Cope Quarterly #2

The Cope Quarterly A free publication dedicated to those cruising Copenhagen Issue #2 July 2014

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Editor’s letter

No Place You’d Rather Be. You’re in Copenhagen. It’s summer and there is no better place to be. Copenhagen is unique in the summertime, no doubt about it. We Danes thoroughly deserve it, having to suffer through between six and nine months of utter darkness.

Months when it is pitch black when you get up in the morning and pitch black when you leave work to go home.

So, yeah, I don’t feel like I’m bragging nor do I feel the least bit arrogant when I say Copenhagen is the best place to be in the world when summer finally hits us. And I think many Danes (and tourists) will agree with me.

What is it that makes Copenhagen such a great place during summer? Well, as a teenager I remember the absolute peak being the first day you could actually go to the beach for a swim without turning blue. To me, the beach was an exotic place that only existed for about two months, then it was over. And being a teenage boy, liberal Danish women made the beach pure heaven. Hanging out with your friends, playing football or Frisbee while hoping to get noticed by all the girls seems like a memory from The Wonder Years.

Today, Copenhagen is way more buzzing than when I was a kid. We just had the Distortion festival, the World Cup is shown on an outdoor mega screen on Islands Brygge and Copenhagen Jazz Festival is coming up. In this issue of The Cope we’re

doing a feature on Copenhagen Jazz Festival. This legendary Danish cultural event isn’t just for our parents’ generation. They’re arranging a super cool electronic collaboration with PROTON called Future Sound of Jazz, which takes place in Copenhagen on July 11th. Read more about PROTON on page 34.

The focus of this issue is on food and film. Our front cover is of Baillie Walsh, an amazing filmmaker we had the pleasure of meeting. We also covered a really astonishing charity in London called the Soho Food Feast which you can read about on page 52. And on pages 69-75 you’ll learn more about Copenhagen’s own screen stars (well, two of them are actually behind-the-scenes stars) who were kind enough to grant us some really interesting interviews.

I hope the sun is shining upon you while you read The Cope and I hope you’ll find this issue’s content as exciting to read as we did to write. Last but not least, I hope you’ll find this summer in Copenhagen as memorable as I know I will.

Sincerely Yours, Thomas

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Table of contents

IN THIS ISSUE The Cope Quarterly #2

8 - 17 København K 18 - 25 Interview with Baillie Walsh 26 - 33 Vesterbro 34 - 35 Copenhagen Jazz Festival 38 - 47 Nørrebro 48 - 49 Smag Verden 50 - 51 Prags Have 52 - 57 Soho Food Feast 60 - 68 ØSterbro 69 - 75 Copenhagen Jazz Festival 76 - 79 Artist Feature: Sine Jensen

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Thomas Ørum CO-EDITOR Rebecca Thandi Norman @scandinaviastandard.com ART DIRECTOR Jón Ingi Hallgrímsson

WRITERS Thomas Ørum Thomas Stub Rosser Lena Smailagic Rebecca Thandi Norman CONTRIBUTORS Benjamin Brill Sine Jensen

COVER: Photo by Christian Larson Illustration by Sine Jensen

The Cope Quarterly is published by Gone to Print Aps, Nørrebrogade 52C, 3. sal, 2200 København N, Denmark. All editorial content is published under copyright and cannot be copied or reprinted without written approval from Gone to Print Aps. Points and opinions made in The Cope Quart­erly are those of Gone to Print’s and are not subject to insult nor meant to be provocative in any way.

PHOTOGRAPHERS Christian Larson Crista Leonard Christoffer Rosenfeldt

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Black, always black. Your open closet snarls back at you, protective and moody, as you pull on a summer trench coat, shaking off the work week. You don’t need to go outside to know the day is perfect; the light streams into your fifth floor apartment, hitting the wrought iron of your balcony and bouncing onto your white walls.

No food now; only coffee. Black, of course.

