Bill Frisell, Charles Lloyd, Jakob Bro, Skúli Sverrisson, Óskar Guðjónsson

Name: Bill Frisell, Charles Lloyd, Jakob Bro, Skúli Sverrisson, Óskar Guðjónsson
Start: 2026-12-01
Location: Bremen Teater

Tue, 1 Dec 2026 ✨ New

Bremen Teater, Copenhagen

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Bill Frisell and Charles Lloyd perform at Bremen Teater in Copenhagen on Tuesday, 1 December 2026. The concert brings together jazz musicians from Denmark and Iceland - Jakob Bro, Skúli Sverrisson and Óskar Guðjónsson join Craig Taborn, Larry Grenadier and Jorge Rossy on stage. Jakob Kullberg, Henrik Dam Thomsen, Toke Møldrup and Zeena Parkins also participate. Bremen Teater is one of Copenhagen's larger entertainment venues with capacity for a substantial audience. Frisell and Lloyd visit Denmark on a short tour spanning three concert dates, with two performances taking place at Bremen Teater in Copenhagen.

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Line-up

Óskar Guðjónsson
Jakob Kullberg

About: Bill Frisell

Guitarist Bill Frisell plays a hushed, open-textured jazz rooted in folk and Americana. His latest record is the sextet album In My Dreams (Blue Note, 2026).

What's new

2026-02
Bill Frisell released on February 27, 2026 the album In My Dreams, his fifth on Blue Note, with a sextet featuring Jenny Scheinman, Eyvind Kang, Hank Roberts, Thomas Morgan and Rudy Royston.
2026-02
The single 'Isfahan', Frisell's version of Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington's composition, was released on February 6, 2026 ahead of the album.
2026-03
Frisell celebrated the album and his 75th birthday with a series of concerts in the USA from March 2026, starting with two nights at Blue Note Los Angeles.

Tour

BerlinUtrechtBernPragueViennaMilanGalatinaLondon

Tracks

In My Dreamsalbum from 2026 on Blue Note, recorded with the sextet

Orchestrasalbum from 2024 with Brussels Philharmonic and Umbria Jazz Orchestra

Valentinealbum from 2020 with the trio Thomas Morgan and Rudy Royston

Big Suralbum from 2013, americana and chamber jazz

Lookout for Hopealbum from 1987 on ECM

About: Charles Lloyd

The American saxophonist entered jazz history with "Forest Flower" in 1967 and still records for Blue Note. In Copenhagen he plays alongside guitarist Jakob Bro.

What's new

2026-11
Charles Lloyd performs on November 30, 2026 at Loveland Music Festival in Copenhagen together with Jakob Bro, Larry Grenadier and Jorge Rossy.
2026-07
The album "Sangam & Friends" with Zakir Hussain and Eric Harland was released on July 24 and is based on recordings from Mumbai in 2009.
2026-07
Lloyd returned to Montreux Jazz Festival in July 2026, six decades after he performed at the first festival.

Tour

Copenhagen

Tracks

Forest Flowerlive album from Monterey 1967 and his major breakthrough

The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrowdouble album on Blue Note, 2024, with Jason Moran, Larry Grenadier and Brian Blade

Figure in BlueBlue Note album from October 2025

Vanished GardensBlue Note, 2018, recorded with Bill Frisell

Sangam & Friendstribute to Zakir Hussain, released July 2026

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: Skúli Sverrisson

An Icelandic bass player and composer working out of New York, known from the circles of Laurie Anderson and Blonde Redhead and from duos with Bill Frisell and Óskar Guðjónsson. His latest record is For All Your Flowers.

100+

recordings he participates in

Icelandic music awards, including album of the year for Seria in 2006

What's new

2026-12
Skúli Sverrisson performs at Loveland Music Festival in Copenhagen: December 1st in a duo with Óskar Guðjónsson and December 2nd in a duo with Bill Frisell.
2026-08
The duo album For All Your Flowers with Bill Frisell was released on Newvelle Records in August 2026.
2026-05
Skúli Sverrisson contributes to Gustaf Ljunggren's solo album Along The Low Road, which was released on May 1st, 2026 on April Records.

