The experimental jazz ensemble B.H.A.D. Company presents their debut album ”LICK A¥¥ACK” for the first time at Jazzhus Montmartre. The ensemble dives into a jazz universe inspired and influenced by both hiphop, classical and electronic music, and band leader Elza Ozolina expresses a desire for making the timeless jazz genre more mainstream and inspire more young people to listen to jazz. B.H.A.D. Company adds a brand-new facet to the genre with Ozolina’s masterly compositions which break with existing boundaries and simultaneously demonstrate the future sound of jazz. We can expect a unique and explosive underground atmosphere, when B.H.A.D. Company enter the stage with their instrumental virtuosity and strong collective spirit. The rapper BLACC EL, who has also contributed to the first single of the album “ABSTRACT CHAOS”, joins the ensemble on stage.

B.H.A.D. Company is one of the four finalists in Jazzkonkurrencen 2020 and has in that context been given the possibility to perform as a headliner at Jazzhus Montmartre. The concert is presented in collaboration with JazzDanmark and Gangstedfonden.

Mads Tolling's many years in the United States have so far led to two Grammy Awards and eight years of membership in bassist Stanley Clarke's band as well as in the group the Turtle Island Quartet. His latest project is called "Mads Tolling & The Mads Men" which with the album "Playing the 60s" explores the wonderful melodies and themes from movies, radio and TV shows from the 60's.

The album has received great praise in the world press and has been played a lot on jazz radio in the United States. The music ranges from pulsating swing versions of "A Taste of Honey" and "Meet the Flintstones" to Cuban rhythms in "All Along the Watchtower" and finds soul in "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy." Included in the Danish version of "Mads Men" are Thomas Bornø on piano, Anders Fjeldsted on bass and the experienced Karsten Bagge takes care of the drums.

These two musicians are among Sweden's finest jazz artists. The trombone player and singer Nils Landgren is primarily known for his funky tunes, and beautiful vocal on his many soul/jazz releases. The pianist Jan Lundgren is at the very top of the list of heirs to Jan Johansson's piano throne, which has been empty since the legend Johansson passed away back in 1968.

The experienced listener will argue that this is an almost impossible genre mix. But it is exactly the differences of these two musicians, that is the element of wonder. The deep respect they have for each other encourages a musical output that works almost perfectly. We can expect both dew-fresh versions of Swedish folk melodies and compositions by Keith Jarrett, Abdullah Ibrahim and Leonard Bernstein. Everything is performed superbly and captivatingly by the two musicians.

This Monten-night features two duos that combine the acoustic and the electronic in minimalistic soundscapes.

The Danish jazz duo Svaneborg Kardyb is a new hope in Danish jazz. After the release of the duo's debut album, “Knob”, in the spring of 2019 a heady year followed with massive attention and critically acclaimed concerts both at home and abroad. The duo made a name for themselves at the Danish Music Awards Jazz 2019 by receiving both the award for "New Talent of the Year" and "Danish Jazz Composer of the Year" for their meditative grooves and the exquisite interaction between them. In the autumn of 2020, the duo released the sequel, "Haven", which is a tribute to nature. The music is created in the earliest mornings over the blackest coffee and has a minimalist and airy expression, where electronic and acoustic sound unite in elegant harmony. Captivating melodies meet deep Nordic moods in a dreamy and groovy universe.

The Swedish multi-instrumentalist Gustaf Ljunggren and the Danish drummer Emil de Waal's musical universe creates a meeting with avant-garde, easy-listening and ethno, which turn into dreamy cinematic surfaces and then into angular destructiveness. Curiosity and transformation bind two versatile musicians together into a symbiotic and ever-evolving musical expression. After the release of the debut album in 2018, which led to a DMA nomination, 200 plays on DR P8 Jazz and numerous concerts on different continents, Gustaf Ljunggren and Emil de Waal are reunited on the new album "Moon". The music is, if possible, even more personally reflective than on the predecessor, and the songs travels deep into the duo's musical history.

BIIRK consists of five young musicians who met at MGK Helsingør and found each other through a common interest in the jazz genre. Based on a number of different musical genres and individual expressions the group explores a Nordic sound together through simple melodies and aesthetic, melancholic sound pictures.

BIIRK is one of the four finalists in Jazzkonkurrencen 2020 and has in that context been given the possibility to perfom as a headliner at Jazzhus Montmartre. The concert is presented in collaboration with JazzDanmark and Gangstedfonden.

The poet and singer Julia Werup move into new territory in her latest musical project entitled ‘The Thrill of Loving You’. As a singer she is self-taught and has found her ability to effortlessly hit the notes precisely, far from the music conservatory's rehearsal rooms. Her voice and narrative have acquired a special and recognizable sound through an often complex life.

