FredagsJAM - Walt Weiskopf European Quartet

Name: FredagsJAM - Walt Weiskopf European Quartet
Start: 2026-09-04
End: 2026-09-04
Location: Tøjhuset

took place · 4 Sep 2026

Tøjhuset, Fredericia

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Walt Weiskopf European Quartet performs at FredagsJAM at Tøjhuset in Fredericia. The programme features jazz led by American saxophonist Walt Weiskopf and his European ensemble.

About the venue: Tøjhuset

Tøjhuset is Fredericia's main live venue, housed in a listed building from 1853 that was originally built as a sugar refinery. The concert hall with balcony seats 200 or holds 400 standing, with a bar/café attached. The programme spans rock, pop, jazz, blues and classical music - around 200 events a year, all run by volunteers under the user association Fredericia Live.

Gothersgade 34, 7000 Fredericia Get directions

About: Walt Weiskopf

Since his 1981 debut with the Buddy Rich Big Band, New York-based Walt Weiskopf has built a body of work spanning more than 25 albums and seven books on improvisation, alongside years on the road with Steely Dan and Frank Sinatra. His European Quartet - anchored by Scandinavian rhythm players - returns to the region every year.

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monthly listeners on Spotify

25+

album released as leader

published books on jazz improvisation

consecutive annual European/Scandinavian tours with European Quartet

What's new

2026-03
Walt Weiskopf European Quartets album 'All We Need Is Love' was released in March 2026.
2025-2026
Weiskopf and his European Quartet are conducting their eighth annual three-stage winter tour with stops on the European and Scandinavian jazz scene in November and January.
2025-2026
European Quartet consists of Carl Winther (piano), Andreas Lang (bass) and Anders Mogensen (drums) - three of Europe's most sought-after jazz musicians.

Tracks

SimplicityAlbum from 1992, ranked #1 on Eurojazz radio for four weeks

Song for My MotherAlbum from 1996/97, four stars in Downbeat and named jazz album of the year by Crusader Magazine

Man of Many ColorsAlbum from 2002 with Brad Mehldau, John Patitucci and Clarence Penn

Fountain of YouthAlbum from 2017 on Posi-Tone Records

European Quartet: All We Need Is LoveLatest album, released March 2026

About: Walt Weiskopf European Quartet

American tenor saxophonist Walt Weiskopf joins his regular European rhythm section - Danes Carl Winther (piano), Andreas Lang (bass), and Anders Mogensen (drums) - in a band that has left its mark on the international jazz scene since 2017 through a string of albums and annual tours on both sides of the Atlantic.

25+

albums released as leader

2003

year Weiskopf became a permanent member of Steely Dan

on Eurojazz radio for four weeks (the album Simplicity, 1992)

2017

year European Quartet was formed

What's new

2026-03
WWEQ released the album What We Need Is Love on March 20, 2026 on AMM Records - the quartet's latest studio recording with ten tracks.
2026-03
The quartet toured Canada for the first time and performed at, among other venues, Yardbird Suite in Edmonton with music from the new album.
2023
WWEQ released the album Harmless Addiction on AMM Records, recorded in Berlin during a European tour in January-February 2023.

Tracks

What We Need Is Lovetitle track from the quartet's album from March 2026 on AMM Records

European Quartet: Harmless Addictionalbum from 2023, recorded live in Berlin during European tour

European Quartet: Diamonds and Other Jewelsalbum from 2022, primarily Weiskopf's own compositions

SimplicityWeiskopf's breakthrough from 1992, ranked #1 on Eurojazz radio for four weeks

Song for My Motherfour stars in DownBeat, named best jazz album of the year by Crusader Magazine (1997)

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