Copenhagen Jazz Festival guide

July 2 - 11, 2010Jazz Festival supplement

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• Jazzhus montmartre, reborn again • martha wainwright sings piaF • the Festival in themes • at CaFe selina, the City’s hottest new venue

Caetano Veloso, Joshua Redman, Bill Frisell, Richard Bona, Efterklang, Elvis Costello, Diana Krall, Herbie Hancock, Fly, Kenny Barron, Marcus Miller, Martha Wainwright, Mose Allison, Portico Quartet, Jason Moran & The Bandwagon, Esperanza Spalding, Gretchen Parlato, Mikkelborg/Mazur/Davies/Nordsø, Uri Caine, John Abercrombie, Joe Lovano, Vijay Iyer, Dianne Reeves, David Sanborn, Caroline Henderson, DR Big Band, Mike Stern + mange flere

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Inclusive of allby Johnny Niemann

Should you have the good fortune to be enjoying these words on a sunny day in Copenhagen, you are realising one of the rewards for surviving the winter here. Long, bright days. A city smiling. People

free and walking about with a spirit of festive joy.One can’t however, and nor should you, ever count on the weather - dreari-ness has affected many a Scandinavian summer. Thank goodness then, for one of the other great summertime blessings Copenhagen has to offer: rain or shine the Copenhagen Jazz Festival brings 10 days of non-stop, city-wide jazz, July 2nd to July 11th. In its 32nd year, this major international festival boasts a line-up of superstars and a constellation of concerts for everyone who enjoys music. It is the perfect antidote to grey skies, and a delightful accompaniment to a sunny summer’s day.The festival’s pure range is unbelievable. Around 900 concerts in total at 100 venues. The festival has the good sense to be non-discriminating, and this egalitarian spirit allows each and every cafe with a bass or a trumpet to include itself under the auspices of the festival. That means jazz is present in the city. From the morning concerts for kids, to the brass band street parades, to the late night jam sessions, the city is alive with jazz. Concerts outdoors, concerts beside canals, concerts for children and in parks: many of the concerts are free or for a price of next to nothing.The festival refuses to compromise on its musicality by inviting big name artists from other genres and slapping the title ‘Jazz Festival’ before their names. Sting, Kanye West and Missy Elliot may all be fine artists in their own right, but when the Stockholm Jazz Festival added them to their pro-gramme in recent years, it seemed more like cynical pandering to fill seats rather than developing the music, local artists, or the jazz scene like Copen-hagen is committed to doing. Continuing a tradition that goes back to the Copenhagen days of Dexter Gordon, Stan Getz or Ben Webster, local artists have a place on stage and in the programme alongside the great foreign musicians. ‘A very crucial and special characteristic of the festival is that a vast majority of the concerts are with local musicians,’ says Niels Lan Doky, the great Danish pianist and international recording artist. ‘If you go to any other big festival it’s mainly all international. The Copenhagen Jazz Festival really gives the opportunity for the grassroots level to develop their craft, which is essential.’

Artistic director Kenneth Hansen makes a conscious effort to keep the festi-val popular, but not at a price. The music is pleasing, but challenging – music to make you think, to allow you to develop your own ideas, to awaken your feelings and enliven your dreams. Artists like Jason Moran (July 8th at the Copenhagen JazzHouse) or Vijay Iyer (also at the JazzHouse, July 4th) are expanding the very nature of the music, visiting the roots of the medium and splicing a music that’s a hybrid of the past, the present, and the future. If you are looking for today’s great composers, look no further than these two artists. They are among many great acts holding sway at the JazzHouse. This year, for the first time, the festival has taken over the programming for the JazzHouse (calling the concerts at the venerable jazz venue ‘21st Cen-tury Jazz’), attracting fresher more dynamic acts such as the sax/bass/drums trio Fly (July 5th) or the heralded young singer Gretchen Parlato (July 10th).