You walk from your apartment, crossing Nyhavn and Bredgade, rolling your eyes at the tourists already gathering by the glittering harbor. You check your phone compulsively, flicking through your inbox and shielding your eyes from the glare of the sun. Someone calls your name, you look up and wave, air kisses brushing both your cheeks.

The wine bar is just starting to fill up and your friend is already waiting, bottle cooling in an ice bucket on the table. You cheers to the day, sip your wine slowly.

The bar is now busy and you make your way outside, lighting a cigarette that sticks to your lower lip.

Dinner comes in many courses accompanied an immaculate waiter explaining each dish. He pours bubbling water out of a thin clear carafe. You bring the glass to your glass to your face, the fizz gently tickling the bottom of your nose.

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Galerie Pi Borgergade 15 D 1300 Copenhagen K Tel: 23 20 53 02 www.galeriepi.dk Wens-Fri: 12:00 - 18:00 Sat: 11:00 - 14:00 Closed in July

wallet is a little light this month and you’re just looking to feed your soul with some beautiful artwork.

Either way, Galerie Pi is the place to be.

Opened in 1997 by Merete Hertz and Lillian Munch, the original gallery was located in Østerbro, next to Hertz’s clothing and design shop KOLORIT. The gallery then moved to Borgergade to be closer to other art and gallery spaces in Copenhagen.

Galerie Pi doesn’t just want to represent what’s already been done; Hertz actively works to bring in renowned and emerging talent. This is particularly true of photography, which is now experiencing a surge in Denmark, especially with young people.

Are you in the market for some worldclass Scandinavian or international art?

Perhaps a landscape painting by Finn Richardt, or an immaculate inkrendering by Birgit Bjerre? Or maybe your

Munch now runs the acclaimed MUNCH gallery in NYC’s Lower East Side but remains close to Hertz. This international connection can be felt throughout the gallery, which exhibits Nordic as well as global artists in a variety of mediums.

While museums are great, it’s the galleries in Copenhagen that really represent what is going on in contemporary art. For a look at what’s current, interesting, and up-and-coming, get yourself to Galerie Pi and soak it in.

Photographers Jacob Juhl and Kristoffer Axen are examples of the talent that are represented on the Pi walls.

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ContainerJuvelen Borgergade 15 B 1300 Copenhagen K Tel: 31 62 99 47 www.containerjuvelen.dk – Tue - Fri: 12:30 - 17:30 Sat: 11:00 - 14:00

It is hard to pass through Borgergade, a street connecting Østerbro with inner Copenhagen, without noticing the windows at ContainerJuvelen. The little gallery and shop, run by the artist Gitte Helle, is full of Danish cultural history transformed into modern artwork.

Plates changed to jewelry, porcelain cups to lamps, and the Royal Copenhagen figures, almost sacred in Denmark, that are repaired or added to with quirky details are just few examples of what you can find exploring the universe of ContainerJuvelen.

Gitte started ContainerJuvelen 22 years ago it is still going strong. The space teases your curiosity and you find yourself drawn to all the little knick-knacks,

made through the magic of her hands.

It is definitely a gallery full of personality!

This is without a doubt because of Gitte and all the energy and passion she puts into the gallery. The amount of history every single item carries definitely plays a part as well.

We can’t tell you exactly why, but being in the gallery makes you want to touch everything and pick stuff up.

It could be the history of the items or the aesthetics. It might also be the way Gitte breathes new life into things that otherwise would have been thrown away.

ContainerJuvleven is a gallery worth a visit, if not to buy something, then to experience the surreal and witty universe.

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Han Kjøbenhavn Vognmagergade 7 1120 Copenhagen K www.hankjobenhavn.com – Mon - Thu: 11:00 -18:00 Fri: 11:00 - 19:00 Sat: 10:00 - 17:00

When a word perfectly defines the essence of something, you really don’t have to be afraid to use it, for Han Kjøbenhavn that word would no doubly be IMPRESSIVE, because that’s indeed what the brand is.

