NLDIJC Jazz Masterworks Series: Billie Holiday's "Velvet Mood" (Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2020)
Niels Lan Doky International Jazz Collective
Sat 11 Jul 15.00 - Sun 12 Jul 16.15
Hotel d'Angleterre Kongens Nytorv 34 1050 Copenhagen
All shows are 75 minutes without intermission, unless otherwise noted. Doors and bar opens one hour before show starts Ticket price DKK 395 incl. ticketing fee (unnumbered seats) Lunch and Dinner Dining Options may be added to all booking. About: “Velvet Mood” (subtitled “Songs by Billie Holiday”) is an album by jazz singer Billie Holiday, released in 1956 on Clef Records. The music was recorded over the course of two sessions in Los Angeles, two days apart, which had also resulted in all the material for Billie Holiday’s previous album “Music for Torching”. The album featured an all-star cast of musicians from the Norman Granz roster, that were given ample room for soloing in addition to their supporting roles behind Billie Holiday’s haunting vocals. The cast included Benny Carter (alto Saxophone), Harry "Sweets" Edison (trumpet), Jimmy Rowles (piano), Barney Kessel (guitar), Larry Bunker (drums) and John Simmons (bass). Line-up: Leandra McNair (vocal/US) Gerard Presenter (trumpet/UK) Fredrik Kronkvist (alto sax/SE) Calle Brickman (piano/SE) Tobias Dall (bass/DK) Victor Jones (drums/US) Cecil Alexander (guitar/US)
Shows: Saturday, July 11 at 15:00 (3 PM) / Doors 14:00 (2:00 PM) Saturday, July 11 at 18:00 (6 PM) / Doors 17:00 (5:00 PM) Sunday, July 12 at 15:00 (3 PM) / Doors 14:00 (2:00 PM)
Dining: Guests may add a PRIX-FIXE LUNCH OR DINNER before or after the performance with a custom menu developed by the 5-star Hotel d’Angleterre culinary team exclusively for our pop up during Copenhagen Jazz Festival, including two courses (appetizer and entree) as well as a glass of champagne, glass of red wine, glass of white wine, coffee and tea for 975 DKK per person. Pre show lunch attendees will dine in the Empire Room at 1:15pm preceding the 3:00pm matinee performance. Post show dinner attendees will dine in the Gallery at 7:45pm following the 6:00pm performance. Diners may also list any dietary restrictions within the booking notes and will be accommodated accordingly.
Jazz fans may alternatively book a table at d’Angleterre’s Michelin-starred MARCHAL restaurant. In your booking notes, please mention which show and time you are attending so service staff will be prepared to ensure you have time to get to your seats prior to the start of the performance.
Jazz Masterworks Series: In 2014, Niels Lan Doky began using the term “Jazz Masterworks Series” to present live performances and modern interpretations of iconic albums that have defined the genre at the now defunct The Standard Jazz Club in Copenhagen. “Unlike Classical music, jazz is mostly improvised and as a result we don’t have written scores of masterworks that can be read and played by other artists. But I have concluded that album recordings are the jazz world equivalent, hence the Jazz Masterworks Series concept was born.” Stellar casts of American, European and South American musicians from the Niels Lan Doky International Jazz Collective will perform and re-interpret the following selection of masterworks albums from Jazz’s iconic canon at Hotel d'Angleterre during Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2020: Oscar Peterson’s “Night Train” // “Ella and Louis” by Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald // Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd’s “Jazz Samba” // “Velvet Mood” by Billie Holiday.
Contact: In addition to our email (nldinternationaljazzcollective@gmail.com), should you require additional assistance for information about concerts only: (+45) 27 82 27 35
Main sponsor: Augustinus Fonden Additional contributions: William Demant Fonden & Gangstedfonden