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Thursday 20/08/2026
19:00 At Skt.Thomas Kirke
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Wednesday 02/09/2026
19:30 At Basement
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Wednesday 09/09/2026
18:30 At KLEIN
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Friday 11/09/2026
20:00 At Alice
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Friday 18/09/2026
20:00 At LiteraturHaus
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20:00 At Mayhem
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Friday 06/11/2026
19:30 At Basement
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Tuesday 02/06/2026
19:30 At Basement
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Wednesday 08/04/2026
19:30 At Basement
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Saturday 14/02/2026
23:00 At Xenon
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Saturday 14/02/2026
22:00 At Musikcaféen
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Saturday 14/02/2026
21:00 At Xenon
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Saturday 14/02/2026
20:00 At Musikcaféen
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Saturday 14/02/2026
19:00 At Xenon
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Friday 13/02/2026
23:00 At Xenon
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Friday 13/02/2026
22:00 At Musikcaféen
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Friday 13/02/2026
21:00 At Xenon
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Friday 13/02/2026
20:00 At Musikcaféen
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Friday 13/02/2026
19:00 At Xenon
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Friday 28/11/2025
20:00 At Alice
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Thursday 27/11/2025
19:00 At Alice
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Wednesday 19/11/2025
19:00 At Basement
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Wednesday 05/11/2025
19:00 At Basement
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Friday 31/10/2025
19:30 At UNION
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Wednesday 08/10/2025
19:00 At Råhuset
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Tuesday 23/09/2025
19:30 At Råhuset
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Final Descent Presents: Julius Gabriel (DE) + Zeki Jindyl (DK)
Wednesday 17/09/2025
20:00 At Basement
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Thursday 11/09/2025
19:30 At Råhuset
Afvikling Kassetter and Final Descent
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Tuesday 02/09/2025
19:00 At Xenon
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Sunday 13/07/2025
17:30 At Råhuset
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Friday 11/07/2025
19:00 At Christianshavns Beboerhus
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Friday 11/07/2025
17:30 At Råhuset
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Wednesday 09/07/2025
16:30 At KLEIN Dansepavilion
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Wednesday 09/07/2025
16:30 At UNION
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Tuesday 08/07/2025
20:00 At Xenon
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Tuesday 08/07/2025
17:30 At Råhuset
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Monday 07/07/2025
17:30 At Råhuset
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Monday 07/07/2025
17:00 At Råhuset
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Sunday 06/07/2025
19:30 At Mayhem
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Wednesday 14/05/2025
19:30 At Metronomon
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Saturday 10/05/2025
20:00 At LiteraturHaus
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Friday 25/04/2025
19:30 At Lake House
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Final Descent x Fanø Free Folk Festival: Alison Cotton (uk) + Emil Palme (dk)
Friday 11/04/2025
19:00 At Valby Kulturhus
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144.000 — T. Gowdy (CA/DE) + Valdemar Kragelund (DK)
Wednesday 09/04/2025
20:00 At Metronomen
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Sunday 06/04/2025
19:00 At Aveny-T
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Friday 04/04/2025
20:00 At KLEIN Kbh
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144.000 – Jooklo Duo with Maria Bertel (IT/DK)
Tuesday 01/04/2025
19:30 At Metronomen
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Friday 28/03/2025
19:00 At Metronomen
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Final Descent x HUSET: Ryosuke Kiyasu (JP) + Sól Ey (IS)
Saturday 15/03/2025
20:00 At Xenon
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Thursday 13/03/2025
20:00 At Union
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Friday 28/02/2025
20:00 At Huset
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Wednesday 26/02/2025
19:00 At Alice
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Wednesday 19/02/2025
20:00 At Xenon
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Tuesday 11/02/2025
20:30 At Musik Loppen
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Saturday 01/02/2025
20:00 At UNION
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Saturday 16/11/2024
19:30 At Union
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Saturday 09/11/2024
20:00 At Xenon
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Wednesday 06/11/2024
20:00 At Musikcaféen
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Tuesday 22/10/2024
19:00 At Sankt Johannes Kirke
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Petra Hermanova (cz) + Mats Erlandsson (se) + Ana Fosca (dk)
Thursday 17/10/2024
19:30 At Basement
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144000 - Carme López (ga)
Thursday 10/10/2024
19:00 At Metronomen
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Wednesday 25/09/2024
20:00 At Xenon
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144000 - Lise Barkas (fr)
Tuesday 24/09/2024
19:00 At Metronomen
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Youmna Saba (lb/fr) + rosyán (dk/ir)
Wednesday 18/09/2024
19:30 At Koncertkirken
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144000 - Lars Bech Pilgaard 'Folklórica' (dk)
Monday 16/09/2024
19:00 At Metronomen
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Mohammad Syfkhan (sy/ie) + Mizgin (dk/sy)
Friday 13/09/2024
19:00 At KLEIN (Dansepavilion)
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Final Descent x HUSET: TENGGER (kr/jp) + Turist (dk)
Thursday 12/09/2024
20:00 At Musikcaféen
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Hannes Buder (de) + Henrik Pultz Melbye (dk)
Sunday 08/09/2024
19:00 At Brønshøj Water Tower
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Thursday 05/09/2024
20:00 At Basement
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Tuesday 09/07/2024
19:30 At Mayhem
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Monday 08/07/2024
19:30 At Mayhem
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19:30 At Mayhem
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Final Descent Presents: Akira.Drums & Halfdan Stefansson (JP/DK) //CPHJAZZ
City
Copenhagen, Denmark
Type
Concert
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Date
Friday 11th of July 2025
Time
17:30 to 23:59
Price
100 dkk
Artist in Residence 2025: Audio-visual minimalism
This year, the Final Descent Artist in Residence program is proud to present three extraordinary musicians from Japan. Intertwining their cultural upbringing with free improvisation, extended techniques, and cross-aesthetic experimentation, they each offer a unique take on recontextualized Japanese music—ranging from hypnotic minimalism and electro-acoustic folk to avant-garde and spiritual jazz.
Experience Okinawan drummer Akira Nakamura and his hypnotic, minimalist solo setup under the moniker Akira.Drums in an improvised collaboration with local guitar experimentalist Halfdan Stefansson
Akira.Drums (akira dot drums)
Akira Nakamura’s solo project akira.drums, from Okinawa, blends minimalist visuals with extended, hypnotic rhythmic progressions. With roots in jazz and electronica, and inspired by Steve Reich, Japanese folk music, and krautrock, he creates rhythmically complex soundscapes that, when combined with sleek graphic visuals and layers of electronic noise, form a captivating and mesmerizing experience.
He has lived and studied in both Berlin and New York, influences that are clearly reflected in Nakamura’s music, where references to both Berghain and Blue Note can be heard.
Halfdan Stefansson is a Copenhagen-based guitarist, improviser, and composer. He is active in groups such as Spider People, Kakao Intens, and Farvel, and is the main driving force behind the collective and label Movement Shaped Like a Heart. Stefansson unites the raw energy of hardcore punk with the unpredictability of free improvisation and is one of the most promising instrumentalists on Copenhagen’s current experimental music scene.
Akira.Drums is part of Final Descent’s Artist in Residency 2025, where three Japanese musicians will visit Copenhagen Jazz Festival with solo performances and exciting new collaborations.
