Midori Takada & Jakob Bro @ Roskilde Festival 2026
Finally able to share, that Midori Takada is bringing her beautiful music to Roskilde Festival for the first time this year. We are performing songs from our upcoming album “From …
New band premiering in September: Jakob Bro / Veslemøy Narvesen / Jesper Zeuthen feat. Peter Laugesen
This September we are premiering a new poetic band across generations with none other than drummer extraordinaire Veslemøy Narvesen, alto sax player Jesper Zeuthen, Aarhus legend and beat poet Peter …
Charles Lloyd, Larry Grenadier, Jorge Rossy – Second wave of artists ready for Loveland Music Festival 2026
Following a fantastic first edition in November, Loveland Music Festival is set to return to Bremen Teater in Copenhagen with three nights on November 30–December 2, 2026.
Today, we are pleased …
First wave of artists ready for Loveland Music Festival 2026
Following a fantastic first edition in November, Loveland Music Festival is set to return to Bremen Teater in Copenhagen with three nights on November 30–December 2.
What happens when you bring …
Jakob Bro presents new gathering for Village Vanguard 2026
Jakob Bro is back at Village Vanguard 2026 for his six stint in six years with a new gathering of Brian Blade, Mark Turner, Jason Palmer, Larry Grenadier, Marcus Gilmore …
Jakob Bro – press photos
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On tour in February: Kanon Aonami, Fumi Endo, Chris Speed, Thomas Morgan, Mads Emil Nielsen & Jakob Bro
Looking forward to gather this new group on tour in February! We are playing six great venues during Winter Jazz and we want to create some very special moments with …
Palle Mikkelborg “Light” is set for release in 2026
Loveland Music proudly presents Palle Mikkelborg “Light”Releases January 30, 2026 on LP/CD/digital.
Listen: https://lovelandcph.bandcamp.com/album/lightPre-order: https://shop.jakobbro.com/
Palle Mikkelborg (b. 1941) – a spiritual jazz legend, acclaimed composer, trumpet player and electronic music pioneer …
Jakob Bro & Friends on tour – feat. Fumi Endo, Kanon Aonami, Chris Speed, Thomas Morgan, Mads Emil Nielsen
Den danske guitarist Jakob Bro er på tour i Skandinavien med dette banebrydende hold bestående af to af de mest spændende nye japanske navne, Fumi Endo og Kanon Aonami, som …
Brussels Philharmonic presents Jakob Bro with Midori Takada and Mark Turner
The Jazz Meets Symphonic series continues to make waves internationally — proven by its 2025 Grammy Award nomination for the recording with Bill Frisell. Although it didn’t take home the …
“Taking Turns” – press reactions
★★★★★ – The Guardian (UK): Jazz Album of the Month “Played by world-class personnel including Bill Frisell and the late, great alto saxophonist Lee Konitz, this 2014 set is full of …
Wadada Leo Smith’s final European tour appearances celebrates new album ‘Murasaki’
A powerful intergenerational trio emerges on Murasaki, featuring Wadada Leo Smith on trumpet, Marcus Gilmore on drums, and Jakob Bro on guitar. Recorded at Power Station in New York, this exploratory session unfolded spontaneously—no retakes, …
The inaugural Loveland Music Fest takes place in Copenhagen this November
November 10–12, 2025, we have the great pleasure of welcoming an international line-up to Copenhagen for a three day music event with concerts, talks and live premieres. Full schedule is …
New album by Jakob Bro & Midori Takada is the first in a trilogy from Tokyo
In a luminous acoustic dialogue recorded in Tokyo’s Avaco Studios, guitarist-composer Jakob Bro meets Japanese ambient pioneer and percussionist Midori Takada. The result is あなたに出会うまで / Until I Met You—a meditative, genre-defying …
Jakob Bro – solo 2025
Danish guitarist and composer Jakob Bro (b. 1978) has released 20 albums as a bandleader and became an renown artist on the international jazz scene after recording and touring with …
Wadada Leo Smith, Jakob Bro, Marcus Gilmore feat. Thomas Morgan – Live in Europe
Very pleased to be performing new music with Wadada Leo Smith, Marcus Gilmore and special guest Thomas Morgan in Europe in 2025. Tickets available trough the venue websites.
