The annual Nordic Jazz Week in Washington, D.C. will this year feature bands from all the Nordic countries: Finland, Sweden, Iceland, Denmark and Norway. June 14-19. Tickets available now. After DC, Nils Petter Molvær and Arve Henriksen tour the U.S.
Nordic countries jazz it up once again, this year with all the Nordic countries represented! The Nordic embassies have invited jazz musicians from their respective countries to D.C. for the annual Nordic Jazz festival. The Nordic Jazz week comprises 3 embassy events; the opening at the Finnish Embassy on June 14, and rooftop concerts at House of Sweden on June 16 and 17. In addition, Norway plays at Blues Alley on June 15, and the Swedish band plays at Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center on June 19.
Read about Nordic Jazz in the Washington Post Express
Sunday, June 14 at 6 pm
Concert at the Embassy of Finland
Karikko (Finland)
Bjørn Solli Quartet (Norway)
* 2 drinks included (wine or beer)
Monday, June 15 at 8 pm and 10 pm
Blues Alley
Bjørn Solli Quartet (Norway)
Tuesday, June 16 at 6.30 pm
Concert on House of Sweden rooftop
Jonas Kullhammar Quartet (Sweden)
Karikko (Finland)
Søren Kjærgaard Trio (Denmark)
* Cash bar
Wednesday, June 17 at 6.30 pm
Concert on House of Sweden Rooftop
The Sunna Gunnlaugs Quartet (Iceland)
Nils Petter Molvær & Arve Henriksen (Norway)
Jonas Kullhammar Quartet (Sweden)
* Cash bar
Where: Embassy of Finland, 3301 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. 20008 (June 14) and Embassy of Sweden, House of Sweden, 2900 K Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20007 (June 16 and 17)
When: June 14 at 6 pm, June 16 at 6.30 pm and June 17 at 6.30 pm
Tickets: Presale tickets only from ticketweb or 866 666 8932.
$ 25 per night; $50 for all three nights. (No tickets sales at the door.)
Please note that last year's concerts were sold out. Please get your tickets early.
The concert at the Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center, on June 19 is free, first come first serve.
Some of the Nordic Jazz concerts take place on the rooftop of House of Sweden, overlooking the Potomac river.
