament and authorities announced their plan for a gradual reopening of Denmark.  Utilizing the so-called “Corona passport”, venues will be able to reopen from May 6 with a set of special restrictions in place. The exact restrictions are not finalized yet, but will be made public […]

Jazz.dk have been digging through program archives, newspaper articles and all relevant literature on the festival history to present the biggest and weirdest artists to play at Copenhagen Jazz Festival since 1979. Did you know that Sonny Rollins, Weather Report, Jim Hall, Pharaoh Sanders, Ella Fitzgerald, Dollar Brand, Oscar Peterson, Egberto Gismonti, Pat Metheny, Sun […]