The goal of Jazz+ is to encourage the industry to engage in dialogue and collaborate across roles and expertise
Read more about Jazz Danmark's former projects.
Jazz Danmark has focused on Asia for two decades as a particularly attractive continent for Danish jazz music. Read more about our experiences with the world’s largest music market here.
The long-standing Danish folk high school gathering for professional jazz musicians, Summer Session, has been translated into a Chinese context. Summer Session China is held annually at the Anaya resort on the coast outside Beijing from 2023 through 2026. The aim is to foster new Danish-Chinese exchanges at the musician level and to strengthen the longstanding, positive relationship between the Danish and Chinese jazz scenes.
Nordic Jazz Comets is a Nordic showcase for up-and-coming Nordic jazz musicians, aimed at strengthening collaboration and creating awareness around new Nordic jazz.
Jazz Danmark’s Summer Session bring together professional jazz musicians and a faculty of top international jazz artists every August.
The Summer Camp is a week-long intensive music camp for musicians under 18 at Klejtrup Musikefterskole in Denmark.
Sounds of Denmark is a Danish jazz initiative in England that has been strengthening the connections between the Danish and English jazz scenes since 2016.
Freundschaft is a 2-year career program aimed at strengthening the presence of Danish jazz in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria
The Danish Music Awards Jazz is the annual award ceremony that celebrates the Danish jazz scene and highlights the past year's releases.
jazzahead! is Europe's largest jazz fair, held every year in April in Bremen, Germany. JazzDanmark hosts the Danish stand at jazzahead! and offers all Danish jazz professionals the opportunity to participate at the stand.
JazzCamp for Girls International is a global initiative dedicated to addressing the gender imbalance in the music industry by empowering young girls to explore jazz, improvisation, and composition. Originally launched in Denmark in 2014, the project has grown into an international movement with a mission to create safe, creative spaces where girls can discover their musical potential
Jazzkonkurrencen focuses on the development of young jazz musicians through a series of concerts, feedback sessions, and coaching programs.
Jazz Danmark wishes to contribute to the preservation of jazz history. The project leads to a celebration of Danish jazz' 100th anniversary in 2026.
The Danish Polish Jazz Network aims to foster collaborations between Danish and Polish jazz professionals and musicians by enhancing awareness of the two jazz scenes, its musicians, and key players.
Denmark and India have entered into a comprehensive agreement for a cultural exchange program through 2026. Jazz Danmark is contributing to the program, which aims to support the exchange of Danish and Indian art and culture.
In March 2022, Jazz Danmark released an 8-episode podcast about the Danish-American jazz connection, based on the popular DR podcast Farlige Toner.
Tivoli Jazzpris, developed by Tivoli and Jazz Danmark, celebrates outstanding achievements in jazz music through a series of grants.
JazzCamp for Girls is one of Jazz Danmark’s contributions to restoring the unequal gender balance in rhythmic music. The project involves girls, music schools, and the music policy community.