Founded in 2008 to create superior products at an affordable price, Han Kjøbenhavn began with a series of sunglasses that was soon followed by a menswear apparel collection. So what is it that makes this brand so, well, impressive?

It’s easy to answer. The whole story behind the label has been nothing short of astonishing. Han Kjøbenhavn

has a strong focus on quality and detail – because those two are components that help Han Kjøbenhavn stand out. A scaring attention to detail is what permeates this brand. Or maybe it’s because the guys just won’t accept anything mediocre in any aspect of the business.

With such a powerful focus of the brand and everything around it, it’s no surprise that the first Han Kjøbenhavn flagship store opened in the heart of Copenhagen in 2012, was awarded “Best Store in Copenhagen” by French magazine,“L’Officel. One year later the second store opened in New York on 27 Prince St, which received worldwide

acknowledgment, and voted to be in top 10 of the most beautiful stores in the world. This is not just talk, when you walk into a Han Kjøbenhavn store, you will instantly see that this is an orig­ inal shop, with original goods made with respect for garments, details and Scandi­navian roots.

When in Copenhagen the Han Kjøb­ enhavn store at Vognmagergade should be a destination on your to-do list – even when you’re done shopping, merely because of the interior decoration­, which is a part of their very own contemporary and easily identifiable Han Kjøbenhavn style.

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Ørgreen Optics Store Regnegade 1 1110 Copenhagen K Tel: 33 12 41 24 www.ørgreen-kbh.dk – Mon - Thu: 10:00 -18:00 Fri: 10:00 - 19:00 Sat: 10:00 - 15:00

There are a few things you should know about Ørgreen besides these obvious ones: super cool, Danish design, bespoke, sought-after optics.

Browsing this sleek boutique, you’d probably guess it built by some billionaire design-lover. But you’d be wrong.

Actually, it’s just the opposite.

Henrik, the founder, and his life-long business partner Tobias, have built their small empire from scratch.

Henrik, who is a generation one skateboarder, had a vision (pun intended!) about making cutting-edge eyewear.

And while this may seem like, “whatever,

every fashion label is doing glasses” to you, that’s not how it used to be.

When Ørgreen started out, the optics business was very not rock n’ roll, at least not in Denmark. That’s changed, with much credit going to Ørgreen.

The Ørgreen boutique carries its own collection, as well as a host of other carefully curated brands. The staff is cool and super friendly. For a special treat after you’ve perused the spectacles, take note of the limited edition Arne Jacobsen Swan chair designed by Ørgreen; it’s really something worth seeing.

Baillie Walsh Photos by Christian Larson Interview by Thomas Ă˜rum

Editorial

Not many Danes know Baillie Walsh. And that’s a bloody shame. Not only is he a very interesting and pleasant fellow, he is also a highly acclaimed director and screenwriter. However, many people know Baillie’s work: The memorable Kylie Minoque music video Slow, the legendary Massive Attack music videos and last but not least Baillie’s latest published work, Springsteen and I. Then there is this rather epic Baillie production that almost no one in Denmark knows about: Lord, Don’t Slow Me Down. A 100 minute black and white documentary about Oasis from 2007 shot on 16mm film that will leave Oasis-haters well impressed.

The tragic reason to why this wonderful and entertaining piece of film passed us by like a stealth airplane in the night is that it was never distributed.

Not because Baillie didn’t want it to be shown in cinemas around the world but because Noel Gallagher stopped it at the last minute. Now neither Baillie nor us are going to slag off Noel as he is a very nice and quick-witted mate (of Baillie’s), but he could have given us this one. It truly is a shame that this film has not reached a wider audience.

When we met Baillie in his favorite Soho restaurant he was having lunch with his lovely rep from Black Dog Films, the company that has been representing him for over 15 years. I’ll admit I was a bit starstruck knowing that Baillie has worked with all these big celebrites and done such great work for them. The butterflies in my stomach multiplied by the thousands when we walked through the restaurant that was packed with the elite of British and international film. Watching the world’s best directors, producers and writers from across the room will leave anyone from my tiny country starstruck.

