 Joe Lovano © Andrea Canter With a record breaking number of concerts Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2012 will be bigger and more diverse than ever before. This year’s headliners include jazz greats like Brad Mehldau, Wayne Shorter, Jim Hall, Joe Lovano and John Scofield as well as world music stars like Anoushka Shankar, Tony Allen og Concha Buika. True to tradition the festival also features artists one wouldn’t normally label jazz – among them Neneh Cherry, Nosaj Thing, Mikael Simpson and Choir of Young Believers. The latter will perform a special expanded version of their critically acclaimed record “Rhine Gold” at The Royal Theater’s Old Stage – this year’s most used concert hall venue with a total of five concerts. Koncerthuset will host two concerts during the festival, inviting people in for musical treats by Anoushka Shankar and Caroline Henderson.
 John Scofield © Andrea Canter As the name suggests, the theme Something Else presents something completely different. Teitur, Hymns from Nineveh and Mikael Simpson will no doubt make the jazz police head for Haveselskabets Have combat ready and fully armed – unless of course they chose to patrol Carlsberg to make sure the returning theme Classic Jazz Tributes goes down without any disturbances.  Concha Buika
The world music theme in Pressen at Politikens Hus has moved one continent west from last year's The Sound Of Africa and taken a new name: The Sound of Brazil. Here you can move your feet to the sound of legendary Milton Nascimento, while Statens Museum for Kunst hosts State Sessions indoor and Jazz for Kids in Østre Anlæg just on the other side of the window. For the first time the festival’s youngest audience will also find jazz directed at them in Lindevangsparken at Frederiksberg.  Vijay Iyer © Andrea Canter
And of course the city will brim with free concerts at Kongens Have, Sankt Hans Torv, Gråbrødre Torv, Vandkunsten, Østerfælled Torv, and Ofelia Beach among others, just as you once again can climb The Red Roof at DGI-byen for another treat of Jazz Remixed. The 34th rendition will span local and hip establishments, the city squares, streets and parks, the jazz clubs and major concert halls. The venue list totals approximately 110 excited venues spread out over the whole of the city, Valby, Frederiksberg, and Amager. Copenhagen Jazz Festival takes place from July 6 – 15. Information about tickets, venues and concerts available at www.jazz.dk. |
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Tuesday, 21 May 2013
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