The world has been on hold for so long and we all deserve to celebrate this Christmas in the most romantic, nostalgic and glamorous way possible!
So join us for this spectacular jazz club pop-up that marks the return of the Niels Lan Doky International Jazz Collective to The Standard Jazz Club at its original beautiful harbourfront location, on the 1st floor of the iconic green art deco building in Havnegade in Copenhagen (*).
For four Saturdays in a row, from November 27 to December 18, an international cast of amazing musicians and vocalists from the NLD IJC (including weekly guest artists) will deliver a compelling and engaging show highlighting the Christmas holiday season, based on famous songs by mainly Nat King Cole and Ray Charles, such as “Let There Be Love”, “Let The Good Times Roll”, "Winter Wonderland", “Route 66”, “The Christmas Song” ("Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire"), “Nature Boy” and others.
Five years ago, the now legendary The Standard Jazz Club closed its doors i Havnegade, changed its name to the Niels Lan Doky International Jazz Collective and became a touring entity operating high-end jazz presentations at many different prominent venues across Denmark, including the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, the National Museum of Denmark, Sølyst, Hotel d’Angleterre, Tivoli Glassalen, Musikhuset Aarhus, Kronborg Castle and more.
But still to this day, guests at The Standard’s three restaurants often ask about the jazz club - and Niels Lan Doky reports, “We still receive messages regularly from our audiences telling us how much they loved and miss The Standard, so coming back here is the a most wonderful way to celebrate Christmas this year!”.
Join us either for just jazz & cocktails upstairs in the jazz club or have dinner before or after the show in one of our restaurants.
NOTE: At the moment all shows are sold out, with the exception of 2 tickets for the December 4 concert at 18:00 that include a subsequent 13-course dinner at Studio. A waitlist will be enabled soon.
(*) Niels Lan Doky and Claus Meyer ran the The Standard Jazz Club together from Oct. 3, 2013 to Dec. 31, 2016
SHOW DATES & TIMES:
Saturday, Nov 27 (2021) Saturday, Dec 4 (2021) Saturday, Dec 11 (2021) Saturday, Dec 18 (2021)
Showtimes on all days:
18:00 (6 PM CET) 20:30 (8:30 PM CET) 22:00 (until 01:00) LATE NIGHT BAR (free admission)
Show duration 75 min without intermission Doors open 30 minutes before show starts
Music charge DKK 295 per person per show, excluding ticketing fee
JAZZ CHRISTMAS AT THE STANDARD with the Niels Lan Doky International Jazz Collective
LINE-UP:
Thaddeus Sledge (vocals/US) Jordan Jackson (guest vocals Nov 27/UK) Ida Astrid (guest vocals Dec 4/DK) Mai Lan Doky (guest vocals Dec 11/FR) Amanda Thomsen (guest vocals Dec 18/DK) Gabor Bolla (tenor saxophone/HU) Ken Linh Doky (piano/FR) Emil Madsen (bass/DK) Anders Mogensen (drums/DK)
WELCOMING THADDEUS SLEDGE: Our originally scheduled lead male vocalist, Desmond Scaife Jr., has become unable to return to Denmark as scheduled, due to an unexpected technical delay on his work visa. Instead, another incredible American vocalist, THADDEUS SLEDGE, will be our featured lead male vocalist on the entire Jazz Christmas run. As the name indicates, Thad is of the ultra-talented Sledge family - of planetary perpetual Sister Sledge/We Are Are Family fame. His mother Joni was one of the founding members and he is himself an integral part of the group today. We are very excited to have him appear for us in Denmark for the first time.
LATE NIGHT LINE-UP:
Nov 27: Soul Anders (DJ) OPENING NIGHT Dec 4: Peter Stenbæk (DJ) Dec 11: Ruben Passer (DJ) Dec 18: Zac Williams & Friends (live act)