Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2018
International Highlights
Headlining artists from around the globe Copenhagen Jazz Festival has always been home to a diverse range of the greatest stars in jazz, and the 40th edition is no different. Here is a small selection of Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2018’s many international artists DR Koncerthuset (Koncertsalen, Studie 2) As you approach DR Koncerthuset, a fabulous sight greets you. Designed by the french architect Jean Nouvel, the blue frontage is monumental, yet airy, as if the building had been carved out of the sky. Events at Koncerthuset range widely in terms of size and genre: Jazz greats, symphony orchestras and pop/rock stars spread across its concert halls of varying size. Major international artists such as Anoushka Shankar, Gregory Porter, Dianne Reeves, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea and Caetano Veloso & Gilberto Gil have all performed here. Jazz by the Sea/Kulturhuset Islands Brygge Set in beautiful maritime surroundings at Islands Brygge, the annual concert theme Jazz by the Sea during Copenhagen Jazz Festival represents one of the festival’s most treasured venues. This year’s certainly no different with a slew of eight great acts, both local and international, ready to enter the stage at Kulturhuset Islands Brygge, seemingly almost floating away on the serene waters of Copenhagen Harbour.
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Skuespilhuset The Royal Playhouse was inaugurated in February 2008 - and is The Royal Theatre’s new stage for contemporary dramatic performance. The new Playhouse is beautifully located on the waterfront of Copenhagen's harbour and is already a designated city landmark, planned and projected for over 130 years. The new theatre has a large auditorium and stage, a grand waterfront foyer and a long promenade made of rustic oak planks running alongside the building, connected to the main walkways into the city. Den Sorte Diamant Den Sorte Diamant (trans: The Black Diamond) is the latest addition to The Royal Library of Copenhagen. The Queen’s Hall is the library’s beautiful concert hall, in which various concerts take place year round in the genres of classical and jazz. The concert hall is an official venue at Copenhagen Jazz Festival, is known for its unique acoustics and has a capacity of 4-600 people. Brorsons Kirke Located in the multiethnic Nørrebro, Brorsons Kirke (Brorson’s Church) is a progressive church and the only church in Denmark with a strictly non-classical musical profile. Brorsons Kirke is a relatively new venue at Copenhagen Jazz Festival which joined the festival in 2017 as the host of
progressive concert theme Something Else. This forward-looking attitude continues at Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2018, where the church is home to some of the festival’s most intimate and visionary acts. Pumpehuset During Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2018, the long defunct waterworks Pumpehuset is home to a long list of international acts with a marked emphasis on the young scene in New Orleans, as Fringe Jazz takes over the venue’s sizable indoor facilities capable of entertaining 4-600 people. Prøvehallen & Betty Nansen Prøvehallen in Valby is an intimate venue with a New York-feel and a capacity of 240 seats. Betty Nansens is a theater on Frederiksbergs Allé. Both are curated by Cowbell Music, who hosts visiting artists from the American jazz scene, often in collaboration with Danish musicians, as well as the extraordinary night with Brazilian icon Hermeto Pascoal! Den Grå Hal Traditional venue Amager Bio relocates for one night to Den Grå Hal in Christiania to present legendary funksters Tower of Power on the final day of the festival.