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Cantus Avium & Quarto Tom // Songs of Sorrow & Solace

Sange om sorg og trøstPortugisiske Quarto Tom Ensemble og danske Cantus Avium Copenhagen, forener kræfterne i et stemningsfuldt koncertprogram med renæssancemusik fra Portugal, England og Skandinavien.Publikum inviteres ind i et klangunivers, hvor menneskets mest grundlæggende erfaringer – sorg, tab, håb og trøst – udfoldes gennem flerstemmig vokalpolyfoni fra 1500- og begyndelsen af 1600-tallet. Koncerten kredser om sørgesange og lamentationer, musik der oprindeligt blev skrevet til kirkerum og rituelle sammenhænge, hvor musik fungerede som både klage og forløsning. Værkerne stammer fra Portugal, England og Skandinavien og giver et sjældent indblik i, hvordan fælles europæiske temaer blev tonesat forskelligt i nord og syd. Cantus Avium Copenhagen blev dannet ud fra en fælles kærlighed til den engelske tudormusik og Quarto Tom Ensemble har markeret sig i Europa med sin unikke specialisering af iberisk renæssancemusik. Begge ensembler arbejder uden dirigent og synger solistisk som kammermusikere, der levende og intuitivt responderer på hinanden.Musikken: Circumdederunt me, Bartolomeu TrosilhoLamentationes, Pedro de CristoSpes mea Domine, Josquin BastonNe irascaris Domine, William ByrdStabat Mater, Pedro de CristoWhen David Heard, Thomas TomkinsHeu me Domine, Vicente LusitanoKyrie Gud fader al som højeste trøst, Mogens PedersønSitivit anima mea, Manuel Cardoso Medvirkende Quarto Tom Ensemble:Eva Braga SimõesGabriela Braga SimõesLuís ToscanoNuno MendesCantus Avium Copenhagen:Marie-Louise ZervidesNanna Varmer IpsenLuís ToscanoAdam Leckius

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A Nostalgic Summer Evening

Opening Concert: A Nostalgic Summer Evening 🌙 We're kicking off the festival with three works that each bring something completely different, but together feel like the perfect start to a summer evening. First up is Haydn's Gypsy Trio: playful, charming, and bursting with dancing rhythms inspired by Hungarian folk music. The kind of music that makes you smile without knowing exactly why. Then something more intimate: Schumann's Fantasy Pieces for clarinet and piano. Three short movements, played without pause, that shift from tender and dreamy to fiery and impulsive. A little bit like Schumann himself, who was famously all over the place, in the best possible way. (There's also a love triangle involving him, Clara, and Brahms, but that's a story for another time 👀) After the break, we end with Arensky's String Quartet No. 2, one of those pieces that deserves so much more attention than it gets. Scored for one violin, one viola and two cellos, the sound is dark, lush and full-bodied. Think a good glass of red wine on a warm summer night with people you love. DENNE BILLET GIVER ADGANG TIL DEN SENE KONCERT 21:45 // THIS TICKET GRANTS ADMISSION TO THE LATE CONCERT AT 9:45 PM

A Night with a Mad King

A Night with a Mad King 👑 This one is not for the faint-hearted, and we mean that in the best possible way. The evening opens with Sally Beamish's The King's Alchemist, inspired by the true story of John Damian, an eccentric alchemist at the Scottish court who genuinely believed he could fly to France from the top of a castle. It ended exactly as you'd expect. Then comes the main event: Peter Maxwell Davies' Eight Songs for a Mad King, one of the most extraordinary pieces of music theatre ever written. Based on the real words of King George III during his mental breakdown, it follows a king alone on stage, obsessively trying to teach his caged birds to sing. The vocal part spans more than five octaves, shifting from whispers to shrieks to moments of eerie calm. The musicians don't just play, they become part of the drama. It is wild, it is intense, and it will stay with you. This concert is performed without an intermission. Come ready.

