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The New Copenhagen Jazzhouse

Copenhagen's premiere venue for jazz has reopened with a focus on live music

July 12, 2012 // By Jane Graham

By Jane Graham
Copenhagen Local Expert July 12, 2012

 

As the city's top jazz venue, Copenhagen Jazzhouse is all about the music, whether you're a jazz fanatic or a newbie to the genre. Taking off from where the legendary Jazzhus Montmartre left off, it was opened by a group of jazz lovers driven by a passion for the music and the art form. This passion is evident in the venue, where music is crucial, especially during the Copenhagen Jazz Festival that takes over the Danish capital every year fro ten days in early July.

Ambrose Akinmusire onstage in 2012's Jazz Festival — Photo courtesy of Kristoffer Juel Poulsen

Copenhagen Jazzhouse keeps up the tradition started by American musicians like Kenny Drew and Dexter Gordon, who saw an artistic freedom in Copenhagen sadly lacking in ‘60s America to black musicians. The state-supported venue plays jazz in all its many subgenres without any pretensions, and holds regular concerts from local as well as international talent.

After severe flood damage forced its closure in summer 2011, Copenhagen Jazzhouse reopened on June 1 2012 with a stronger artistic profile and a renewed focus on live music. The venue now has two stages: a larger one (Stor Scene)in the basement with capacity for 300 seated guests, and a more laid-back, smaller stage (Lille Scene) in the cafe, situated in the lobby area where cocktails can also be enjoyed. While the previous nightclub concept has been abandoned, night owls can enjoy instead the weekend ‘Natjazz’ concerts, starting at 11pm on Friday and Saturdays on the cafe stage.  

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About Jane Graham

Jane has lived in and around Copenhagen since 1999, and seen the city's nightlife go through some pretty radical changes. More a jazz dabbler than a jazz experimentalist, she's stoked to see live music taking centerstage at the new Jazzhouse.

Read more about Jane Graham here.

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