Late Night Jazz Jam m. Jens Emil Jensen (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!

Jens Emil Jensen:
For this jam, the experienced jam host Jens Emil Jensen (drums) plays the opening set in the company of the fantastic bassist Thor Johansen and talented guest musicians!

Jens Emil Jensen is an up-and-coming jazz drummer and composer living in Aarhus. In 2023, he completed his master's degree "Nordic Master in Jazz", which also included studies in Helsinki and Stockholm. Jens Emil is a regular jam host and co-founder of Aarhus Jazz Jam, and with almost 100 arranged jazz jams in his resume, you can be sure that the jam is in safe hands! Jens Emil has played with some of the biggest Danish jazz profiles, and his active projects include Bäckström / Friman / Jensen Trio (FI / DK) and the jazz quintet Odd Pocket with Jens Emil's original compositions.