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The Danish Winter Jazz Fest 2014 Sets New Record With More Than 400 Concerts Across The Kingdom In February

Source: Simon Christensen
January 15, 2014

The 7 - 23rd February it is time for the 14th edition of the Winter Jazz Fest (in Danish: Vinterjazz). Vinterjazz is the only nationwide music festival in Denmark—keep an eye on the local venues to check what is on the program in your neighborhood. The 2014 edition of Vinterjazz is bigger than ever, presenting more than 400 concerts, spread well to 75 venues across the country, which is a significant improvement on the last year's 300 concerts at 60 ...

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Headliners Revealed For Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2013, July 5-14 - Chick Corea, Cassandra Wilson, Bill Frisell And More

Source: Simon Christensen
May 6, 2013

This weekend Copenhagen Jazz Festival revealed this year's festivalposter and also 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 visible. Copenhagen’s unique jazz history is a key factor in the exceptionally high level of the Copenhagen Jazz Festival, something that can be experienced at the historic jazz venues, theaters ...

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17 Days Of International Jazz Festival To Embrace Denmark In February

Source: Simon Christensen
January 3, 2013

The Winter Jazz Festival (or in Danish: Vinterjazz) is set to sweep all over Denmark for the 13th time on February 1-17. Vinterjazz is once more pushing its boundaries further with a record breaking number of concerts totaling approximately 300 concerts all over Denmark. This year's program presents a quite extravagant selection of International and Scandinavian musicians – as well as the finest and most progressive names from the modern Danish jazz scene. This festival was founded by the Danish ...

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