November 8 at …
Loveland Music Festival 2025
Hvad sker der, når man samler et dusin af de førende danske musikere og internationale ikoner og sætter dem på en scene sammen for første gang? Det har Bremen Teater …
Jakob Bro / Óskar Guðjónsson / Skúli Sverrisson
Danish ECM-guitarist and composer Jakob Bro joins forces with two of Iceland’s most prominent musicians in improvised music, Óskar Guðjónsson and Skúli Sverrisson, for a series of intimate live concerts …
Palle Mikkelborg is back in the studio with Jakob Bro
Palle Mikkelborg (b. 1941) – a spiritual jazz legend, acclaimed composer, trumpet player and electronic music pioner – is back in the studio recording his first studio album in more …
Jakob Bro, Midori Takada and Nikolaj Busk to perform at World Expo 2025 in Osaka
📢 Announcement from the Nordic Pavilion: Denmark National Day on April 24 (Thu)! ✨
Experience the best of Danish music, culture, and innovation in a special two-part event!
Morning: Official ceremony featuring …
Jakob Bro Large Ensemble feat. Melissa Aldana, Jorge Rossy & Peter Laugesen – live in 2025
Jakob Bro skaber nye forbindelser og samler en international udgave af sin storgruppe den 30. januar til 8. februar i forbindelse med Vinterjazz 2025 – med stærke internationale gæster som …
Jakob Bro / Joe Lovano “Once Around The Room” regroup at Village Vanguard in February 2025
Joe Lovano and Jakob Bro return to Village Vanguard on February 18—23, 2025 with the full septet from Once Around The Room (ECM Records). Tickets are available now at villagevanguard.com
Recorded …
Watch: THE IMPROVISER – Lee Konitz in conversation with Jørgen Leth (Official Short Documentary)
Directed and edited by Andreas Koefoed
In memory of Lee Konitz (1927-2020)
Lee Konitz was an alto saxophonist with an unparalleled career in the history of American jazz and improvised music. Born …
Biography
Jakob Bro (b. 1978 in Aarhus) is a guitarist and composer based in Copenhagen, Denmark. He is currently collaborating with Midori Takada, Joe Lovano, Wadada Leo Smith, Charles Lloyd, Brian …
New Jakob Bro album on ECM Records: “Taking Turns” (November 29, 2024)
Featured artists: Jakob Bro, Bill Frisell: guitars; Lee Konitz: alto and soprano saxophones; Jason Moran: piano; Thomas Morgan: double bass; Andrew Cyrille: drums.
Taking Turns, recorded in New York’s Avatar Studio …
Loveland Music set to release “Sound Flower” by Jesper Zeuthen, AC and Marilyn Mazur
Jesper Zeuthen, Anders Christensen, Marilyn Mazur – Sound Flower (Loveland Music, 2024)
In essence, group improvisation is a conversation. It relates to a certain point in time, its current surroundings, personal …
Jakob Bro, AC and Jorge Rossy in Japan in November 2024 🇯🇵🗻
This November, Jakob Bro is back in Tokyo with two of his long time collaborators Anders Christensen and Jorge Rossy, all three recently part of the cast on “Once Around …
Oplev “Strands” live i 2024/2025
Jakob Bro og Marilyn Mazur tager på Danmarksturné med deres anmelderroste udgivelse ‘Strands’, der blandt andet modtog topkarakter 6 hjerter/stjerner fra Politiken, GAFFA, Kristeligt Dagblad og All That. Som erstatning …
Special guest with Charles Lloyd in Spain and France
I am playing two concerts this July/August as special guest with Charles Lloyd Sky Trio w. Eric Harland and Larry Grenadier at Jazz In Marciac (France) and L’Estarit Festival (Girona, …