Prague, Paris & Poland

Prague, Paris & Poland 🌸Three composers, three countries, one evening of chamber music with some serious main character energy.We open with Smetana's Piano Trio, a work full of urgency, tenderness and drama. If you know Smetana from The Moldau, this has the same sense of sweep and longing, just much more personal and intense.Then a brief detour to Paris with Poulenc's Flute Sonata: witty, elegant and a little bit cheeky. Exactly what you'd expect from a composer who was once described as having a monk and a street urchin living inside him simultaneously.We close with Bacewicz's Piano Quintet No. 1, a gripping, intense work by one of the most underrated composers of the 20th century. This is the kind of piece we love to bring you: the sort that makes you wonder why you've never heard it before. DENNE BILLET GIVER ADGANG TIL DEN SENE KONCERT 21:45 // THIS TICKET GRANTS ADMISSION TO THE LATE CONCERT AT 9:45 PM

A Meditative Moment

Come and get your RO PÅ! We wanted to create a concert that focuses on that meditative space—the one where the mind can wander when it enters a state of “flow.” Most people are familiar with this state: the flow we experience when we are deeply focused on work or study, or during exercise, when the mind quiets and it is all about the body moving. Perhaps it is the same flow we feel when spending time with friends or loved ones, where time is literally flying. How liberating and freeing that feeling is! Instead of choosing well-known pieces, the kind you might find on a Spotify playlist titled “Classical Music for Studying” or something similar (no hate), we have delved into the archives to uncover works that are less familiar. These pieces offer a different and more modern perspective on what calm or meditative classical music can be.

Friends Philharmonic

Voices, rhythms & four grand pianos Festival & Friends is delighted to present the full version of SOUND by Lil Lacy. Lil Lacy is our composer-in-residence for 2025–2026, and during this time, we have gathered reflections and statements from musicians and singers around the world, including those connected to the festival. SOUND utilises these statements and is a sonic celebration of the passion and dedication of musicians everywhere — without you, there would be no music. The work is performed by the vocal ensemble ÆTLA, accompanied by strings and percussion. Stravinsky’s Les Noces(“The Wedding”) combines folk-inspired melodies and irregular rhythms in a way not dissimilar to his seminal Le Sacre du Printemps, but in an altogether more comedic style. The work is scored for an unusual ensemble: four vocal soloists, mixed choir, four pianists (meaning there will be four grand pianos on stage!), and percussion, omitting traditional orchestral instruments such as strings or winds.This sparse, percussive instrumentation creates a sharp, rhythmic energy. The music’s fragmented, repetitive structures, with recurring patterns and dramatic rhythms, give a ceremonial, almost dance-like quality that feels both timeless and modernist. Les Noces can be seen as a musical ritual, where rhythm, text, and voices merge into an intense musical experience. DENNE BILLET GIVER ADGANG TIL DEN SENE KONCERT 21:45 // THIS TICKET GRANTS ADMISSION TO THE LATE CONCERT AT 9:45 PM

Jazz Compositions Gone Classical

Jazz Compositions Gone Classical 🎷 We love jazz. We always have. And we are so happy that Mathias Heise said yes when we asked him to join us this summer. If you know the Copenhagen jazz scene, you know Mathias. He plays the harmonica like no one else, and in recent years he has been writing for classical ensembles in ways that make the boundary between jazz and classical feel completely irrelevant. This concert presents a whole evening of his compositions, from duos and string quartets to larger chamber ensembles, with Mathias himself performing as well. Our musicians have been looking forward to this one for a long time. And honestly, so have we.

A Musical Adventure for Kids

Family Concert with Jakob Weber In the world of dreams, anything is possible — everything we do is music, even our dreams! In this dream, we will of course encounter a fantastic wealth of wonderful music to set the imagination in motion. We will also meet some little birds, a rattlesnake, experience rain and wind, meet a happy frog and a grumpy troll, hear eerie sounds and enchanting tones from outer space, and much more... Anything goes in the world of imagination, and we promise it won't be boring! We will present the highlights from our full programme, curated and woven together into a musical narrative. Jakob Weber serves as our storyteller, guiding us through this musical adventure. The concert combines storytelling and music, curated for both children and adults with a sense of wonder! For this family concert, we will perform selected children rhymes, spiced up with musical moments that will carry us from one mood to the next. Experience music from our festival programme, including Brahms' great Piano Quintet, Mozart's playful Clarinet Quintet, Poulenc's wonderful Flute Sonata, Haydn's witty Piano Trio ("Gypsy"), Smetana's sweeping Piano Trio, and more. John Cage's work Dream frames the entire concert. Recommended age: 3–12 yearsLanguage: Danish