But Baillie is just the nicest down-to-earth personality – the type of guy who buys a summerhouse in the outskirts of Iceland rather than in the Hamptons, Lake Como or wherever. So I guess his calm pressence ensured an interview worth reading.

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”When you had waited to see Bowie on Top of The Pops back then, you seriously had a feeling of ’of my god, he just changed my entire life’.”

What was it like growing up there?

Well, I ended up being a bully and getting into a lot of trouble – probably because I was bored or because I didn’t like it there. It sort of peaked when I got sent to borstal ( juvenile prison) and I made a decision to change my life. So I went to art school in 1976 and turned my life around. I think overall it was a great time back then. Less stress, less pressure. And you had to wait for things – you had to wait for new music and new films. And that’s great – it’s great to wait for things because you end up appreciating so much more. Today everything is so much more accessible – and it becomes wallpaper. Things become less special. When you had waited to see Bowie on Top of The Pops back then, you seriously had a feeling of ”oh my god, he just changed my entire life”.

How old are you?

54.

Having excelled in the following disciplines, would you say you are a feature film director, a music video director, a documentary filmmaker, a screenwriter or all of the above?

All of the above. Because I like the variation.

I like the quick jobs and the buzz of those.

And I like the long hauls. But I like both – I wouldn’t have one without the other. And I like getting my hands on a camera every now and then and actually do some filming.

So you must have been in your twenties during the early and mid ’80s when so many great bands were peaking. What music inspired you back then?

I can boil that down to two: Roxy Music and David Bowie. But Bowie before Heroes. I don’t like anything he did after Heroes.

What films inspired you back then?

Where are you from?

I am originally from London. I lived here until I was seven years old, then we moved to a small town called Clacton-on-Sea about 60 miles from London. To me it is a depressing, rundown seaside town that I just couldn’t wait to get away from as a child.

American ’70’s films. And “1900” by Bertolucci really stands out to me. The storytelling is unbelievable. This film made me want to do films – and made we want to aim at doing storytelling like this.

Are you a rock ’n roll man or a pop man?

Rock ’n roll.

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”Then right after I had finished filming I were at a theatre premiere in New York and right behind me, next to Steven Spielberg, sat Springsteen. So we briefly met again and I had to kind of introduce myself as ‘the guy who just did that documentary’.”

What about the likes of Queen; they were huge back then?

There is a certain naffness about Queen and Brian May that I just never could get through.

Eventhough you can’t argue Freddie was a great performer.

You have made two documentaries about rock ’n roll titans from different ages: Oasis and The Boss.

How does one get to do that?

Oasis asked me to do Lord, Don’t Slow me Down after I had shot the music video to Let There Be Love. I didn’t know them very well and I thought going on tour with a band like that for nine months could be fun.

Svana pitched Springsteen & I to me and I turned it down to begin with. Because the concept was to contact Springsteen fans around the world and get them to send in footage they had shot themselves, then edit all that into one documentary style film. I wasn’t feeling like doing any documentary at the time; I was writing a feature film and didn’t want to be interrupted. Then, after hanging up, I thought to myself ”you silly cunt, of course you want to do it”. So I called her back and said ‘this is

a great idea, of course we should do this’. She said ok – all we have to do is fly to New York tomorrow and talk Bruce and the record company into it.

So I flew to New York the next day, met with Svana, convinced the record label to do it and then we went to what used to be the New York Giants Stadium in Springsteen’s native New Jersey because he was doing a gig there. We convinced his management and were sat back stage, kept away from him. Then the idea was presented to him and they all loved it so right before he went on stage we received a message saying he wanted us to do it. After the concert we had to wait in line to see him and it was really kind of meeting the Pope. Funny enough he said to us ”great idea, I give you my blessing”! And that was all we saw of Bruce. We had nothing to do with him after that, which was very unusual. Then right after I had finished filming I were at a theatre premiere in New York and right behind me, next to Steven Spielberg, sat Springsteen. So we briefly met again and I had to kind of introduce myself as ”the guy who just did that documentary”. What we do know now is that he actually loved the film – and who wouldn’t? It was a loveletter to him.