The big names at the festival are granted the distinction of ‘Giant Jazz’ - Her-bie Hancock’s concert at the Opera House on July 3rd being the major catch and biggest name of this festival. Other headliners under the Giant Jazz series include the Brazilian singer and guitarist Caetano Veloso at the Royal Theatre on July 5th, a dual concert with former Miles Davis bassist Marcus Miller and 25-year-old sensation bassist and singer Esperanza Spalding on July 6th at the Royal Theatre, saxophonist Joe Lovano with the DR Big Band at the DR Koserthuset on July 4th, and Martha Wainwright singing the music of Edith Piaf on July 9th at the Royal Theatre.Two other items on the programme add to the festival’s vision: ‘The Latin Side of Jazz’, at Pressen at Politkens Hus and ‘...something else’, presented in Charlottenborg at the Art Academy. Pressen at Politkens Hus has become a place for interesting programmes. Last year musicians played tribute ses-sions to artists ranging from Coltrane to the Velvet Underground and jazz discussions/panels were held. This year the scene shifts to a genre of jazz less often seen in Europe: the Latin side. Pianist Eddie Palmieri (July 5th), harpist Edmar Castañeda (July 2nd) and flamenco singer Miguél De Tena (July 6th) are some of the musicians certain to spice up the place. For the third straight year, ...something else is the closest thing the festival makes to a compromise of non-jazz music. The artists are still musically challenging and follow the spirit of jazz, but have a more indie/alternative bent. It has long been Hansen’s ambition to book the rock band Sonic Youth or the indie-group Animal Collective to headline the ...something else bill. ‘We want to expand jazz,’ said Hansen. ‘Jazz for me is not a genre, it is a state of mind, a way to approach music and life as well. I can see and hear jazz in many things. Jazz is experimentation and improvisation. It is a moving thing. It changes. It can be music and art and life in general.’

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Copenhagen Jazz Festival Supplement - July 2 - 11, 2010

JAZZ GIANT“Jazz Giant” is the festival’s oldest and most pres-tigious theme, and this year includes internation-al headliners such as Herbie Hancock (The Royal Opera, July 3, 20.00), Joe Lovano & DR Big Band,(Koncerthuset, July 4, 20.00), Caetano Veloso (Royal Danish Theatre, July 5, 20.00), Marcus Miller & Esperanza Spalding (Royal DanishTheatre, (July 6, 20.00). Giant Jazz at Copenha-

gen Jazz Festival closes this theme with Canadian vocalist ‘Martha Wainwright sings Piaf’: (Royal Danish Theatre, July 9, 20.00). 21ST CENTury JAZZ @ COPENhAGEN JAZZhOuSECopenhagen JazzHouse plays host to ‘21st Cen-tury Jazz’, an internationally-orientated club pro-gramme with both established and fresh names,

including highlights such as Portico Quartet (July 2, 21.30), Vijay Ayer (July 4, 21.30), Joshua Red-man Double Trio (July 6 & 7, 21.30), Jason Mo-ran & The Bandwagon July 8, 21.30) Journey to ... Mikkelborg/Mazur/Davies/Nordsø (July 9, 21.30).

...SOMEThING ELSE‘Something Else’ ask the question ‘What Is Jazz?’ and is known for giving jazz police deep wrinkles on the forehead. This year it has moved from Skuespilhuset to the amazing outdoor venue Charlottenborg in the very centre of Copenha-gen right next to Nyhavn. You can experience bands such as I Got You On Tape (July 9, 22:00), Efterklang (July 10. 22.00), Kostcirkeln (July 8, 18.00) plus a special meeting between jazz and electronica delivered by Lars Møller Quartet and Berlin based techno wiz-kid Bjørn Svin (July 8, 22:00). LATIN SIDE Of JAZZPressen in Politiken Hus offers ‘The Side Of Lat-in Jazz’ - a special theme focusing on the many colourful sides of South American music and rhythms that have inspired and influenced jazz music for decades. Here one can experience among others the Puerto-Rican-born piano leg-end Eddie Palmieri (July 5, 20.30), the young Colombian harp-equilibrist Edmar Castaneda (July 2, 20.30), tango singer Silvana Deluigi (July 3, 20.30) and a new, exciting acquaintance, the flamenco singer Miguel de Tena (July 6, 20.30). JAZZ By ThE SEA‘Jazz By The Sea’ again takes place this year at Kulturhuset Islands Brygge, and here you can en-joy the sunset and a swim in the harbour bath listening to music by names such as Ulla Hen-ningsen (July 3, 20.00), Benny Andersen & Livs-linerne (July 4, 20.00), Murder (July 5, 20.00), Kira Skov sings Billie Holiday feat. Jakob Dinesen