Inner Compass: Immersive Concert with Nadia Dashdorzh

Inner Compass – Live in Copenhagen An Immersive Сoncert Experience Copenhagen-based flutist, handpan artist, composer and teacher Nadia Dashdorzh (Nadia Flute) presents her debut EP Inner Compass in a full live format for the first time in Copenhagen. Centered on the Native American flute, the concert expands into a rich sonic landscape incorporating handpan and voice. The event is conceived as an immersive listening experience rather than a traditional seated concert. The space will be arranged with cushions, allowing the audience to sit or lie down and engage with the music in a more introspective and embodied way. The evening will open with a secret guest performance. Blending meditative and ethnic sound elements, the project explores themes of inner stillness, cultural identity and emotional space. Program 15.00-15.30 Opening – collaboration with a special guest15.30-16.30 Inner Compass – full live performance Instruments: Native American flute, handpan, voice

Big Tunes & Afterparty

Final Concert with grand melodies + party!Mozart, Brahms & afterpartyBy age six, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was composing and performing for royalty — yet he never let go of his mischievous and humouristic side. Despite his fame, he often struggled financially, spending lavishly and gambling, all while still producing some of the most enduring masterpieces in history. His Clarinet Quintet is a perfect example of his cheekiness paired with elegance. Scored for clarinet, two violins, viola, and cello, it highlights the clarinet’s warm, lyrical voice, blending seamlessly with the strings. Across four movements, Mozart balances elegance, wit, and expressive depth — from the playful Allegro to the voice-like Larghetto. Every note feels perfectly placed, and knowing Mozart’s cheeky personality makes the music sparkle even more.Closing the festival, we present Brahms’s Piano Quintet in F Minor, a Romantic masterpiece completed in 1864. Scored for piano and string quartet, it balances intensity, lyricism, and intricate dialogue between the instruments. Across four movements, the music moves from stormy, dramatic passages to tender, singing melodies, with the piano fully integrated — giving it true main-character energy.Brahms was a perfectionist: he destroyed works he deemed imperfect, including a piano quartet that was only reconstructed decades later. You might not think so, if you have heard Brahms’ compositions, but the composer was shy – often hiding behind a music stand during rehearsals. This work is anything but. After this concert – we would like to invite everyone to join us at our Afterparty. After last year's success, it's definitely something we had to bring back this year. See you ;-)

Per Møllehøj Trio live på Kaffesalonen | Copenhagen Jazz Festival

Kaffesalonen inviterer til en stemningsfuld sommeraften med Per Møllehøj Trio som en del af Copenhagen Jazz Festival. Den anerkendte danske jazzguitarist Per Møllehøj er kendt for sin varme klang, præcise timing og sit elegante guitarspil. Med rødder i klassisk swing og jazztraditionen bevæger trioen sig ubesværet mellem standarder og moderne kompositioner i intime og levende rammer. Per Møllehøj Trio: Per Møllehøj – guitar Jakob Roland – kontrabas Andreas Fryland – trommer Kom og nyd en eftermiddag med live jazz, sommerstemning og musik i særklasse ved søerne.

Los Cubraz | Copenhagen Jazz Festival på Kaffesalonen

Los Cubraz vender tilbage til Kaffesalonen under Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2026 med varme cubanske rytmer, salsa og son musik. Bandet skaber en festlig og energifyldt stemning, hvor publikum næsten ikke kan stå stille. Repertoiret byder på en blanding af gamle cubanske klassikere og egne numre – perfekt til en sommeraften ved søerne. “Det blev en herlig aften med cubanske rytmer.”— Flensborg Avis Los Cubraz består af:🎤 Ana Palma – sang🎷 Maria Carelse – tenorsax & kor🎸 Juan Borges – tres & kor🎸 Willy Arias – guitar & kor🎻 Niels Prins – kontrabas🥁 Kim Adrian – percussion & kor Begrænset antal pladser!Mad og drikke kan købes under koncerten.

