Claus Waidtløw Quartet

Name: Claus Waidtløw Quartet
Start: 2026-08-29T16:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-08-29T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Cafe Vivaldi

Sat, 29 Aug 2026 · 16:00 — 18:00

Cafe Vivaldi, Holbæk

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Claus Waidtløw Quartet performs on Saturday, 29 August 2026 at Cafe Vivaldi in Holbæk. The quartet pays tribute to Stan Getz and Oscar Peterson with classics from jazz and bossa nova history, including material from the legendary 1958 album Stan Getz and the Oscar Peterson Trio and from Getz/Gilberto. This concert is one of eight Danish dates on the tour, which also takes the group to Aalborg, Copenhagen, Frederikshavn, Sønderborg and Ålsgårde. Henrik Gunde on tenor saxophone, Daniel Franck and Janus Templeton complete the quartet alongside Waidtløw.

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About: Claus Waidtløw

With more than three decades on the Danish jazz scene, Claus Waidtløw ranks among the country's most prolific tenor saxophonists and big-band composers. A string of acclaimed albums and collaborations with international names like Kurt Elling and Christian McBride have cemented his place at the forefront of European jazz.

640K+

monthly listeners on Spotify (according to waidtlow.dk)

60+

recordings as sideman

6M+

streams on Spotify for the album Sunday (Portraits in Jazz)

What's new

2025-10
Waidtløw is nominated for Danish Music Award Jazz 2025 in the category Artist of the Year for his work on the album Summer Night with Copenhagen Jazzexperience.
2025-06
Copenhagen Jazzexperience releases the album Summer Night (Waidtlow Music) with Waidtløw as co-soloist and co-arranger.
2024-05
Waidtløw releases The Song Remains - a jazz interpretation of Led Zeppelin's music - on his own label Waidtlow Music.

Tracks

PlayhouseDanish Music Award-winning album, 2015

The SeasonsSuite for jazz orchestra with Aarhus Jazz Orchestra and Jorge Rossy, 2021 - praised by critics at home and abroad

SundayWith the quartet Portraits in Jazz, 2021 - over 6 million streams on Spotify

The Song RemainsJazz interpretation of Led Zeppelin's music, 2024

Summer NightWith Copenhagen Jazzexperience, 2025 - nominated for Danish Music Award Jazz 2025

About: Henrik Gunde

One of Denmark's most in-demand pianists, rooted in the DR Big Band and the Gunde On Garner trio, which has been reimagining Erroll Garner's swing since 1995. His international credits include collaborations with Billy Cobham and Jimmy Heath.

259

DR radio plays of 'And The Raven Spoke'

215

DR radio plays of 'Pearly Gate Graffiti'

What's new

2026
Jangmarks Agency sends Gunde On Garner on tour in Denmark during 2026.
2026-03
Henrik Gunde performed as a soloist at Gentofte Jazz Club on March 8, 2026.
2026
Henrik Gunde and saxophonist Claus Waidtløw pay tribute to Oscar Peterson and Stan Getz at a concert at the Center for Danish Jazz History.

Tour

KøbenhavnGentofteNykøbing Sjælland

Tracks

And The Raven SpokeMost played song on DR Radio

Pearly Gate GraffitiFrom the solo album Gunde Now! (2012)

LimelightChaplin interpretation from Gunde Now! (2012)

Gunde On Garner Live At TermansenFourth album with Gunde On Garner, released 2024

Moods Vol. 2Album with Jesper Bodilsen and Morten Lund, 2023

About: Daniel Franck

Swedish double bassist Daniel Franck has been a fixture of the Danish jazz scene since 1997, collaborating with everyone from Caroline Henderson to international names like Kurt Elling and Benny Golson. Fellow musicians regularly seek him out under the nickname 'the big Dane'.

25+

albums as a contributor

considered one of the best bassists in Scandinavia

What's new

2024-07
Daniel Franck led his own trio at Copenhagen Jazz Festival on July 12, 2024 at Sofie Kælderen.
2024-02
Daniel Franck participated in Cornelia Nilsson's debut album 'Where Do You Go?', released on Stunt Records on February 23, 2024.
2024-10
Hi-Fi News highlighted in October 2024 Franck's contribution to Cornelia Nilsson's album and praised the interplay with pianist Aaron Parks and saxophonist Gábor Bolla.

Tracks

Where Do You Go? (Cornelia Nilsson, 2024)Debut album on Stunt Records with Franck on bass, Aaron Parks and Gábor Bolla

Ugly Beauty (Gábor Bolla & Daniel Franck & Cornelia Nilsson)Monk standard recorded with Gábor Bolla quartet

On the Move (Gábor Bolla Quartet)Album with Franck and drummer Billy Drummond

Wes! (Håvard Stubø, Daniel Franck & Håkon Mjåset Johansen, 2007)Trio album as co-leader

Recent shows

Jul 11, 2001 Sofiekælderen, Copenhagen (DK)
Jul 8, 2001 Sofiekælderen, Copenhagen (DK)
Jul 7, 2001 Sofiekælderen, Copenhagen (DK)

About: Janus Templeton

Behind the kit sits Janus Templeton, a Danish-American jazz musician with decades on the Scandinavian scene and a natural instinct for interplay and improvisation. His own compositions form the backbone of Trio Templeton's swinging, Nordic-tinged jazz.

broadcasts on DR's radio channels ("Silkeborg/Vintergækken")

broadcasts on DR's radio channels ("Mosekonen brygger")

What's new

2026-07
Trio Templeton with Jacob Christoffersen and Lasse Mørck performed at Sorø Jazz Festival in Hørhaven near Fuglebjerg on July 13, 2026.
2026-06
Templeton and saxophonist Jan Harbeck performed as DuoUtrolig! at Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2026 at Drop Inn.
2025-06
Trio Templeton opened the summer concert season at Odsherred Library with a concert at Pakhuset in Nykøbing Sjælland on June 28, 2025.

Tracks

Silkeborg / VintergækkenMost played track on DR's radio channels, feat. Peter Rosendal and Graig Earle

Mosekonen bryggerFrequently played on P8 Jazz, feat. Peter Rosendal and Graig Earle

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