(July 7, 20.00), and a Danish special tribute to Joni Mitchell featuring leading Danish female vo-calists Sinne Eeg, Mona Larsen and Randi Laubek (July 8, 20.00). MEETINGSThe National Gallery of Denmark is home to five joint concerts with the heading ‘Meetings’, where you can experience high-profile Danish musicians, such as Kresten Osgood and Lotte Anker, in strong international company. Meet amazing US guitarist Scott Dubois (July 4, 15.00), ECM-recording piano player Marilyn Crisspell with the French bass player Joelle Leandre and Danish saxophonist Lotte Anker (July 7, 17:00), and the music of German composer Hans Hertzel performed by Das Kapital (July 10, 17:00). CLASSIC JAZZ TrIBuTEAnother kind of meeting is going on at Carlsberg, where Jesper Thilo, Kristian Jorgensen, Jesper Løvdal and Thomas Clausen celebrate and pay tribute to the four great American musicians Stuff Smith, Kenny Drew, Ben Webster and Dex-ter Gordon respectively, who each have lived in Copenhagen for long periods in the 1960s and hence left their mark on the Copenhagen jazz scene. (Carlsbergs Gårdhave, Visit Carlsberg, July 6, 7, 8 & 9, 18.00) JAZZ fOr KIDSFor the second consecutive year the heart of the ‘Jazz For Kids’ theme is located in Østre Anlæg, the beautiful park just behind the National Gal-lery of Denmark. The programme is greater than ever and presents seven full days of jazz, art, circus and singing for children and adults. Other places that present jazz for kids during the fes-tival include Haveselskabts Have and Christians Kirken, so every day during the festival there are musical activities for the younger generation.

In beautiful themesCopenhagen Jazz Festival July 2-11 2010 presents an impressive array of international and Danish jazz names, dispersed over the entire city at a record number of venues. The programme also in-cludes a series of themes that will hopefully make it a bit easier to get an overview of the more than 1,000 concerts that will be held over ten days.

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All great cities have graveyards of nostalgia where natives, residents and return visitors are haunted by memories of places that exist only in their imagination. A place, that you loved, that isn’t any longer. Those evenings embedded into your mind, never to be forgotten, but seemingly lost. Whenever you walk past that place or recall it, memories jetty their way to your heart, to your mind, and you hold in yourself those lovely but fleeting feelings.

From 1959 to 1976 Jazzhus Montmartre at Store Regengade 19A was one of the preeminent addresses in jazz. The legendary club was blessed by frequent appearances of the jazz greats, and Copenhagen residents Stan Getz, Dexter Gordon and Ben Webster. The top artists always made their way to the club. Recordings—official and bootlegged—abound from late nights at

the Jazzhus. It was loved and renowned by jazz fans in Denmark and around the world. The internationally celebrated, Danish-born pianist, Niels Lan Doky and his friend, entrepreneur Rune Bech have dreamt up a mad dream: resurrecting the spirit of the lost jazz shrine. Jazzhus Montmartre re-opened May 1st after a 24 year absence, in the exact same spot—same stage, same art on the walls, same ‘energy still lingering in the walls,’ according to Lan Doky. When the previous tenant, a hairdresser, closed its doors, Lan Doky and Bech felt that they could not pass up the opportunity. Their ambition, in their own words: To ‘create a party every night’ based around the ‘essential jazz values of freedom, spontaneity, emotion, positivity, creativity, being cool and feeling good.’Jazzhus Montmartre is returning to the Jazz Festival with a special program. On the opening day of the festival the artist Mogen Gylling will unveil a new edition of his famous plaster masks that once adorned the club’s walls. Highlights include the Kenny Barron quartet featuring David Sanchez (July 4-July 6th) and a series of special concerts celebrating the late great Danish jazz legend Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (July 7-9th). And to really bring back the old days, each and every night of the Jazz Festival will find a late night jam session igniting round about midnight at the Jazzhus Montmartre. You can be sure that visiting artists will venture to the legendary club to experience the history and play with the exciting house rhythm section led by 20 year old Danish drummer Niclas Bardeleben and 18 year old bassist Jonathan Bremer, two young musicians hand-picked by Lan Doky and artists he sees as ‘prominent voices in the jazz of the future.’‘Jazz jams are a platform for musicians to get together under the most spontaneous of circumstances,’ said Lan Doky. ‘It’s pure impromptu, spur of the moment music. This is what is unique for jazz, the improvisation and the creation that takes place in the moment. Jam sessions have always been of vital 4

Jazzhus MontmartreStore Regnegade 19A, 1110 Copenhagen K;

Ticket Booking:(+45) 70 15 65 65, Cafe booking (dining):