French Jazz Collective

French Jazz Collective "Like being right there in Paris Saint Germain!" (Bo Tao Michaëlis, reviewer). French Jazz Collective awakens the full palette of emotions from the French jazz tradition—warm, poetic, seductive, quiet, wild, and untamed moods. Jazz singer Katrine Aidt Rømhild began her singing career in France. Her voice has a velvety tone, and she has a deep love for songwriters such as Michel Legrand, Charles Aznavour, Georges Brassens, and Serge Gainsbourg—the unique colors of the French sound universe. With French Jazz Collective, she has gathered a group of top-tier musicians with profound insight into the music. On stage, you’ll find the sought-after French pianist and composer Benoit Birlouet, the virtuosic and poetic accordionist Niels Ørts Ottosen, Morten Hintze—known from Sinatra Syndicate—on double bass, and the multitalented percussionist Paul Kim from San Francisco. Together, they present a repertoire of moving and fresh, yet always faithful interpretations of beloved French melodies, stylistically spanning swing, Latin, ballads, jazzy musette waltzes, standards, and chansons, along with some original compositions. To ensure everyone can enjoy the poetry of the lyrics, French Jazz Collective always provides programs with Danish and English translations of the French texts. Doors open: 19:30 Concert: 20:00 – 22:00 (two sets with a break in between, during which refreshments can be purchased at the bar) Ticket price: 130,- Students/under 25: 80,- Line-up: Katrine Aidt Rømhild (vocals), Benoit Birlouet (piano), Niels Ørts Ottosen (accordion), Morten Hintze (bass), Paul Kim (percussion)Remaining tickets will be sold at the door.

Wooli Duo ¦ Cph Jazz Festival ¦ Union

Step into a new world of sound, and experience East Asian musical expressions crossed with improvisation and electronics. Wooli is an avant-garde folk duo formed by Taiwanese pipa player Fan-Qi Wu and Norwegian drummer Michael Lee Sørenmo. Since their debut in Oslo in April 2024, the duo has performed across Europe at festivals such as Vestafor Festival, Aarhus Jazz Festival, Babel Sound Festival, and (s)Nodi Festival. Their first album self-titled Wooli, was released the 13th of March 2026. ​Wooli draws inspiration from East Asian traditional and folk music and the expressive freedom of free improvisation. At the heart of the project is a desire to reinterpret and transform cultural heritage, engaging with tradition not as a fixed form but as a living, evolving force. Their music is shaped through improvisation, real-time dialogue, and a shared curiosity for sound. Line up Fan-Qi Wu, pipaMichael Lee Sørenmo, drums Cph Jazz Festival 2026 in Union In Union, we invite you to enjoy a series of exciting eclectic concerts, which explore the borderlands of jazz. In other words, you should not expect traditional jazz, but rather a journey to the global roots of jazz. - Concert start at 19:00.- Ticket price: DKK 100. Before each concert you can enjoy a delicious meal in our café Send Flere Krydderier, which serves flavors from all over the world.

Zier Romme Trio feat. Iben Glassow – “Blossoming” | Live på Kaffesalonen

Kaffesalonen inviterer til en stemningsfuld sommeraften under Copenhagen Jazz Festival med Zier Romme Trio feat. Iben Glassow – “Blossoming”. Denne koncert er en varm og elegant hyldest til den ikoniske jazzvokalist Blossom Dearie – genfortolket med nærvær, dybde og nordisk sommerstemning. Med Zier Romme’s lyriske og swingende trio som fundament og Iben Glassow’s varme, klare vokal, får Blossom Dearies legende univers nyt liv i intime omgivelser ved søerne. Publikum kan glæde sig til:- let og swingende vokaljazz- trio-interplay inspireret af Oscar Peterson-traditionen- humor, charme og musikalitet- sommerlig varme og nærvær Koncerten byder både på fortolkninger af Blossom Dearies kendte repertoire samt udvalgte jazzstandards i samme elegante og intime ånd. Line-up: Zier Romme – piano Iben Glassow – vokal Anders Fjeldsted – kontrabas Jacob Lindberg – trommer Kom og oplev en aften fyldt med swing, varme toner og levende jazz i hyggelige omgivelser.

