Jakob Bro / Veslemøy Narvesen / Jesper Zeuthen feat. special guest Peter Laugesen

Name: Jakob Bro / Veslemøy Narvesen / Jesper Zeuthen feat. special guest Peter Laugesen
Start: 2026-09-01T19:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-01T19:30:00+02:00
Location: Jazzcentret

took place · 1 Sep 2026

Jazzcentret, Aalborg

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Jazzcentret and Den Rytmiske present Jakob Bro in a new constellation where older and younger generations meet in an original repertoire - framed by poet Peter Laugesen's words and voice.

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About: Jakob Bro

Since his 2015 ECM debut, Aarhus-born guitarist Jakob Bro has built an international career spanning more than 20 leader albums and partnerships with jazz legends including Lee Konitz, Bill Frisell and Joe Lovano. Through his own Loveland Music label he keeps pushing into new territory - most recently into Japanese ambient music and avant-garde trumpet.

20+

album as bandleader

6×

in a row: residency at Village Vanguard, New York (2020-2026)

Jazz Album of the Month, The Guardian (Taking Turns, Jan. 2025)

5/5

stars in The Guardian for Taking Turns (2024)

What's new

2026-04
Jakob Bro returned for the sixth consecutive year to Village Vanguard in New York with a new ensemble consisting of, among others, Brian Blade, Mark Turner and Larry Grenadier (March 31 - April 5, 2026).
2025-10
The album Murasaki with Wadada Leo Smith and Marcus Gilmore was released on October 3, 2025 on Loveland Music - recorded spontaneously at Power Station in New York without re-recordings.
2025-09
Jakob Bro released the duo album Until I Met You with Japanese ambient pioneer Midori Takada on September 12, 2025 - the first part of a planned trilogy recorded in Tokyo.

Tour

OsloKøbenhavnAalborg

Tracks

Taking TurnsECM album from 2024 with Lee Konitz, Bill Frisell, Jason Moran and others - 5/5 stars in The Guardian

MurasakiTrio album with Wadada Leo Smith and Marcus Gilmore, Loveland Music 2025

Until I Met You (あなたに出会うまで)Duo album with Japanese ambient pioneer Midori Takada, recorded in Tokyo, Loveland Music 2025

Uma ElmoECM album from 2021 with Arve Henriksen and Jorge Rossy

GefionECM debut as bandleader (2015) with Thomas Morgan and Jon Christensen

Recent shows

Apr 5, 2026 Village Vanguard, New York (US)
Apr 5, 2026 Village Vanguard, New York (US)
Apr 4, 2026 Village Vanguard, New York (US)

About: Veslemøy Narvesen

Norwegian drummer and composer Veslemøy Narvesen weaves jazz precision into alternative pop and chamber-influenced arrangements - a sound she first mapped on her 2023 debut and pushed further on «Letting All Light Through» (2026). NRK dubbed her 'Norway's new super-drummer', and she took Oslo Jazz Festival's talent prize back in 2020.

Best Norwegian album autumn 2023 according to Audun Vinger, Dagens Næringsliv

5/6

Dice roll from Aftenposten for the debut album

What's new

2026-01
The second album «Letting All Light Through» was released on January 16, 2026 on Jazzland Recordings and received broad positive critical reception in Norway and internationally.
2026-05
Narvesen performed at Jazzfest in Trondheim on May 8, 2026 at Byscenen together with Orbits and Anna Ueland.
2026
Narvesen returned to Oslo Jazzfestival with her ensemble to present «Letting All Light Through» on the National Jazz Stage.

Tracks

We Don't Imagine AnymoreDebut album on Jazzland Recordings, October 2023 - voted best Norwegian album of autumn by Dagens Næringsliv

Letting All Light ThroughSecond album, January 2026 - 12 tracks with string arrangements and chamber music elements, recorded with co-producer Håkon Brunborg

SinkDebut single from 2023, released on Jazzland Recordings ahead of the debut album

Dopamine DetoxTrack from the debut album "We Don't Imagine Anymore"

Mad LoversTrack from "Letting All Light Through" (2026), highlighted in international reviews

Recent shows

About: Jesper Zeuthen

Since his Blue Sun days in the late 1960s, alto saxophonist Jesper Zeuthen has kept free jazz and avant-garde music alive on the Danish scene - from his years in New Jungle Orchestra to recent work with Jakob Bro and Marilyn Mazur. His 2024 album Sound Flower earned two DMA Jazz nominations.

Nominated for Album of the Year and Musician of the Year at DMA Jazz 2025 - Sound Flower

DMA Jazz 2025 nominations (Album of the Year and Musician of the Year)

What's new

2025-12
Sound Flower (Loveland Music) with Jesper Zeuthen, Anders Christensen and Marilyn Mazur was nominated for Album of the Year at DMA Jazz 2025, and Zeuthen was also nominated as Musician of the Year.
2025-09
Jesper Zeuthen performed at Radar in Aarhus in a new intergenerational collaboration with Jakob Bro and Norwegian drummer Veslemøy Narvesen, with poet Peter Laugesen as special guest.
2024-11
The trio album Sound Flower with Jesper Zeuthen, Anders Christensen and Marilyn Mazur was released on November 1, 2024 on Loveland Music.

Tracks

Sound FlowerTitle track from trio album with Anders Christensen and Marilyn Mazur (Loveland Music, 2024), nominated for Album of the Year at DMA Jazz 2025

Out of the SpectacleTitle track from the ZAV album with Jacob Anderskov and Anders Vestergaard (ILK Music, 2018)

NocturnalFrom the album Nocturnal with Jacob Anderskov and Anders Vestergaard (2020)

MagnetiteDuo album with pianist Margaux Oswald, recorded live at Koncertkirken, Copenhagen (Clean Feed Records, 2023)

DugComposed by Jakob Bro; became the main theme for the documentary film Music for Black Pigeons (premiere Venice 2022)

About: Peter Laugesen

Poet, playwright and art critic Peter Laugesen has published more than 50 collections since 1967 and stands as a central figure in Danish literature. His readings - frequently alongside jazz musicians - turn poetry into a live, physical event.

50+

published poetry collections

300000

kr. - Prince Henrik Prize 2025

~60

years as active author (debut 1967)

What's new

2026-06
Peter Laugesen performs in September 2026 as special guest in a new quartet collaboration with guitarist Jakob Bro, saxophonist Jesper Zeuthen and drummer Veslemøy Narvesen at five Danish venues.
2025-06
On 11 June 2025, Peter Laugesen received the Prince Henrik Prize 2025, presented by Queen Margrethe 2., for his nearly six decades long authorship.
2025-04
In April 2025, the poetry collection Morgensange was published by Gyldendal - Laugesen's latest book, which revolves around time, old age and the resilience of writing.

Tour

AalborgMiddelfartVejleKoldingAarhus

Tracks

LandskabDebut poetry collection, 1967 - the starting shot for an authorship of over 50 books

Consul Pepsi & The Sweet Thunder Poetry ParadeCD, 2007 - jazz and poetry with among others John Tchicai

VadehavePoetry collection, 2020 - part of a trilogy about the smallest and the largest

Det ligger på mit hjertePoetry collection, 2023

MorgensangeLatest poetry collection, April 2025 (Gyldendal)

Recent shows

Mar 30, 2012 B-Huset, Godsbanen, Aarhus (DK)
Nov 27, 2004 Klauzdal, Herlev (DK)
Aug 28, 2004 Musikhuset, Aarhus (DK)

Jakob Bro / Veslemøy Narvesen / Jesper Zeuthen feat. special guest Peter Laugesen

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