(+45) 31 72 34 94 or [email protected];

www.jazzhusmontmartre.dk

Rarely, if ever, do those beloved places come back to life.by Johnny Niemann

importance for the evolution of jazz musicians and jazz. The famous jam sessions at Minton’s Playhouse in Harlem in the 1940s is what at the time led to the new form of jazz called Be Bop.’Most business plans don’t include a manifesto stating that their locale should have a ‘warm, welcoming and homely atmosphere attracting good people that follow their hearts in life.’ So what are Lan Doky and Bech thinking? ‘We may be crazy, but we believe in this,’ said Bech. ‘We are a non-profit because our purpose isn’t to make money here—that’s not the spirit. We want an institution that gives back.’Lan Doky, who was knighted by Queen Margrethe the day he lead a tour of the premises, is the musi-cal director. The space is intimate, even tiny, all 70-85 seats nestled right up close to the stage. Lan Doky claims exacting standards and promises to hand-pick a program that he’d actually want to listen to—many of the visiting artists likely to be people he has played with himself. The schedule includes tributes, exciting combinations of artists, and music that challenges but enlivens the listener. The attention to detail even extends to the cafe’s menu: Lan Doky will send a sample of every musician to the Michelin awarded Italian restaurateur Elvio Milleri, director of two of Copenhagen’s best-known restaurants, Era Ora and Acquamarina, who will then create menus and wine pairings that match the music. The café opens for business at noon, Monday through Saturdays, and Sundays if there’s a con-cert. The full menu is available until just before the music starts, thereafter Italian wine and cheese, beers, drinks and snacks are also available.

A Copenhagen native and former bar hand at Montmartre in the late 1960s, who only wanted to go by the name Lars, described the atmosphere: ‘It was an important part of Copenhagen’s cultural life. It had a special status because it was jazz—all the other places closed, but Montmartre went on all night. There were many foreigners there, Americans, black and white, people from different places. It felt like the center of Copenhagen.’

Lars described how he’d return home from the club around 5 in the morning, and need to leave his sweater hanging outside his apartment because it smelled so much like the smoke from the club and french fries they served. One night, according to Lars, he came to the club only to see the jazz legend Thelonious Monk drunk, drinking Rød Aalborg snaps out of a beer glass. Monk was unable to play, so a few other pianists took turns on stage while Monk slept. Around two or three in the morning Monk came to and played brilliantly, for hours, delighting the crowd, and eventually buying the audience rounds of beer. This tale, this spirit, seems like out of a world incomprehensible in Copenhagen today, but part of the lore and legend of an adored spot.‘The legacy and past of the Montmartre is like the ultimate jazz dream to me and everyone else who knows about it,’ Lan Doky said. ‘I didn’t realize actually how many people share that dream—the emotional impact of the idea that the Montmartre is re-opening has opened up this emotionally la-tent bomb for people. So many people are interested. So many want to help. We are not re-creating something of the past, we are not making a museum, we are re-connecting with some essential values of jazz and trying to do it in a new way for a new era. I think of a quote by Albert “Tootie” Heath [the great American jazz drummer who served as the house drummer at Montmartre] who said “those who stand on the shoulders of their ancestors stand taller.” ‘

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Just off the main walking street stroget, the easy international atmosphere is perfect for new-comers to Denmark with a love of jazz, particularly those over the age of 40.

As a first time writer for The Copenhagen Post and only 18 years old to boot,

the idea of going alone and, to be honest, completely unprepared to a jazz

club filled me with typical British horror. I imagined a surly crowd of old jazz

veterans, nursing their bottles of beer and in some dingy basement beneath

a shop. I cringed at the idea of opening the door and being met with blank

faces, staring at me in disbelief. However, as I trudged up Skindergade to-

wards Cafe Selina, these premature assumptions were melted away by the

warm sound of New Orleans jazz filtered through large windows on the first

floor.

The interior did even more to release my anxieties. The dark mahogany

wood and blood red walls were the only element that hinted at the deep,

dark jazz club of my fears. The late summer light flooding through the win-

dows, shining on the small but lively group of people gave more of a New

Orleans vibe than I had imagined and I soon found myself a comfortable

nook on a sofa in the corner. Without the live band, you might find it hard to

classify this place. Although the open seating by the window, international

memorabilia and intermingling of English and Danish suggests an interna-

tional pub, the posters of Dizzy Gillespie and other jazz greats firmly remind

you that this is a house of music. There is even a stage on the second floor

for larger performances, also used by Copenhagen harbour and long johns

jazz club. Here, the lights are lower and you can almost see the cloud of

smoke omnipresent before the smoking ban.

