Chick Corea, Cassandra Wilson, Bill Frisell and others to grace the 35th edition of Copenhagen Jazz Festival
Copenhagen Jazz Festival has revealed this year's festival poster and named the first batch of the headliners that will be performing this July. Already the outlines of the 35th edition of Copenhagen’s huge annual music celebration of all sorts of jazz, world, funk, avant-garde and a lot more are beginning to form.
Copenhagen’s unique jazz history is a key factor in the exceptionally high artistic level of the Copenhagen Jazz Festival, something that can be experienced at the historic jazz venues, theaters and many free open-air stages strategically located throughout the city. Together with Copenhagen’s record number of cafés and other venues, these stages create a unique atmosphere, bringing the city alive with jazz from early morning to late at night.
People don’t only come for a fantastic musical experience, but for the unique atmosphere throughout Copenhagen when jazz for ten days every year takes over the culture- and family-friendly city.
First headliners ready for Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2013:
- Chick Corea and the Vigil (US)
- Cassandra Wilson (US)
- Medeski Martin & Wood (US)
- David Murray Infinity Quartet feat. Macy Gray (US)
- Bill Frisell & The Big Sur Sextet (US)
- Marcus Miller (US)
- Charles Lloyd, Zakir Hussein & Eric Harland (US/IN)
- Branford Marsalis (US)
- Laura Mvula (UK)
This year's festival poster is made by painter and street artist Søren Behncke
Friday April 19th the festival unveiled this year’s festival poster at a combined poster release party and concert at Statens Museum for Kunst. The poster is created by sculptor, painter and street artist Søren Behncke (born 1976) who currently has an exhibition at the renowned Gallery V1 in Copenhagen. Behncke also uses the aliases Papfar and Posemanden when his art intervenes with public space.
Every year since 1982 Copenhagen Jazz Festival has chosen a Danish artist to create the official festival poster, and today these posters have become collector’s items. The posters – which are based on different art forms ranging from paintings and collages to photography and graphic – are not just a graphical billboard for the festival but have been widely accepted as stand-alone pieces of art.
The full programme will be published in May.
More information
Kenneth Hansen, Festival Director: kenneth@jazz.dk, +45 33932013
Simon Christensen, Head of Communications: simon@jazz.dk, +45 6177 8335
Website: www.jazz.dk // Press: www.jazz.dk/Press // Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cphjazzfestival
Facts about Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2013
- Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2013 takes places July 5-14 – both days included
- The concerts takes place at clubs, cafes, bars, concert halls and open-air stages in the city’s parks and squares and along the harbour front
- Established in 1979
- The festival features more than 1,000 concerts on 100 venues in Copenhagen
- Total attendance is 263,000 visitors (2011)
- The full programme is available in May and distributed on print for free in Denmark – and available for download as a free application for iPhone, iPad and Android.
Press photos for download
→ Chick Corea PR
→ Cassandra Wilson PR
→ Medeski Martin & Wood PR
→ David Murray feat. Macy Gray PR
→ Bill Frisell PR
→ Marcus Miller PR
→ Zakir Hussein PR
→ Branford Marsalis PR
→ Laura Mvula PR
→ August Rosenbaum, Kunstforeningen Gl. Strand (Photo: Jonas Pryner)
→ View, DGI-byen Red Roof (Photo: Kristoffer Juel Poulsen)
→ The Pyramids, Vor Frue Plads (Photo: Kristoffer Juel Poulsen)
→ Jazz For Kids, Østre Anlæg (Photo: Kristoffer Juel Poulsen)
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