Concerts in November

As the world’s no. 1 jazz city, New York keeps bringing new exciting musicians. You feel it straight away when they are on stage. Their energy and the musical intensity is one of a kind. In Jeremy Pelts playing you sense the inspiration from Miles Davis, Freddie Hubbard and Woody Shaw. As always the rhythm section speaks for itself. On piano we have a dear friend of Montmartre, excellent pianist David Bryant and as a little surprise, one of the most remarkable young female tenor saxophonists in the US, Roxy Coss. This is New York jazz at its very best.

The sound of Brazilian jazz belongs to white beaches under Southamerican sunny skies. However, on these two evenings you can take a mental trip to Brazil and to the warm and happy atmosphere that bossa nova music creates. Vini Iuel has invited Brazilian percussionist and drummer Robertino Silva to Denmark. For the past more than 25 years, Vini Iuel has played Brazilian music with Thomas Clausen, often together with legendary Brazilian musicians. Now, once again, they create that special mood that we can all use on a Danish November night. Boas-vindas!

Makiko Hirabayashi is a fascinating figure on the Danish jazz scene. Together with another two great personalities, Klavs Hovman and Marilyn Mazur, she has created a universe that astonishes everyone that experiences it. The trio is in high demand at festivals and clubs in Germany, Luxembourg, Austria, Denmark, Sweden and Japan. It's outstanding, deeply integrated and extremely vivid trio playing. Simply amazing.

Montmartre is where Alex Riel learned so many important musical lessons. For this reason, it is a special occasion every time he enters the stage after the reopening in 2010. He and many others never thought he would experience Montmartre as a jazz club again but happily this is where we are at today. Through the years, Alex has participated in numerous live recordings from Montmartre with Dexter Gordon and many others. Now he is the first to release a recording (Full House, Storyville) from the reopened Montmartre with this ”Special Quartet” with Italy’s new, great pianist, Dado Moroni, and American George Robert in front.

Tigran Hamasyan is the new star on the international piano sky. Not since Keith Jarret has the world experienced a similar genius, switching with ease between classical music and jazz. With support from the Armenian Embassy in Copenhagen, we have succeeded in securing this first ever concert with Tigran Hamasyan in Copenhagen. It will be a historic event for the few people fast enough to get a ticket for this intimate world event. THIS CONCERT WAS MADE POSSIBLE WITH THE HELP OF The Embassy of the Republic of Armenia.

The incredible Swedish bassist Lars Danielsson will appear as a guest artist on a few songs as a close friend of Tigran.

Denmark has a bass tradition unequalled anywhere in the world. It all started with Oscar Pettiford and NHØP in Montmartre and since then, splendid bass players have kept coming. One of the most promising is the young, award winning Morten Mandel, who is on his way to becoming Denmark's next star bassist. Here, he presents his sextet, consisting solely of young, promising musicians with a great surplus of both musicality and technique. Come and experience the new generation of Danish musicians.

Ole Kock-Hansen is among Europe's most significant pianist. His partnership with NHØP and his time leading and arranging for Danish Radio's Big Band alone places him in exclusive company. This night, he is on stage with Thomas Fonnesbæk, who is himself Denmark's new international bass personality. We know him, among other things, as a steady member of Lars Jansson's trio. Now, the time has come for him to do what every great, Danish bass player, including NHØP, Bo Stief, Mads Vinding and Jesper Lundgaard, has done – perform in a duo setting with Ole Kock-Hansen.

The 7th of December, Søren Kristiansen turns fifty. Few other Danish pianists have been as sought after as he has. His influence on soloists such as Jesper Thilo, Finn Ziegler and Jørgen Svare is beyond comparison. The critics love comparing him to Oscar Peterson, but he is so much more than that. He is perhaps Denmark’s most powerfully swinging pianist, and completely one of a kind. Always worth listening to and every time a unique pleasure. Come and help us celebrate a great Danish jazzman.

Sinne Eeg is the single most requested female singer in Denmark and one of the very few musicians wanted both in most of Europe and in Japan. Having taken a break, she is now ready with her new album “The Beauty of Sadness” which was recorded with one of the Danish national Radio’s orchestras and her own quartet which includes three of the greatest names on the Danish jazz scene. The audience loves Sinne Eeg for her charisma and her rare ability to choose repertoires that manage to both surprise and embrace her listeners. Even those that have never listened to jazz before surrender themselves to Sinne Eeg – she is jazz at its best, nothing less.

Kenny Barron is the epitome of the fantastic American jazz piano tradition, and his collaboration and recordings with Stan Getz in Montmartre are no less than legendary. Luckily, he is also a dear guest in Montmartre where he has previously performed with both his quartet and his trio. Now, the chance has come to experience one of the world’s greatest pianists solo and up close. It does not get more exclusive than Kenny Barron going on stage in front of just 85 people, who can hear every finger stroke on the piano. A legend not to be missed.

Cæcilie Norby is a prominent figure in Danish musical life. Few others have managed to be both curious and at the same time holding on to a large and loyal audience. This shows a great artistic format. Now she adds again new colours to the palette and invite one of Germany's rising stars on stage. 35 year old Michael Wollny is considered to be Europe's new big piano player and in company with Lars Danielsson and Rasmus Kihlberg it does not get much better.