During their break, I find myself in easy conversation with the band. Chris,

clarinettist, singer and all round entertainer, is yet another Australian that

has been roped to Denmark by the spell of a beautiful Dane. The guitarist

Henrik, on the other hand, is a true Dane with a vast knowledge of Copen-

hagen jazz history and a 16 year old daughter, who taps her foot along to her

dad’s music. ‘I hope you can write after your second Guinness’, jokes Char-

lie, the Scottish owner, as he brings me a drink. He tells me that although

Tuesday night is all about New Orleans traditional jazz, it is also a haven for

swing enthusiasts, with various live performances on Thursday and Friday.

Just off the main walking street Strøget, the easy international atmosphere

is perfect for new-comers to Denmark with a love of jazz, particularly those

over the age of 40. Even for non-jazz enthusiasts, Cafe Selina is a hyggelig

place to watch the beautiful game and the usual array of Danish and foreign

beers are provided at a relatively inexpensive price. It is also a great place

to warm up for the Copenhagen Jazz festival, with live music from Mon-

day to Friday during this week, including Latin jazz on Monday, a full band

on Wednesday and the band Perona on Thursday. I can guarantee that by

the time you leave, probably a few hours after you planned, you will have

friends, jazz contacts and, of course, rhythm.

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Fri 2/7 Django Jubilee: Gypsy Jam

Chris Tanner’s Rifftet · Swingin’ Swanee (DE)

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KlezmerMeetsRoma · Swingin’ Swanee (DE)

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Sun 4/7 Phoenix City Jakob Dinesen / Nicolai Munch / Laust Sonne

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Kresten Osgood / Thomas Morgan (US)

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Manual · Kraut Night

Thur 8/7 Evan Parker (UK) / Nate Wooley (US)

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Valby Vokalgruppe · Selvhenter

Ras Money + 59P JSL feat. Stanley Must (Club)

Fri 9/7 Fred Frith (UK) / Lotte Anker

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Hoppeborgen feat. Kasper Bjørke m.fl . (Club)

Sat 10/7 Kresten Osgood & Hvad Er Klokken

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Annika Aakjær / Oliver Hoiness

Loco Dope feat. DJ Hugo Rasmussen

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Ama´r Strandbar & Råhuset / Onkel Dannys Plads

Sat 10/7 Kresten Osgood & Hvad Er Klokken

feat: Nils Wogram (DE) / Paolo Russo (IT)

Annika Aakjær / Oliver Hoiness

Loco Dope feat. DJ Hugo Rasmussen

Henrik Sundh

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At this year’s Copenhagen Jazz Festival, Canadian singer Martha Wainwright will perform her critically acclaimed tribute to the beautiful selection of rare and celebrated Edith Piaf songs as can be heard on her stunning 2009 album ‘Sans Fusils, Ni Souliers, A Paris.’

The Piaf album was recorded during three intimate performances in New York’s Dixon Place Thea-tre in June. Produced by Hal Willner, Wainwright assembled a unique band of musicians includ-ing long-time collaborator Brad Albetta — who produced Wainwright’s first two albums — pianist Thomas Bartlett and electric guitarist/multi-instrumentalist Doug Wieselman to capture the French chanteuse’s venerable catalogue, beautifully coupled with Wainwright’s incredible, evocative and distinctive voice.

“I chose the songs based on what I thought I could sing best,’ Wainwright said. ‘I didn’t want to sing something like ‘Je ne regrette rien’ because I didn’t feel that I was going to be able to do it any justice compared to the original version.”

Martha Wainwright well remembers her first reaction to producer Hal Willner’s proposal that she pay homage to the songs of Edith Piaf.‘I thought it was a terrible idea,’ the singer-songwriter reflects. ‘She’s so famous. And Piaf has had a lot of attention lately, with the film [‘La Vie En Rose’, for which star Marion Cotillard’s won an Oscar] and now a musical. I didn’t want to jump on a bandwagon.’ But Willner eventually convinced her by sending her over 200 songs sung by Piaf, her favourite singer growing up as the child of famous folkies Kate McGarrigle and Loudon Wainwright III. ‘Then I realized it’s more an homage to, not only Piaf, but also the writers and composers of her cat-alogue,’ said Wainwright. ‘So I decided to go ahead, completely confident that Hal and I could enjoy this great experience of performing some of the most interesting songs I had ever come across.’Wainwright has been a fan of the French icon since she was seven or eight years old and her broth-er, the musician and singer Rufus Wainwright played some Piaf records from their mother’s collec-tion for her.