With her on stage are pianist Sven Erik Lundeqvist, bassist Johnny Åman and drummer and producer Thomas Blachman. The group experiments with some of the mythical tracks from the great songbook of jazz and is searching for a sound that is meditative and groovy. This is music that rises from a style-conscious, Nordic collaboration that will sound elegant and swinging and at the same time reach to the soul's longing for clarification and hope.

Widely considered to be the world’s foremost exponent of solo jazz and fingerstyle guitar playing, Martin possesses an inimitable style that has earned him global acclaim from fellow musicians, fans and critics alike. He dazzles audiences with a signature style that artfully combines his virtuosity, emotion and humor with a strong, engaging stage presence. Ulf Wakenius has been the first-choice guitarist of Oscar Peterson, NHØP and many others, and he always manages to capture his audience whether he plays upbeat or a ballad. Ulf is a jazz guitarist extraordinaire, acclaimed and celebrated all over the world.

Pat Metheny, on Martin Taylor: "Martin Taylor is one the most awesome solo guitars players in the history of the instrument!" Oscar Peterson, on Ulf Wakenius: "Ulf Wakenius is one of the greatest guitar players in the world today!"

The pianist Henrik Gunde is one of Denmark’s coolest musicians. He fits into all formats and masters most styles and is furthermore gifted with a formidable swing. In recent years Henrik Gunde has thrown himself into music that could have been recorded by the grunting Erroll Garner – the guy with the flying left hand. In several releases and at countless concerts, Gunde has played and revitalized music from all styles in a distinctly "Garnern" manner. You clearly sense that Gunde has studied Garner's rhythmics and his approach to music, but without putting his own originality out of control. The year 2021 marks Erroll Garner's 100th birthday, and it will of course be celebrated with a firework of a concert where Gunde in quartet will perform the quartet's super swinging and "Garnerized" versions of popular music from Denmark, USA and the rest of the world.

Emil Savery Trio's musical mission is to explore opposing musical polarities and unfold them through their enormous energy. This approach to their music secured them the prize as the winners of the Jazz Competition 2020.

The trio does not play in one particular genre, but instead draws inspiration from all the music that ignites their creative spark. The trio's music is full of freedom and spontaneity, spiced with groove and crisp hippie vibes from Savery's hammond organ. You can therefore expect music for both body and soul at the crossroads between compositions and improvisations. There will be dancing, there will be close listening, there will be dreaming - whatever the music inspires you to.

Emil Savery Trio is one of the four finalists in Jazzkonkurrencen 2020 and has in that context been given the possibility to perform as a headliner at Jazzhus Montmartre. The concert is presented in collaboration with JazzDanmark and Gangstedfonden.

Conductor Jan Kaspersen is behind the piano still leading this classic quintet after nearly 40 years of collaboration. A highly respected band of veteran status playing on a level rarely seen in Denmark – or abroad!

Anders Bergcrantz and Bob Rockwell are in front as soloist of absolute international class accompanied by Niels Ryde, Ole Rømer and the conducter himself. It’s music with drive, fantasy and energy. With its immediate raw swingy expression, added a splash of humor now and then, the quintet arranges a vivid and warm musical experience. There is room for play in the music, which is inspired by jazz, blues, rock and latin – and don’t be surprised if a couple of Monk-titles or jazz standards slips into the program of the concert.

This evening the new Danish super group Tabloid play their debut concert at Montmartre. The sought-after guitarist and band leader Johannes Wamberg has through careful consideration assembled an orchestra of musicians from the Danish music scene, who individually are in midst of successful careers. With inspirations from Donald Fagen, Aske Bentzon and Wayne Shorter, Tabloid will perform newly composed music and invite the audience on a musical journey made up of an eclectic mix of everything from soul, jazz, hiphop to gospel, fusion and pop.

Anders Malta’s Almost BigBand consists of some of the fantastic musicians from the jazz scene of Copenhagen. Led by Anders Malta, the big band will present brand new music composed and arranged by Malta. It’s modern big band music with a well-established grounding in the fundament who Thad Jones, Bob Brookmeyer and Carla Bley founded within the modern school of composition for bigger ensembles and big bands. The music focuses on the grand timbres and the good melody which are brilliantly unfolded by the big band’s powerful soloists.

This evening we’ll have a visit by the wonderful saxophonist and composer Seamus Blake. Blake is considered one of the great saxophonists of his generation. In recent years, he has unfolded his great musicianship as leader and co-leader of numerous ensembles and has released 13 albums in his own name. His collaborations with e.g., John Scofield, Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter have given him a place in the absolute international jazz elite.

