FALL 2020

JAZZ/TAKES @ LOUISIANA MUSEUM OF MODERN ART

A musical journey through interpretations of repertoire and genres not previously translated through the lens of Jazz. The Niels Lan Doky International Jazz Collective (NLD IJC) will take up residence at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in October/November/December to produce three unique, exclusive and highly innovative concert projects led by three African-Americans who’ve made their mark amongst the greatest drummers in Jazz history - Alvin Queen will approach material from 1970s New York Punk on October 30th, Lenny White will take on the sounds of 1980s UK New Wave on November 27th, and Billy Cobham will explore distortion in acoustic jazz with 1990s Seattle Grunge on December 4th. All shows will feature accompaniment from members of the collective and will take place inside the Museum’s iconic performance hall.

WINTER 2021

JAZZ MASTERWORKS SERIES @ HOTEL D’ANGLETERRE (VINTERJAZZ 2021)

In 2014, Niels began using the term “Jazz Masterworks Series” to present modern interpretations of iconic albums that have defined the genre at the now defunct The Standard Jazz Club. “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.” 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 Vinterjazz 2020 from Feb 4-14, 2020: Oscar Peterson’s “Night Train” // “Ella and Louis” by Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald // Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd’s “Jazz Samba” // “Affinity” by Bill Evans & Toots Thielemans

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