“I think it was the beginning of my love affair with very emotive type singers,’ she said.Piaf’s records filled her with a feeling of ‘complete freedom and abandon, almost reck-less in some ways.’ She and Rufus used to crank the records up loud.

Apart from being a tribute to a singing legend, Martha Wainwright’s Piaf album is also imbued with the voice and influence of another, her mother Kate McGarrigle.McGarrigle, who died in January, provided backup vocals and accordion on the album, and even helped pick the songs.

‘And, you know, I’m just terribly grateful for all of her help that she’s given me ’cause I’ve never done anything without her opinion and without her guidance and so hopefully I’ve learned enough to know what to do next.’

“THERE IS MUSIC IN OUR NAME”

Tuesday 6th July (18:00)Peruna Jazzmen

Wednesday 7th July (18:00)Hans Knudsens Jump Band

Thursday 8th July (18:00)Papa Blues Viking Jazz Band

Friday 9th July (18:00)Theis Jazzband

Saturday 10th July (15:00)Ricardos Jazzmenn

Sunday 11th July (14:00)Louisiana Jazz Band with Daimi

OUR JAZZ FESTIVAL PROGRAM

Monday - Friday (13:00 – 16:00)Join Niels Andersson’s jazz trio with guests

Helle Marstrand and Jan Schiöpffe for lunch

Friday 2nd July (18:00)Kid Eriksens New Orleans Band

Saturday 3rd July (14:00)Kim Mentzer Jazz & Blues Band

Sunday 4th July (14:00)Poul Harrison with Merian

Monday 5th July (18:00)Jørgen Svare and his Good Time Jazz Band

COPENHAGEN JAZZ FESTIVALThe music rings out in the old family garden

We look forward to welcoming you!M.G. Petersens familiehave Pile Allé 16, 2000 Frederiksberg. Tel: 36 16 11 33

www.petersensfamiliehave.dk mail@ petersensfamiliehave.dk

WE SERVE DAILYbuffet, open sandwiches, plus a la cart menu from

the traditional Danish kitchen

TUESDAY DANCEAgain this year we are holding ‘Tuesday Dance’ and lighting up our bonfire for the young

at heart. Come and swing under open skies to our dance

orchestra. The music plays from 13:00 to 16:00 on 20th July and

3rd and 17th August. It would be wise to reserve your table

MarthaWainwright Sings Edith Piaf

Copenhagen Jazz FestivalJuly 9, 2010: Martha

Wainwright Sings Edith Piaf

2 JuLy14:30; Official Opening-Street Parade w. Orion Brass Band; Højbro Plads- Niels Hemmingsens-gade – Gråbrødre Torv – Rundetårn – Kultorvet – Fiolstræde – Frue Plads 13:00; Kong Hans Kongelige Hofkapel; Kant Bar, Højbro Plads 3, Cph K 18:00; The Sprit of New Orleans; Kant Bar 18:00; Majken & Fjeldtetten; Nyhavns Ankeret, Nyhavn,1051 Cph K18:30; The Willow Alley Cats + Swing Jazz Dance Course; Amager Strandvej 110, Cph S19:00; Paul Harrison Band; Café IDAbryggen, Ka-lvebod Brygge 31-33, 1780 Cph V19:00; Trio Rio feat. Mai Seidelin (DK) & Zé Paulo Becker (BRA); KaffeSalonen, Peblinge Dossering 6 2200 Cph N