Carl Winther Trio feat. Tommy Smith – Centennial Coltrane & Davis | Live på Kaffesalonen

Som en del af Copenhagen Jazz Festival inviterer Kaffesalonen til en helt særlig jazzoplevelse med Carl Winther Trio feat. Tommy Smith. Denne aften hyldes to af jazzhistoriens største ikoner – John Coltrane og Miles Davis – gennem intense fortolkninger, virtuost sammenspil og moderne jazz i verdensklasse. Den danske pianist Carl Winther har markeret sig internationalt med sit empatiske og dybt swingende klaverspil og samarbejder med navne som Randy Brecker, Walt Weiskopf og Jerry Bergonzi. Til denne koncert får han selskab af den anerkendte skotske tenorsaxofonist Tommy Smith, som siden 1980’erne har været en markant stemme på den internationale jazzscene. Sammen med Rune Fog-Nielsen på kontrabas og Anders Mogensen på trommer skaber trioen en kraftfuld og levende koncertoplevelse med fokus på Coltranes og Miles Davis’ ikoniske univers. Line-up Tommy Smith – tenorsaxofon Carl Winther – piano Rune Fog-Nielsen – kontrabas Anders Mogensen – trommer Forvent en aften med swing, nerve og jazz i absolut topklasse ved søerne.

Novo Cais: Em Nome de Gisberta ¦ Cph Jazz Festival ¦ Union

The Brazilian trio pays tribute to the phenomenon Gisberta Salce Júnior with a very special concert evening. Novo Cais Trio has performed at some of Copenhagen’s finest venues and has over time built an audience that comes specifically to experience authentic Brazilian music played with care and intelligence. This evening, Novo Cais will pay tribute to the phenomenon of Gisberta Salce Júnior. Gisberta Salce Júnior was a Brazilian trans woman who settled in Porto, Portugal – a performer, an artist, a woman who brought joy to those who knew her. Her story did not end as it should have: She died after a brutal hate crime in 2006. But her name did not disappear. It is remembered in songs, street names and in public memory. This concert celebrates not only the person Gisberta Salce Júnior, but also the dignity, resistance and love that her memory continues to evoke. This concert tribute weaves together the greatest LGBTQ+ songs from five decades of MPB — Música Popular Brasileira. The evening’s centerpiece is Pedro Abrunhosa’s “Balada de Gisberta” — the anthem against transphobia that has moved audiences across Brazil and Portugal. Around that song, Novo Cais builds a program that celebrates the extraordinary tradition of queer-affirming voices in Brazil as well as Portugal. Between songs, lead singer Daniel Boer Bonifacio — a Portuguese-Brazilian who is a proud member of the LGBTQ+ community — will offer brief spoken reflections in English, connecting each piece to Gisberta’s story and the broader, living history of LGBTQ+ resistance in Brazil. This is a celebration of life — and of the power of music to carry us through it all. Line up Daniel Boer Bonifacio, vocalMartin Buono, guitarAlessandro Garau, trumpet and guitar Cph Jazz Festival 2026 in Union In Union, we invite you to enjoy a series of exciting eclectic concerts, which explore the borderlands of jazz. In other words, you should not expect traditional jazz, but rather a journey to the global roots of jazz. - Concert start at 19:00.- Ticket price: DKK 100. Before each concert you can enjoy a delicious meal in our café Send Flere Krydderier, which serves flavors from all over the world.

Maria Faust Sacrum Facere ‘Marches Rewound and Rewritten’

