The summer of 2020 was an usually festival-starved season, where most of Copenhagen’s live jazz scene migrated to safer outdoor settings. The forthcoming fall looks to be a different beast, as the majority of local venues return to their own indoor spaces, ensuring intimate musical experiences – and Jazz in Copenhagen gives you the complete […]

As a consequence of the global COVID-pandemic, Herbie Hancock and his crew decided to cancel or postpone all of their European dates. This is also the case for Hancock’s planned concerts at this year’s cancelled Copenhagen Jazz Festival, both of which have been postponed to new dates in 2021 – July 6 & 7. All […]

While Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2020 is still cancelled, a wide selection of Copenhagen venues and organizers are able to present concerts in line with the security measures enforced by the Danish authorities this summer. To support these activities, we have decided to extend our hitherto exclusively spring- and autumn-oriented calendar Jazz in Copenhagen – usually reserved for events outside […]

We are incredibly sad to note that Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2020 will be affected by the Danish government’s statement from April 6, extending the ban on larger events and festivals until August 31 2020. The ban is part of the nation-wide effort to halt the continued spread of COVID-19 in Denmark. As a result of this […]

NB! The concert has been moved from July 11 to March 19, 2021. All current ticket-holders will be able to use their tickets for the new date. The Danish duo Bremer/McCoy’s meditative and quietly intense blend of jazz and dub music is nothing but captivating. No computers are ever involved in their recording processes; they […]

Former Brazilian Minister of Culture and one of the biggest musical figures of his home country – Gilberto Gil – returns to DR Koncerthuset for two exclusive nights in March 2020. The revolutionary icon brings along his complete band alongside a selection of classics as well as new songs from his Grammy-awarded album “OK OK OK” […]

Gilberto Gil – one of his homeland Brazil’s greatest cultural figures – returns to DR Koncerthuset in March 2020. The legend brings along a full line-up of musicians to perform a selection of his own classics alongside new material from the Grammy-awarded “OK OK OK” Gilberto Gil has always had the gift of incorporating every aspect of […]

The nationwide festival Vinterjazz in February aims to maintain its focus on the large array of venues and jazz organizers who present live jazz year round. Vinterjazz has kept expanding since its foundation in 2001 – now hosting local venues and organizers in more than 30 cities across Denmark. The festival is now an annual peak in activity […]

Visionary clarinetist, composer and singer Angel Bat Dawid draws inspiration from icons like Sun Ra and Ornette Coleman with her sprawling, spiritual free jazz. This November she visits Denmark for the first time with her band for an intimate concert in Brorson’s Church. The evening is presented in a joint collaboration between Copenhagen Jazz Festival […]

Whether you enjoy crate digging for long out-of-print 7-inches or buying factory fresh re-issues or new LPs, Copenhagen has got you covered. With its wide selection of record stores specialising in all kinds of genres and formats, there’s plenty of discoveries on tap for even the most die-hard jazz aficionado. Here’s a small selection of shops carrying jazz […]