3 JuLy11:00; Jazz for Kids: Opening w. Six City Stomp-ers; Østre Anlæg v. Statens Museum for Kunst, Sølvgade 48-50, 1307 Cph K12:00; Street Parade w. Orion Brass Band: Axel Møllers Have – Frederiksberg Centret – Frederiks-berg Runddel12:00; Tax Office; Huset ved Kongens Have, Goth-ersgade 89, 1123 Cph K12:00; Jazz Five; Field´s Copenhagen, Arne Jacob-sens Allé 12, 2300 Cph S12:00; Leonardo Pedersens Jazzkapel; Lindevang Kirke, Hattensens Allé 12, 2000 Frederiksberg12:00; Jazz-brazil: Mais Uma feat. Zé Paulo Beck-er; Frederiksberg Hovedbibliotek, Falkoner Plads 3, 2000 Frederiksberg C12:30; Jazz for Kids: Jazz Camp Goes Live; Østre Anlæg v. Statens Museum for Kunst20:00; GIANT JAZZ: Herbie Hancock (US); Oper-aen, Ekvipagemestervej 10, 1438 Cph K 4 JuLy11:30; Lund/Mørck feat. Hugo Rasmussen; Café IDAbryggen11:30; Birgitte Soojin kvartet; Plaza Hotel Library Bar; Bernstorffsgade 4,1577 Cph V11:30; Anna Kruse Trio; PH-Caféen, Halmtorvet 9, 1700, Cph V13:00; Burgundia Jazz Band; Kant Bar13:00; Mads Kjølby; Fisketorvet Shopping Center, Kalvebod Brygge 59, 1560 Cph V13:00; Ninna Milner & The Sophisticated Ladies; Krøgers Familiehave, Pile Allé 18, 2000 Frederiks-berg13:00; Theis Jazzband; Kulturhuset Viften, Rø-

dovre Parkvej 130,2610 Rødovre13:30; Lars Fiil Kvartet; Huset i Magstræde, Gård-scenen, Rådhusstræde 13, 1466 Cph K14:00; Trio Puente del Este; Argentinsk Vinbar Tango y Vinos, Herluf Trolles gade 9, 1052 Cph K20:00; Kenny Barron Quartet feat. David Sanchez (USA); Jazzhus Montmartre, Store Regnegade 19A1110 Cph K

5 JuLy10:00; Jazz for Kids: Lydland Kvartet; Det Kongelige Danske Haveselskab, Frederiksberg Runddel, 2000 Frederiksberg12:00; Paul Banks & Charlotte Halberg; Amager-bro Kvarterhuset, Jemtelandsgade 3, 2300 Cph S13:30; rytmekons presents: Anders Ekstrøm Nil-ou Band; Det Kongelige Danske Haveselskab14:00; Copenhagen Guitar Duo; Argentinsk Vin-bar Tango y Vinos14:30; Jens Søndergaard “More Pepper” Quartet feat. Bob Rockwell; JazzCup 21:30; 21st Century Jazz: Joshua Redman Double Trio (US); Copenhagen JazzHouse23:00; Sekten; LiteraturHaus, Møllegade 7, 2200 Cph N

6 JuLy13:00; Niels Anderssons Jazztrio w. Helle Marstrand & Jan Schiöffe; M.G. Petersens Fami-liehave15:00; Svin; Huset i Magstræde, Gårdscenen16:00; Klavs Nordsø Trio w. Bob Rockwell & Jør-gen Emborg; Ingolfs Kaffebar, Ingolfs Alle 3, 2300 Cph. S17:00; Alberte Winding/Benjamin Koppel; Drop Inn, Kompagnistræde 34 1208 Cph K19:30; Saxophone Symposion feat. Chris Potter, Bobby Watson, Benjamin Koppel, Alex Riel, Kenny Werner, Pierre Boussaguet; Prøvehallen20:00; GIANT JAZZ: Caetano Veloso (BRA); Det Kongelige Teater, Gamle Scene, Kongens Nytorv1017 Cph K21:00; Six City Stompers; Café Sommersko, Kron-prisensgade 6, 1114 Cph K00:00; Kresten Osgood, Thomas Morgan (US), Loren Stillman (US);Råhuset - Jazz Club Loco, On-kel Dannys Plads 7, 1711 Cph V

7 JuLy12:00; Musikhøjskolen presents: Sigmatoper; Det Kongelige Danske Haveselskab; Frederiksberg Runddel, 2000 Frederiksberg13:00; Niels Anderssons Jazztrio w. Helle

Marstrand & Jan Schiöffe; M.G. Petersens Fami-liehave, Pile Allé 16, 2000 Frederiksberg14:30; Kristian Jørgensen & Bjarke falgren: “Vio-lin Summit”; JazzCup, Gothersgade 107, 1123 Cph K15:00; Kran feat. Tomasz Licak; PH-Caféen, Halm-torvet 9, 1700 Cph V17:00; Anker, Crispell, Leandre (US/FRA/DK); Stat-ens Museum for Kunst, 21:30; 21st Century Jazz: Joshua Redman Double Trio (US); Copenhagen JazzHouse, Niels Hem-mingsens Gade 10 1153 Cph K 23:30; Aske Jacoby Trio; Huset i Magstræde, Hu-sets Café, Rådhusstræde 13, 1466 Cph K