Tour

København

Tracks

For All Your Flowersduo album with Bill Frisell, Newvelle Records, 2026

Strataduo album with Bill Frisell, Newvelle Records, 2018

Seriasolo album from 2006, Icelandic album of the year

The Box Treeduo album with Óskar Guðjónsson, 2012

After Silenceduo album with Óskar Guðjónsson

About: Craig Taborn

For pianist Craig Taborn, playing jazz is an exercise in finding things out as the music unfolds. He shifts between acoustic piano, improvisation and electronics, and records for ECM.

What's new

2026-11
Craig Taborn Trio with bassist Thomas Morgan and drummer Kayvon Gordon performed on November 6, 2026 at Logan Center for the Arts in Chicago.
2026-10
Taborn was scheduled with a solo concert and duo with trumpeter Peter Evans in the ECM 2026 series at National Concert Hall in Dublin on October 29, 2026.
2026-09
On September 11, 2026, Taborn premiered his new work Three Animal Riddles together with PRISM Quartet in Philadelphia.

Tracks

Dream Archivestrio album on ECM from January 2026 with Tomeka Reid and Ches Smith

Shadow Playssolo live album on ECM, recorded at Wiener Konzerthaus in 2020

Daylight Ghostsquartet album on ECM from 2017

Avenging Angelsolo piano album and ECM debut as leader

Chantstrio album on ECM

About: Larry Grenadier

The bassist from Brad Mehldau's trio returns to Copenhagen to play with Jakob Bro and Charles Lloyd. Known for a full, woody tone and a curious, wide-ranging approach to the instrument.

What's new

2026-11
The album Mountains, Beach with Jakob Bro, Larry Grenadier and Jorge Rossy featuring Charles Lloyd is released on November 13, 2026 on Loveland Music.
2026-11
Grenadier plays with Charles Lloyd, Jakob Bro and Jorge Rossy at the Loveland Music Festival at Bremen Teater in Copenhagen on November 30 and December 1, 2026.
2026-10
Grenadier toured in October 2026 in Europe with Bill Stewart Trio and Walter Smith III, including in Brussels, Berlin and Amsterdam.

Tour

København

Tracks

The Gleanerssolo album on ECM from 2019

Bjerge, Strandnew album with Jakob Bro, Jorge Rossy and Charles Lloyd, released November 13, 2026

Oceanictrack from the solo album The Gleaners

About: Jorge Rossy

Catalan musician Jorge Rossy first drew attention behind the drums in Brad Mehldau's original trio, and these days he is just as likely to be found at the vibraphone. He has played in Denmark with Jakob Bro and with Danish line-ups.

180+

recordings as sideman with leading jazz musicians

30+

album released as bandleader or co-leader

What's new

2026-11
Jorge Rossy Vibes Quartet has released the debut album 11 Years with Milena Casado, Robert Landfermann and Cornelia Nilsson, and Jazz Journal named it as editor's choice in November 2026.
2026-11
The album Bjerge, Strand with Jakob Bro, Larry Grenadier and Jorge Rossy featuring Charles Lloyd will be released digitally on 13 November 2026.
2026-03
Rossy participates on Ramon Mirabet All-Star Jazz Projects album Songs I Heard, released in March 2026.

Tracks

Puertafirst vibraphone trio album, released on ECM in 2021

11 Yearsdebut album from Jorge Rossy Vibes Quartet, 2026

Story From A Strangeralbum with Rossy Danish Quartet

Wiccafirst album under own name, Fresh Sound, 2006

Uma ElmoJakob Bros ECM album with Arve Henriksen and Rossy

About: Henrik Dam Thomsen

Principal cellist of the Danish National Symphony Orchestra, best known for his acclaimed 2024 recording of Bach's cello suites. He plays solo, in chamber settings and with orchestra.

stars in Politiken for the recording of Bach's six cello suites (August 2024)

100+

CD recordings he participates in (6 in his own name)

1999

year he became principal cellist in DR Symphony Orchestra

What's new

2027-03
Performs Bach's cello suites no. 1, 2 and 6 at Christians Church in Copenhagen on 1 March 2027 for the Chamber Music Association of 1887.
2026-10
Gives a concert with organist Mads Høck at Grundtvig's Church on 18 October 2026 with two of Bach's cello suites as well as passacaglia and fugue.
2026-04
Performed all six Bach cello suites distributed over three concerts in one evening at Hellerup Chamber Music Association on 13 April 2026.