The trio with Jesper Bodilsen and Martin Andersen saw the light of day on an international tour in the summer of 2019. Luckily for us, they are coming through Montmartre on this tour. This is a power trio and a cornucopia of intense interplay for everyone who loves high-class improvised music.

International media characterizes Viktoria Tolstoy’s voice as crystal clear and unpretentious and natural, and the Swedish singer has also succeeded in manifesting herself as one of the most successful jazz singers in Scandinavia since her debut release in 1996. The new album “Stations” from 2020 is based on her own life story and deals with her strong connection to the home country Sweden and her search for her Russian heritage. Tolstoy elegantly balances genres as jazz, pop, and folk music in an emotional – at times melodramatic – musical universe. Accompanied by her regular band and the rising star Joel Lyssarides, she will present a musical repertoire consisting of both interpretations of newer Scandinavian music and also classical jazz standards.

Jacob Lindberg is one of the new exciting names on the Danish jazz scene, who you really must keep an eye on. The young Swede has in short time established himself as a competent sideman, but this evening he will be leading his very own quartet at Jazzhus Montmartre.

The drummer has assembled an exemplary quartet consisting of some of the great young jazz musicians in Denmark: Oilly Wallace, Zier Romme and Matthias Petri, who all, like Lindberg himself, are setting their mark in the jazz world. With this team, it’s guaranteed that the music's trembling swing will bring the crowd to a boil, and the band's joy of playing will be felt all the way down to the back rows of the audience.

With the tireless and continuously curious saxophonist and composer Simon Spang-Hanssen as front man, we get an energetic and colorful tribute to a number of favorites from the history of jazz spiced up with the composer’s own interest in other musical cultures: Latin America, Africa, The Orient among others.

The format with four brass players plus rhythm section gives rich possibilities to orchestrate almost with a big band-feeling while maintaining the flexibility of a smaller group. In the group generations and stylistically approaches are mixed in an inciting and mutually challenging unit. Shapes, recurring themes and crooked riffs and imaginary folklore will be playfully intertwined. “Epistrophy” was Thelonius Monks’ signature tune and means something like a recurring, punctured ending phrase. This is used to end the manifold of improvisations – and to send off new ones.

Percussionist Marilyn Mazur is always a life-affirming experience with her many exciting instruments and timbres. In 2019, Marilyn was nominated for a Danish Music Award for “Jazz Composer of the Year”, and in 2020 she won a DMA for “Best Album of the Year” with Fredrik Lundin and Kasper Bai and the album "Maluba Orchestra".

In 2020 Marilyn has assembled this explosive trio with three personal and visionary voices within Nordic jazz improvisation. They have a kinship of sound and gather here in a completely fresh musical assignation. The trio will challenge each other in loosely structured shared rhythmical progressions. Look forward to big, intense and life-affirming music without boundaries.

Eliel Lazo travels all over the world as a distinguished ambassador for jazz and Cuban music. Lazo is recognized as one of the greatest percussionists in the world and plays i.a. with Michel Camilo.

This evening he once again gathers a true dream team of breathtaking jazz musicians, consisting of guitarist and singer Zacharias Williams and Kjeld Lauritzen on the Hammond organ. We can look forward to an evening of captivating Afro-Cuban jazz and vibrating tones from warm skies that undoubtedly will make it incredibly difficult for everyone to remain sitting in the chair and not get carried away.

National Danish acoustic bass-icon Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (NHØP) left our world way too soon in 2005. As tradition goes, this evening four musicians show their deep respect and pay their homage to this great innovator.

Bo Stief has been a close ear and eyewitness to NHØP's life, mainly because the two friends had large parts of their musical upbringing at Montmartre. Stief talks about his experiences with NHØP, and the music played will be related to these stories. Stief will be accompanied by three great Danish musicians; Hans Ulrik, Henrik Gunde and the drummer, who has been touring endlessly with NHØP, Alex Riel.

The group enters NHØP’s musical universe and gives us their interpretations of his musical output. We will witness a glorious journey in music, where US-jazz walks hand in hand with traditional Danish songs. And through the entire concert, the spirit of NHØP and his enormous position in Danish jazz will be present.

One of the great European north/south collaborations in jazz can be found in this distinguished quartet. Two Danes and two Italians: four musicians who joins together with love and honesty in a musically extremely successful project. Here the authenticity of the countries' uniqueness is preserved. Both the musicians and the audience are challenged and delighted with the endless possibilities that comes, as long as you let the music decide.

Stylistically, the music is difficult to classify, because all four musicians each play with their own personality and desire to take the lead. But do not expect a war on the stage - rather look forward to a blissful musical experience with a happy common outcome.