8 JuLy12:00; Musikhøjskolen presents: Mikkel Wester-gaard Band feat. Signe Dahlgreen; Det Kongelige, Frederiksberg Runddel, 2000 Frederiksberg14:00; Avantgarde Afternoon @ Sort Kaffe & Vinyl; Sort Kaffe og Vinyl, Skydebanegade, 1709 Cph V18:00; Bill Frisell Trio; Det Kongelige Danske Have-selskab, Frederiksberg Runddel, 2000 Frederiks-berg19:00; Reverend Shine Snake Oil Co; Mojo, Løngangstræde 21 C, 1468 Cph K20:00; BTN Trio; Malbeck, Istedgade 61, 1650 Cph V20:00; Carsten Dahl Experience Trio + Quartet; Krudttønden, Serridslevvej 2, 2100 Cph Ø21:00; Karen Bach Trio; Café Blågårds Apotek, Blågårds Plads 2, 2200 Cph N22:00; Dr. Drawbars; Studenterhuset, Købmager-gade 52, 1150 Cph K

9 JuLy 12:00; rytmekons presents: Last Russian Violin Factory; Det Kongelige Danske Haveselskab, Fre-deriksberg Runddel, 2000 Frederiksberg13:00; Niels Anderssons Jazztrio w. Helle Marstrand & Jan Schiöffe; M.G. Petersens Fami-liehave, Pile Allé 16, 2000 Frederiksberg15:00; New Orleans Delight w. Derek Winters; Ny-havns Ankeret, Nyhavn,1051 Cph K16:00; Louisiana Jazzband feat. Daimi; Kulturhu-set Viften, Rødovre Parkvej 130, 2610 Rødovre18:00; Hot Society Orchestra; Højbro Plads, Kant Bar20:00; GIANT JAZZ: Martha Wainwright sings Piaf (US); Det Kongelige Teater, Gamle Scene21:00; Brazilian Nights feat. Afonso Correa & An-dré Sao (BRA);Fat Tuesday, Ny Adelgade 3

1104 Cph K22:00; Kresten Osgood og Hvad er Klokken; Stu-denterhuset

10 JuLy 12:00; rytmekons presents: Bird Alert; Det Kongelige Danske Haveselskab, Frederiksberg Runddel, 2000 Frederiksberg13:00; Henning Munk og Plumberne; Højbro Plads, Kant Bar16:00; Babop feat. Uri Caine, Benjamin Koppel, Jesper Løvdal, Thommy Andersson, Kresten Os-good; Prøvehallen, Porcelænstorvet 4, 2500 Valby20:00; Rayuela Allstars feat. Bebe, Frank, Ryde, Ærø & friends; Rayuela Jazz Club; Fælledvej 52200 Cph N21:00; Martin Roy Wade Quartet; Café Sommer-sko, Kronprisensgade 6, 1114 Cph K22:00; Tivolis Big Band feat. Marie Carmen Kop-pel & Benjamin Koppel; Plænen, Tivoli; Vesterbro-gade 3,1630 Cph V22:30; Christina Von Bülow and the young ones; Kulturhuset Islands Brygge – Lysthuset, Islands Brygge 18, 2300 Cph S

11 JuLy11:30; Big Time Brunch Band; Plaza Hotel Library Bar, Bernstorffsgade 4, 1577 Cph V12:00; Suwalski/Marie Duo; Huset ved Kongens Have, Gothersgade 89, 1123 Cph K15:00; Tchicai/Müller/Munch/Osgood; Statens Museum for Kunst18:00; Alex Riel Trio; Zoologisk Have, Roskildevej 32, 2000 Frederiksberg20:30; Radio Bévort feat. Marcelo Nisinman; Huset i Magstræde, ToneArt @ Planeten, Mag-stræde 14, 1204 Cph K23:00; Magnus fra Gaarden; Øksnehallen, Halm-torvet 11, 1700 Cph V23:59; Jam w. Jacob Fischer, Daniel Franck & Ja-nus Templeton; La Fontaine, Kompagnistræde 11,1208 Cph K

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Full programme available at: dgi-byen/jazz. (danish only) hours: daily, 6pm-11pm + special events for children.

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