Oplev den herboende estiske komponist og saxofonist Maria Faust opføre sit dybt originale og tankevækkende værk ‘Marches Rewound & Rewritten’. Albummet blev for nyligt hædret med den tyske kritikerpris Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik, hvilket har cementeret Maria Fausts position som en unik stemme på den internationale scene. Værket er et favntag med marchmusikkens historie. Ved at omskrive en række af de mest velkendte, autokratiske hymner fra moderne historie, analyserer Faust de samfundsmæssige mekanismer, der tilsyneladende gør det svært for os at lære af historiens mest tyranniske hændelser. Koncerten er en del af Copenhagen Jazz Festival og præsenteres af Brorsons Kirke i samarbejde med Jazz Club Loco. - Maria Faust voksede op i Sovjetunionen. Her var marcher som del af propagandaen for det kommunistiske system selve soundtracket til hendes liv. Tidligt ville hun, som så mange andre indbyggere i Sovjetunionen, skulle læse verden mellem linjerne, hvor musikken blev brugt som et gemmested, og man fandt læring i, at kunsten ofte var det eneste sted, hvor frihed og sandhed kunne findes. Maria Fausts værker er kendt for deres samfundskritik, og hun er ikke bange for at låne stemme til politiske meninger i sin musik. Hun tror meget på, at kunstneren er blevet givet en stemme og er forpligtet til at bruge den. Sacrum Facere (som er latin for ’human sacrifice’ eller ekstrem kropsudsmykning) blev skabt af Maria Faust i 2014 ikke kun som værende et band, der spiller hendes musik, men også et middel der bærer hendes musikalske og filosofiske idéer. Med Sacrum Faceres to foregående album, ’Sacrum Facere’ og ’Organ’ italesatte Faust kvinders plads og formål i samfundet (kristent og ikke-kristent) og kvindelig identitets forhold til reproduktive forhold og rettigheder. ’Marches Rewound & Rewritten’ er et socialkritisk værk, som skaber opmærksomhed omkring gamle smertepunkter omkring verdenstyrannier, hierarkier, vold, livets værdi – og er en efterfølger til korværket ”Mass Of Mary”, der var komponeret for ofre for vold i hjemmet. Hvordan krige starter er som det klassiske hønen-og-ægget- spørgsmål: Hvordan starter det? Hvordan bryder vi voldens cirkel? MRR henvender sig både til den lokale krig i vores hjem og vold i stor skala, som man ser i krige mellem lande og forskellig tro. Som det var på de foregående Sacrum Facere-album, har selve instrumentationen stor symbolsk betydning. Denne gang er der fokus på lilletrommen. Ved at tage det gentagende element, som man finder i propagandamusik for diktaturer og vende dem på hovedet, gøre dem langsommere, spole dem tilbage og zoome ind – har Maria Faust på effektiv vis skabt et nyt landkort for marchen, udstillet den, rystet dens pompøse løgne og tilladt at den fejler – og dermed frigjort den. På samme tid tager hun nyt ejerskab over marchen som fra at være et tyranniets redskab til at eksistere på egne præmisser, som musik bør. Line up: Maria Faust – alto saxophoneFrancesco Bigoni – tenor saxophone, clarinetAnders Banke – bass clarinet, baritone hornKasper Tranberg – trumpetMads Hyhne – tromboneJonatan Ahlbom – tubaEmanuele Maniscalco – snare drumPeter Ole Jørgensen – bass drum, crotales, percussion - - - Maria Faust, Estonian-Danish saxophonist extraordinaire re-imagines music’s most militaristic form, the march, a form first and foremost associated with armies, manly valor; too often the form is propagandistic, commemorating victories or even even celebratory and festive, such as the familiar Radetzky March. We forget, however. that for the victims of war, those who hear the beat of the drum and marching feet in their own towns and countryside, the sound of an approaching army rarely augurs well. For civilians, the innocent victims of war, the sound of marching armies means death, destruction and, as we have seen in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the most horrific of crimes – torture, extrajudicial killings and mass rape. The tragedy of what the civilian faces in war is brought to the forefront in this record where the march, the customary musical accompaniment to war and armies, is hardly celebratory but covers a broad range of emotions – tragic, ominous, foreboding and mournful, to complement its more traditional role keeping marching soldiers in step. To this end, and appropriately for the march form, Faust’s compositions use far more percussive elements than we are used to with jazz records. Indeed, this record is above all a dialogue between a broad palette of emotions available to and expressed by Maria Faust’s magnificent playing, and the relentless, driving presence of the snare drum, ever reminding us that there is a war going on. For too many, war is something abstract, glorified and exalted, part of the culture’s DNA, a source of national pride, true of too many empires, past and present. Others, those whose history has largely avoided war, labor the abstraction of a naïve notion of “peace”, i.e.. that we wouldn’t have to bother thinking...

