ABOUT JAZZHUS MONTMARTRE Welcome to one of the world's legendary jazz venues, Jazzhus Montmartre in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Jazzhus Montmartre is the historic jazz hotspot of Copenhagen, presenting world class live jazz at the original venue where it all started in 1959 at Store Regnegade 19A (Great Rain Street) in the heart of the Danish capital. From 1959-1976, the club made jazz history as the European home for jazz giants Dexter Gordon, Ben Webster, Stan Getz, Kenny Drew and many other masters of the 60's and 70's.
Among the other giants playing regularly at Montmartre during that era were Roland Kirk, Oscar Pettiford, Joe Harris, Buddy Tate, Coleman Hawkins, Don Byas, Bud Powell, Julian 'Cannonball' Adderley, Cecil Taylor, Brew Moore, Harold Goldberg, Lucky Thompson, Archie Shepp, Johnny Griffin, Art Taylor, Booker Erwin, Albert Ayler, Dollar Brand (Abdullah Ibrahim), Don Cherry, Rune Gustafsson, Albert 'Tootie' Heath, Eli Thompson, Sonny Rollins, Yusef Lateef, George Russel, Teddy Wilson, Paul Bley, Bill Evans, Eddie Gomez, Richard Boone, Herbie Hancock, Eddie Henderson, Billy Hart, Keith Jarrett, Miroslav Vitous, Wayne Shorter, Joe Zawinul, Lee Konitz, Louis Jordan, Charles Mingus, Ken McIntyre, Nat Adderley, Donald Byrd, Tony Williams, Lou Bennett, Phil Woods, Charles McPherson and Dizzy Gillespie. In 1976 the club moved to a new location (Nørregade) and eventually closed in 1995 after having been writing jazz history as Europe's cutting edge jazz club and a playground for especially American and Scandinavian jazz. Now Jazzhus Montmartre Is Back In Business In May 2010, the re-opening of Jazzhus Montmartre made news around the globe. Once again the world's top jazz artists started flocking to the famous address at Store Regnegade 19A in Copenhagen.
Swedish jazz diva Lisa Nilsson and her trio performing at Montmartre. (Photo by Torben Christensen) A New Attraction In Copenhagen The new Jazzhus Montmartre quickly again became a top attraction of Copenhagen. The New York Times included Jazzhus Montmartre on its much-hyped list of must-see-places in the city under the headline "Rebirth Of Cool".
Rune Bech had a vision to establish Montmartre as a non-profit organization from which it should not be possible for any private person to take out profit. As a consequence Jazzhus Montmartre is set up as a charity foundation with DR chairman Michael Christiansen as Montmartre's chairman, and Rune Bech and lawyer Christian Schwarz-Hansen as fellow board members. Before re-opening Jazzhus Montmartre the founders wrote eight missions for the club, The Montmartre Manifesto. In short, Montmartre should be an international landmark of great jazz and a place that discovers and presents new talent with world class potential. It is the ambition "to create a paradise for life lovers with a cozy and sincere ambience". And, most importantly, "Montmartre should be known for its warm, welcoming and homey atmosphere attracting good people that follow their heart in life". The Artistic Council of Montmartre The Music Director of Montmartre is Christian Brorsen. He is backed up by an Artistic Council with the following members: Drummer Alex Riel, bass players Mads Vinding and Bo Stief and saxophonist Benjamin Koppel. Read the vision for the council here. Many Volunteers And Generous Donors The club is run by a few of part time staffs together with a great team of dedicated volunteers. With a limited audience capacity of only 85 seats, Montmartre is dependent on donations and membership fees from its club, Friends of Montmartre. Some of Denmark's large foundations have supported the re-opening. With its high level of artistic ambition, Montmartre is dependent on support and donations. The Rebirth Of The Famous Montmartre Masks The old Jazzhus Montmartre was known for the plaster masks that became an icon for the club in the 1960's. They were created in 1959 by the artist Mogens Gylling and attracted attention around the world as a remarkable work of art.
Enjoy Great Food Before All Concerts On concert days from 17.30 hrs. (5.30 PM) we serve great food and wine before concerts.