Tour

København

Tracks

J.S. Bach: Cello Suites Nos. 1-6, BWV 1007-1012double album from 2024 on OUR Recordings; six stars in Politiken and Editor's Choice in Gramophone

Kodály & Brittendebut album from 2004 on Chandos, nominated for a Danish Music Award

French Piecesalbum from 2006 with pianist Ulrich Stærk

Rêveriecollection with Ulrich Stærk, released in remastered edition in March 2026

Still Lifeduo album with Anders Koppel

About: Toke Møldrup

Toke Møldrup is a Danish cellist trained at the Royal Danish Academy of Music, who has built a career as both a soloist and chamber musician. He works across a wide repertoire, from baroque to contemporary music, and collaborates regularly with Danish and international ensembles.

About: Zeena Parkins

A New York downtown harpist and composer, Parkins builds her own electric harps and pairs them with electronics and noise. Björk and John Zorn are among her long-time collaborators.

70+

cd-releases she has contributed to

years of work as a prominent figure on New York's downtown scene

3×

Bessie Award winner for dance composition (and Guggenheim fellow)

What's new

2026-05
Parkins performs with percussionist William Winant at Western Front in Vancouver with works from the album Modesty of the Magic Thing (Tzadik, 2025).
2026-03
Parkins and William Winant performed at Big Ears Festival in Knoxville on March 27, 2026.
2026-03
In a podcast and an interview from March 2026, Parkins talks about her electric harp, her dance work, and the album Lament for the Maker, which mourns the closure of Mills College.

Tracks

Modesty of the Magic ThingTzadik, 2025, with William Winant, inspired by Jay DeFeo

Lament for the MakerRelative Pitch, 2025, works for harp and electronics, tribute to Mills College

Red Shifts2026, duo album with Cecilia Lopez

Nightmare Alleysolo album from 1993

Glass Triangle: Blue and Sun-lightstrio with Mette Rasmussen and Ryan Sawyer

About: Oskar Gudjonsson

Icelandic tenor saxophonist Óskar Guðjónsson ranks among the most sought-after voices in Nordic jazz - known from ADHD, the NOR trio with Richard Andersson, and a long-running partnership with Jakob Bro and Skúli Sverrisson. His lyrical tone and restrained improvisational approach have made him a regular presence at festivals and venues across Scandinavia.

3,720

followers on Instagram

100+

concerts with NOR-trio

What's new

2025-05
Óskar Guðjónsson toured in Iceland with Jakob Bro and Skúli Sverrisson: the trio played five concerts over eight days at five different locations, and the music for each concert was composed on site.
2025-01
Óskar Guðjónsson and pianist Magnús Jóhann Ragnarsson celebrated the release of their duo album Fermented Friendship (2024) with a release concert in the Norðurljós hall at Harpa in Reykjavik on January 17, 2025.
2024
The duo album Fermented Friendship with Óskar Guðjónsson on tenor saxophone and Magnús Jóhann Ragnarsson on piano was released under Sony Music in autumn 2024.

Tracks

Undotitle track from NOR-trio album (2023), nominated for Danish Music Awards Jazz

The Box Treeduo album with Skúli Sverrisson, acclaimed internationally

Fermented Friendshipduo album with pianist Magnús Jóhann Ragnarsson, released under Sony Music (2024)

Stelpuskottfrom ADHD's album 9 (2024), re-recorded on Fermented Friendship

After Silence (Eftir þögn)debut duo album with Skúli Sverrisson (2002), marked the beginning of a long collaboration

Bill Frisell, Charles Lloyd, Jakob Bro, Skúli Sverrisson, Óskar Guðjónsson

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