New Jungle Orchestra at Sommerladen

Name: New Jungle Orchestra at Sommerladen
Start: 2026-09-20T15:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-20T17:30:00+02:00
Location: Sommerladen

Sun, 20 Sep 2026 · 15:00 — 17:30

Sommerladen, Espergærde · 200 kr. · ≈ 27 €

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New Jungle Orchestra at Sommerladen — Sommerladen, Espergærde

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New Jungle Orchestra performs at Sommerladen in Espergærde on Sunday, 20 September 2026 at 15:00. The orchestra closes the season with a concert full of improvised grooves and musical breadth - from tightly composed sequences to free-flowing passages. This is one of three Danish dates for the ensemble this season. Tickets cost 200 kr. Sommerladen offers an intimate setting for live music in northern Copenhagen.

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About: New Jungle Orchestra

Pierre Dørge's ten-piece band has toured more than 60 countries since 1980, from small jazz clubs to Carnegie Hall, blending African, Asian and European rhythms with the freedom of the jazz tradition. Their concerts draw the audience into the music, with humour and seriousness trading the lead.

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2025-11
Pierre Dørge released the album Songs for Mbizo (Johnny Lives Forever) on November 14, 2025 - a quartet recording with cornetist Kirk Knuffke as a tribute to South African bassist Johnny 'Mbizo' Dyani.
2025-07
New Jungle Orchestra performed at Brønshøj Sommerjazz in July 2025 with Greenlandic singer Aviaja Lumholt as a guest.
2025-02
New Jungle Orchestra performed at Engelsholm Events on February 26, 2025.

Tracks

BrikamaAlbum from 1984/1992, named after a city in Gambia - one of the orchestra's most well-known

Jazz Is Like a BananaAlbum from 2007 on SteepleChase Records

The Jazzpar PrizeAlbum from 1992 with saxophonist David Murray, released in connection with the Jazzpar Prize

Bluu AfrooAlbum from 2020 with Kirk Knuffke on SteepleChase Records

Songs for MbizoLatest album (2025) - tribute to South African bassist Johnny 'Mbizo' Dyani

About: Pierre Dørge

Guitarist and composer Pierre Dørge has led the New Jungle Orchestra since 1980, drawing on jazz roots alongside musical traditions from Africa, Asia and Europe. With more than 2,500 concerts across 60-plus countries, the ensemble ranks among the most widely travelled in Danish jazz history.

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2025-11
New Jungle Orchestra plays at Kunstsmedjen at Musicon in Roskilde on November 8, 2025 as part of the orchestra's ongoing anniversary tour.
2025-07
New Jungle Orchestra celebrated its 45th anniversary with a sold-out concert at KoncertKirken in Copenhagen on July 4, 2025 during the Copenhagen Jazz Festival.
2025
The Royal Library announced an upcoming concert with New Jungle Orchestra featuring Indian flute master Shashank Subramanyam as guest soloist.

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Tracks

Tjak Tjaka TchicaiTitle album from 2014 - tribute to John Tchicai, released on SteepleChase Records

China JungleAlbum from 1997 with Chinese guest soloists following NJO's tour to Beijing and Shanghai

GirafAlbum from 1999 with John Tchicai as guest - draws inspiration from Gambian kora and Danish folk melodies

Live at BirdlandLive recording from 2003, one of the orchestra's most well-known albums

Music from the Danish JungleAlbum from 1996, released during the orchestra's period as a state ensemble

New Jungle Orchestra at Sommerladen

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