Candombe DK: Memory in Rhythm ¦ Cph Jazz Festival ¦ Union

An intimate, groove-driven night of jazz, candombe, and African-inspired sound. Candombe DK returns to Union and the Copenhagen Jazz Festival with a special quartet exploring the living connection between Candombe and its African roots. Joined this time by a Danish guitarist with studies in South Africa, the music moves between tradition and exploration — where rhythm carries memory across continents and into the present. Prepare for a meeting of traditions, rhythm, and contemporary jazz expression. About candombe Candombe is a South American culture that originally originated in Montevideo, Uruguay. It is primarily related to drumming and has played a significant role in the culture of the Río de la Plata for the last two hundred years, and has been recognized by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Line up Mariano Babsky, pianoJuan Ignacio Elvira, tambor pianoRasmus Karkov, saxophoneAlex Mckenzie, guitar Cph Jazz Festival 2026 in Union In Union, we invite you to enjoy a series of exciting eclectic concerts, which explore the borderlands of jazz. In other words, you should not expect traditional jazz, but rather a journey to the global roots of jazz. - Concert start at 19:00.- Ticket price: DKK 100. Before each concert you can enjoy a delicious meal in our café Send Flere Krydderier, which serves flavors from all over the world.

Dynamic: (st)Ages

Dynamic (st)Ages. A concert about stages, places, and phases in a human life 8 July 2026 at 8:00 PM at Literaturhaus Lush vocal harmonies, four strong lead singers, and a top rhythm section. Dynamic, founded in 2013 by award‑winning singer and arranger Paul Kim from San Francisco, breathes new life into a rare genre on the Danish jazz scene. They are often compared by reviewers to The Manhattan Transfer, but above all Dynamic has a sound entirely of its own, as the tightly knit group plays with combinations of voices and instruments. With their new project (st)Ages, Dynamic creates a concert experience of a very special nature. The repertoire, a mix of beloved jazz standards and original compositions, presents stages, places, and phases in a human life - from its delicate beginnings to old age. A newborn child that comes into the light, a teenager with an ukulele, a father’s love and pride, falling in love, having too much on your plate, mood swings, abandoned places, forgetting, acceptance, honking cars, dealing with jerks, silence in nature, hope and joy. Swing, Latin, groove, ballads - Dynamic’s renowned versatility and musicality will be on full display. There is room for humor, poetry, and reflection in this varied and captivating musical journey, presented in the beautiful setting and acoustics of Literaturhaus. Dynamic performs regularly in Denmark and abroad and has released critically acclaimed albums. On the website www.dynamicjazz.dk you can find links to albums, videos, the concert calendar, reviews, and more. Lineup: Paul Kim (voc), Anne Rørbæk Olesen (voc), Katrine Rømhild (voc), Kirstine Dahlberg (voc), Fredrik Rejle (g), Hasse Tang (drm) Niels Wilhelm Knudsen (b) Photo: Bo Sølling Troensegaard Press quotes “Vocal Jazz of the highest carat” Ole Rahr, Jazz Special, July 2020 “Clearly it is harmony singing of a very high technical class” Niels Overgaard, JazzNyt, 2 December, 2021 "Swinging and indeed funky vocal jazz carried by vocal harmonies." Ivan Rod, ivanrod.dk, May 11, 2019 “They were great!” Pascal Bokar Thiam, owner of Savanna Jazz Club (CA), jazz guitarist. 23 March, 2018 “They are attractive and charismatic in a unique way: their presentation of Evergreens is surprising and wonderful. They bring swinging to a new level. The audience loved them and my dear Svend (1916-2017) would have loved them too!" Ellen Bick Asmussen, Svend Asmussen's widow, May, 2022 "Skilled musicians are characterized by making everything sound easy" Kaj Skaaning, Live Jazz, 2017 ”You are so skilled that you can sing arrangements that no one else in Denmark has the capacity to perform, and you do it in a charming way, with fantastic back up from the super good musicians, and of course Al Jarreau’s little brother, Paul Kim, in the front” Niels Abild, Band leader, Kansas City Stompers "That sounds like Manhattan Transfer” Jimmy Rømer, Frederiksborg Amts Avis, 22 September, 2016 Links Website: www.dynamicjazz.dk Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DynamicVocalJazz Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dynamicjazz/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dynamicjazz.dk Albums on streaming services: https://www.dynamicjazz.dk/thisisdynamic.html