It has become popular to book a table for 6:00 p.m. and then wine and dine (chef's set menu of the night) before the jazz concerts, which start at 8:00 p.m. Out of respect for the musicians, club policy does not allow serving food during the performances. The price level of the menu is roughly similar to other cafés in the downtown area. Home Of The Greatest Jazz Artists Today Since opening its doors in May 2010, Montmartre has been visited by scores of fantastic artists, all of whom are adding chapters to an already incredible storybook of the place. Below are just a few of the many artists that have visited the new Montmartre so far. Text editing: Judy Sandra
THE MONTMARTRE HALL OF FAME Photos: Torben Christensen (Scanpix), Hasse Ferrold, Massimo Fiorentino and Rune Bech.
More photos from Montmartre? Photo gallery> Want to be a Montmartre volunteer? The eight principles behind the new Montmartre
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Join the after hours jazz party at Jazzhus Montmartre every Friday from 23:00 hrs hosted by Niclas Bardeleben (dr), Jonathan Bremer (b) and Calle Brickman (p) featuring special surprise guests. DKK 80,- (Students only DKK 40,-)
• Copenhagen's prime jazz club All about Montmartre >
Students get in at half price at the door if we have space left. Read more >
You can download live concerts from Jazzhus Montmartre through our online record label "Montmartre To Go".
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DONATE: You can also donate an amount of your choice to us online and get your name on the list of kind donors.
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THE CD: The limited edition album released to celebrate the re-opening of Montmartre with some of the greatest songs from the old Montmartre. DKK 150,-
THE T-SHIRT: High quality t-shirt in black with the new Montmartre logo designed by the Paris based designer Simone Fabricius. Comes in sizes M, L, XL and XXL. DKK 180,-
THE DVD + CD: The film and music album with Lisa Nilsson and a number of the finest Montmartre legends from 2004 when the club was re-opened for two days during Copenhagen Jazzfestival. DKK 250,-
You can buy gift certificates at any amount from the front desk of Montmartre. The desk is open on all concert days between 18-23 (6pm-11pm). Certificates are valid for tickets, merchandise and café for three years. Please notice that certificates can only be bought at the desk as we do not have staff to handle postage etc.
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THE TEAM BEHIND JAZZHUS MONTMARTRE
Michael Christiansen
Rune Bech Rune is a serial entrepreneur, former journalist and media executive who is behind the re-opening of Jazzhus Montmartre as a non-profit initiative together with a team of volunteers. Rune graduated as a journalist in 1989 and was a foreign correspondent with the Danish daily POLITIKEN for eight years (Eastern Europe (1989-1993) and London (1993-1997) before joining Denmark's main evening TV news, TV 2 Nyhederne, as a foreign news reporter. In 1998 he co-founded the successful health portal NetDoctor.com. After making it the market leader in Denmark, Rune and his team took NetDoctor into nine European countries and made it the leading health portal in Europe - still today (more than a decate later) the largest health portal in both Britain, Denmark and Germany. In 2001 Rune joined the executive management team of TV 2 (Denmark's largest broadcaster) as TV 2's New Media Director for six years, responsible for digital strategy and execution (internet, broadband, mobile and digital television services). Since 2007 he has been a serial entrepreneur, professional board member and investor helping to set up a number of growth companies. Recently Rune co-founded the health services company SundhedsDoktor (Copenhagen), and is chairman of the fiber telecoms company Nianet (Copenhagen). Rune is educated at INSEAD (Paris and Singapore), London School of Economics (London), University of Sussex (Brighton) and Danish School of Journalism (Aarhus) and has been working for the United Nations in their HQ in New York City as a journalist intern as part of his education.
Christian Brorsen Christian Brorsen is Montmartre's Music Director. For years he has been active in the Danish jazz environment, as part of the Ben Webster Foundation and as concert organizer at Fuglsang Herregaard with big names behind him as Stefano Bollani, Adam Nussbaum, Steve Swallow and Lars Jansson, as well as being owner of the jazz recording company Bro Recordings. He is a member of Jazzhus Montmartre's artistic Council.
