DR Big Band feat. Étienne Charles: Caribbean Connection

Name: DR Big Band feat. Étienne Charles: Caribbean Connection
Start: 2026-11-07T19:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-11-07T21:00:00+01:00
Location: Holbæk Jazzklub (Lille sal)

Sat, 7 Nov 2026 · 19:00 — 21:00

Holbæk Jazzklub (Lille sal), Holbæk · 250,00 DKK · ≈ 33 €

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DR Big Band feat. Étienne Charles: Caribbean Connection · Holbæk Jazzklub (Lille sal), Holbæk

DR Big Band feat. Étienne Charles: Caribbean Connection takes place on Saturday, 7 November 2026 at 19:00 in the Lille sal at Holbæk Jazzklub. Trumpeter Étienne Charles performs with DR Big Band and Cuban percussionist Eliel Lazo as guest, blending Creole, Caribbean and American musical traditions. Holbæk Jazzklub is a volunteer-run association with roots back to 1955, housed in Musikhus Elværket - the town's former power station - at Gasværksvej 9. Admission is 250 kroner. This is one of two Danish dates for Étienne Charles.

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About the venue: Holbæk Jazzklub (Lille sal)

Holbæk Jazzklub is a volunteer-run, non-commercial association with roots going back to 1955. The club is based in the Lille sal (small hall) on the first floor of Musikhus Elværket - the town's former power station - and presents modern jazz in a broad sense, featuring Danish and international artists. Most concerts take place in the intimate Lille sal, while larger events move to the main hall downstairs.

Gasværksvej 9, 4300 Holbæk Get directions

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About: DR Big Band

Founded in 1964 and based at DR Koncerthuset in Copenhagen, DR Big Band ranks among the world's most respected big band ensembles. Under chief conductor Miho Hazama, the band pairs a deep archive of jazz history with fresh original writing - most recently on the 2026 Edition Records album 'Frames'.

80+

recorded albums

Grammy nomination (68th Grammy Awards, Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album)

What's new

2026-04
DR Big Band and Miho Hazama released the album 'Frames' on April 24, 2026 on Edition Records - six new compositions written by Hazama for the band and recorded in November 2025 in Copenhagen.
2026-07
DR Big Band and Miho Hazama begin the 2026-27 season with a Denmark tour followed by the band's third Japan tour.
2026-02
DR Big Band performed in February 2026 in Blacksburg, Virginia, USA, with Grammy-winning vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant as guest.

Tour

KøbenhavnBlacksburgJapan

Tracks

FramesLatest album with Miho Hazama, released April 2026 on Edition Records

Live Life This Day: Celebrating Thad JonesAlbum from March 2025, nominated for 68th Grammy Awards

Imaginary VisionsFirst album with Miho Hazama, released 2021 on Edition Records

The Jazz Ballad Song BookAlbum with Randy Brecker, nominated for Grammy Awards 2012

JuhachibanClassic archive track from the band's history, featured on Japan tours

Recent shows

Dec 2, 2021 Stars, Vordingborg (DK)
Feb 4, 2017 DR Koncerthuset, Copenhagen (DK)
Feb 7, 2004 Skråen, Aalborg (DK)

About: Étienne Charles

Since his 2006 debut, Trinidadian Étienne Charles has mapped the African diaspora through jazz - from Caribbean carnival rhythms to the Gullah Geechee communities of the American South. In November 2026 he makes his Danish debut as soloist, conductor and arranger alongside the Danish Radio Big Band in the series 'Caribbean Connection'.

Jazzweek hit list 2024 - 'Creole Orchestra' (7 weeks at the top)

6.4K

monthly listeners on Spotify

released albums as bandleader

Jazzweek album of the year 2013 - 'Creole Soul'

What's new

2026-03
Étienne Charles announced a 20-city world tour, which includes his debut in Denmark, Argentina, India and Colombia.
2026-03
The tour concludes in Denmark, where Charles performs as soloist, conductor and arranger with DR Big Band in a three-concert series called 'Caribbean Connection'.
2025-06
Charles released the album 'Gullah Roots' on his own Culture Shock label - his eleventh album, which explores Gullah Geechee culture along the US southeast coast.

Tour

CopenhagenElværket

Tracks

Gullah RootsTitle track from 2025 album exploring Gullah Geechee culture

Creole OrchestraTitle track from 2024 album - Jazzweeks #1 jazz album 2024, NAACP Image Award-nominated

DouensCalypso composition from 'Creole Orchestra', highlighted by reviewers

Creole SoulTitle track from 2013 album, which ranked #1 on Jazzweek for three weeks

Culture ShockDebut album from 2006 - blends Afro-Caribbean rhythms with straight-ahead jazz

About: Eliel Lazo

Born in Havana and long rooted in Copenhagen, Eliel Lazo weaves Afro-Cuban percussion through jazz, funk and soul. Since settling in Denmark in 2007 he has earned awards, toured internationally and built his own Cuban Nights concert series.

2.8K

monthly listeners on Spotify

Danish Music Award, world music 2011 ("El Conguero")

What's new

2025-07
Eliel Lazo Trio performed at Sorø Jazz Festival on July 15, 2025.
2025
Eliel Lazo is featured on the single "Dos De La Conga" by Paoli Mejias, released in 2025.
2026-12
Eliel Lazo is booked for a concert in Dinslaken, Germany, on December 4, 2026 at Kathrin-Türks-Halle.

Tour

Dinslaken

Tracks

El CongueroTitle track from Danish Music Award-winning album, 2011

Cuban Jazz ReportDebut album with the Cuban quartet on Stunt Records, 2019

Funk That MamboSingle with Eliel Lazo & The Cuban Funk Machine, 2016

Blanco Y NegroSecond album on Stunt Records, recorded in Cuba

Havana ChantsOpening track from "Cuban Jazz Report", written by Eliel Lazo

Recent shows

May 28, 2026 Gala Hala - letni vrt, Ljubljana (SI)
Jul 7, 2024 Den Røde Plads, Copenhagen (DK)
Jul 1, 2023 Den Røde Plads, Copenhagen (DK)

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