Candura (NO) ¦ Cph Jazz Festival ¦ Union

Candura is a new Norwegian band that pushes genre boundaries and draws inspiration from across the world. Their music fuses elements from Brazilian styles such as MPB, bossa nova and samba with Italian disco, Turkish funk and modern indiepop – resulting in a distinctive sonic identity that is vibrant and warm. With tight grooves, intricate vocal arrangements, rich keys, detailed percussion and atmospheric textures, Candura creates a sound that feels both timeless and forward-looking. The ambition is to build a musical world that feels fresh, sincere and inviting – a place for both emotion and escapism. The band consists of experienced musicians known from a wide range of other projects, and will release their first double single this fall. The debut album is expected in 2026. Line up Gabriela Garrubo, vocal & percussionSigmund Vestrheim, drumsLeo Geller, basOle Petter Aalgård, keysErlend Mokkelbost, (MD) Cph Jazz Festival 2026 i Union In Union, we invite you to enjoy a series of exciting eclectic concerts, which explore the borderlands of jazz. In other words, you should not expect traditional jazz, but rather a journey to the global roots of jazz.- Concert start at 19:00.- Ticket price: DKK 100.Before each concert you can enjoy a delicious meal in our café Send Flere Krydderier, which serves flavors from all over the world.

Los Cubraz | Copenhagen Jazz Festival på Kaffesalonen

Los Cubraz vender tilbage til Kaffesalonen under Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2026 med varme cubanske rytmer, salsa og son musik. Bandet skaber en festlig og energifyldt stemning, hvor publikum næsten ikke kan stå stille. Repertoiret byder på en blanding af gamle cubanske klassikere og egne numre – perfekt til en sommeraften ved søerne. “Det blev en herlig aften med cubanske rytmer.”— Flensborg Avis Los Cubraz består af:🎤 Ana Palma – sang🎷 Maria Carelse – tenorsax & kor🎸 Juan Borges – tres & kor🎸 Willy Arias – guitar & kor🎻 Niels Prins – kontrabas🥁 Kim Adrian – percussion & kor Begrænset antal pladser!Mad og drikke kan købes under koncerten.

Anna Pauline live på Kaffesalonen | Nordic Jazz meets Global Rhythms

Kaffesalonen inviterer til en stemningsfuld afslutning på Copenhagen Jazz Festival med den svenske vokalist og sangskriver Anna Pauline. Anna Pauline er en af Nordens mest spændende jazzstemmer og er kendt for sit unikke musikalske univers, hvor jazz møder svensk folkemusik, globale rytmer og moderne nordiske klange. Med sin nærværende vokal og internationale lyd har hun optrådt på scener verden over – fra Zanzibar til USA – og samarbejdet med navne som Nils Landgren, Randy Brecker og Janis Siegel fra The Manhattan Transfer. Denne aften på Kaffesalonen kan publikum opleve en koncert fyldt med varme, musikalitet og grænsenedbrydende jazz i intime omgivelser ved søerne. Forvent en levende musikalsk rejse mellem nordiske toner, improvisation, rytmer fra hele verden og stærkt nærvær. Glæd dig til en unik sommeraften med moderne jazz og globale vibes.

Bag Lukkede Øjne - Hypnagogia

Bag Lukkede Øjne – Hypnagogia er en sanselig, tværkunstnerisk musikdramatisk forestilling udviklet af Nadia Okrusko og Rika Yasui. Publikum føres ind i det skrøbelige øjeblik mellem vågen og søvn. Virkeligheden opløses, drømme tager form, og et monster træder frem. Med gensidig nysgerrighed forvandles frygt til genkendelse – måske bor monsteret i os selv. Musik, dans og video danner et poetisk univers, hvor børn og voksne sammen oplever fortryllende fortællinger i godnathistoriens magiske rum. Forestillingen er en del af Golden Days Festivalen. Dørene åbner kl. 17:30

El Mundo de Aguirre | Mathias Reumert Group

Join us for a deep dive into the world of Louis Franz Aguirre — the stunningly original Cuban composer, whose music is not for the faint of heart! We will be performing three of Aguirre's most exquisite works for ensemble:Oru a Yemayá y Obba (2012)Fantasy for the Persistence of Memory (2022)Toque a Oggún y Shangó (2018) LINEUPLiam Mallett, fluteHoria Dumitrache, clarinetHenriette Jensen, saxTalvi Hunt, pianoDavid Hildebrandt, percussionAnders Kann Elten, vibraphoneMathias Reumert, conductor & vibraphone SPONSORSStatens KunstfondDet Obelske FamiliefondLouis-Hansens Fond Knud Højgaards Fond William Demant Fonden