Kristina Brahe Bonke (Queen of Montmartre, in the words of drumming legend Jeff 'Tain' Watts). Kristina was the first volunteer to dedicate her work life to the new Montmartre after it became public that the legendary club was to re-open. She is responsible for everything from picking up musicians at the airport to dealing with contracts, running the door and managing a large team of fellow volunteers. She also serves as the personal assistant to Rune Bech. Kristina is a mother of a boy and a girl still living at home. She’s educated in the security business and has been working with sales of security products for 13 years. Prior to that she was active in sports and made it to the top as a member of the national Danish Squash team. She loves multitasking and handling many complex issues at once - making her an invaluable member of the Montmartre team.
Sarah Nørreslet Gimsing Sarah was one of the first employees to join Montmartre after returning from a semester at Sciences Po in Paris. Sarah is currently studying business law and administration at Copenhagen Business School while working at Montmartre. She is no stranger to the world of nonprofit. She has been in a team of three leading yearly fundraising for the health organisation Cancer for central Copenhagen. Furthermore one of four founding partners of a still developing concept "CancerBeat", a concept created by young to young, motivating the interest in volunteer work by showing the many possibilities of volunteering. Last she is an active volunteer at CBSstudents helping to create the optimal environment for students at Copenhagen Business School.
Georgina Høgsholm Specializing in branding and communication, and in combination with her creative mind, she has been dabbling in such varied activities as arranging cultural fashion shows at museums and festivals in the perspective of Global South third country culture and development, as well as handling press and cultural affairs at the Danish Embassy in Canada, producing newsletters, working with website communication and corporate image.
Head of Stage & Sound Mik Neumann was the personal sound engineer of legendary Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (NHØP) for 15 years, and for some time also his manager. Now he is Montmartre's beloved sound engineer and Head of Stage & Sound, and has been so since the very beginning. There are not many concerts where Mik has not been at the helm behind the mixer. Beside Montmartre, Mik runs the studio HotHut Recording in Copenhagen, and is - by the way - a great saxophonist himself (Selmer artist) featured on more than 40 albums, including legendary Danish "ShuBiDua".
Head of Fundraising and Sponsorship Esben Trier has a background as an entrepreneur behind several companies. He has a focus on sales and marketing, internet consultancy and is involved in several media ventures and newspapers. As a volunteer at Montmartre in his spare time he is responsible for fundraising and sponsorhip for Jazzhus Montmartre. Esben was a co-founder of Nat&Dag in 1992, a subsidiary of Nöjesguiden Förlag, the first free-sheet cityguide in Scandinavia, originally founded in Sweden in 1985. It was sold in 2001 to MediaNorth Group, followed by a position for Esben as Managing Director Scandinavia for MediaNorth Group. Simultaneously he founded ETC Esben Trier Consulting doing management and media/marketing consulting. After a variety of managerial positions with Metro International, among them Managing Director of Metro Finland, promoted to Global Director, Marketing & Research at Metro International, London in 2005. Followed by a position as Director, International Sales & Marketing for Substanz Nordisk Film - a subsidiary of The Egmont Group, the leading media company in Northern Europe.
ARTISTIC COUNCIL Jazzhus Montmartre's Artistic Council is giving advice to the management on the music profile and booking of club. The council meets on a monthly basis. Here are the members:
Drummer Alex Riel
Bass player Mads Vinding
Bass player Bo Stief
Jazz publisher Christian Brorsen
Saxophonist Benjamin Koppel ADVISORY BOARD The Advisory Board of the new Jazzhus Montmartre consists of jazz lovers and leading players from the international jazz world:
Jacob Soelberg (Copenhagen)
Henrik Juul (Copenhagen)
Peter Aalbæk Jensen (Herfølge)
Bruce Lundvall (New York)
Hisao Ebine (Tokyo)
Wulf Müller (London)
Henrik Wolsgaard-Iversen / Ben Webster Foundation (Copenhagen)
Per Arnoldi (Copenhagen) |
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