Late Night Jazz Jam m. Morten Ankarfeldt (DK)

For this year's Aarhus Jazz Festival, drummer Jens Emil Jensen has gathered some fantastic musicians to host the festival's official jazz jam at HeadQuarters. In addition to the official jam hosts, there will be fantastic guest musicians to open each jam, followed by an open jazz jam until 2 am, when all jazz cats are welcome to jam on stage!

Danish and international musicians from near and far will come together and form new and exciting constellations on stage – so grab your instrument and join the musical celebration! The stage is equipped with a piano, drum kit, guitar and bass amplifiers, and microphones. You can look forward to late nights where you can experience Aarhus' vibrant jazz scene unfold as local young jazz talents and established international profiles come together in musical encounters where anything can happen!

Morten Ankarfeldt:
For the first jam of the year, acclaimed bassist Morten Ankarfeldt is the jam host, along with Jens Emil Jensen behind the drums, and some guests to kick off the jam!

Morten Ankarfeldt is a well-known bassist on the Danish and international jazz scenes. He has played with just about everyone in the Danish jazz, blues, and world scene for the past 20 years and has been featured on over 60 albums. Ankarfeldt has toured all over Europe, as well as Asia, and not least Brazil, collaborating with some of the best musicians from Rio de Janeiro.

In Denmark, Morten Ankarfeldt is often seen with Mads Mathias Quartet, Morten Schantz Trio, Bob Rockwell, Sinne Eeg. DR Bigband, Jakob Dinesen, Jan Harbeck, Christina von Bülow, and others.