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Which was more fun to do?

Well, I didn’t tour with Bruce Springsteen and we didn’t shoot much new footage, it was merely editing. I toured with Oasis for nine months which means that Noel is a good friend today.

So I guess you can’t really compare the two.

I absolutely loved doing the Oasis documentary.

And it was very challenging to me because I didn’t know them when I met them so I had to become friends with them, partly because I had to tour with them for nine months and partly because I had to gain their trust. But also very much because when I do a documentary I like to be invisible – I don’t want to be part of the film. I want to document what’s happening in a silent and objective way, so that was tricky when I had to chat and joke with them to earn their trust etc. So you can’t be just invisible so there’s always this play going on. And, you know, they are Northern lads. I am gay. They don’t know any gay people and gays aren’t part of their environment. So that was something to overcome. And actually when I started the job they were in Birmingham gigging and I had to meet them for the first time and, you know, Liam was a bit pissed and wanted to get to know me and went: “So you got any family, Baillie?” And I went: “No, I’m gay”. And he just flew up and went: ”You’re fucking not! You’re fucking not!” And I go: “Yeah, I am”. And I was a bit ”what’s going to happen now” and he just went: “Oh, I fucking love you man” and he hugged me. All a bit weird but all good, I guess.

I supposed it was a bit of a novelty to him to get to know this gay bloke but they got to know and trust me and like me and that was really important for the film.

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music, I think it is too American. But having said that he is not a bad role model – even for me who’s not a fan. Because he is someone you can trust. He’s got that genuine feel to him and I do think he is a fucking great artist although I’m not a big fan of his art.

Who would you like to do a documentary about?

I am doing one right now with The Chapman Brothers. So them. All my documentaries have been accidents. None were planned. I’d like to do one about Obama perhaps. He gave us hope when we all had given up on America after Bush.

But don’t you think he has let down a lot of people and in many ways not delivered what he promised?

He’s just not a very good politician. He is a great orator. But, listen, the fact that America voted Obama in is just what we love about America: America is the land of hope. And we kind of lost hope for America because they have had an arsehole for president for a long time. So when they voted for Obama it was like, fuck, there is hope again. The love affair with America started again. To live up to that, to follow up on that is obviously a very hard thing to do. You’re playing with the Republicans who just seem to block everything so I think it has been very tough for him to get any policies through. So I don’t think the man is a disappointment, I think the politician is a disappointment.

What do think about the fact that music today is more digitally produced and less acoustic? Do you think it is easier to become a professional musician nowadays?

Are you sad that Oasis split up?

Not sad. They had their time and they made some great records. I understand why they split up, hell, I couldn’t have worked with my own brother for that long. But, you know, they might get back together one day – who knows.

I am just thankful for what they gave us really – they entertained us.

Why do you think people see The Boss as this incredible legend?

He is very honest about what he is doing. He remained true to himself. He never sold out in any kind of way. He still makes great, honest music and I think people love that about him; that he never tried to change to keep up with the newbies. I am actually not a fan of his

Sure. You can compose music on your PC. You don’t have to practice for years. But I think it is hard to have a career in anything today. When I was a kid you sorta chose what you wanted to do for a living and then that was possible. Today it is very hard to succeed in anything professionally.

I assume you are more of an old school kinda guy.

What do you think about the past ten or so years of reality television? Do you think this whole wave excavates new talent or do you think it makes the viewers and participants more stupid?

Not stupid. But more cynical. I am not a big fan of reality TV. However, I like Gogglebox – it’s sort of a fake vs. real angle and I like that.

To me there is a truth in documentaries and reality TV is the opposite.

”..Liam was a bit pissed and wanted to get to know me and went: ’So you got any family, Baillie’” And I went: ’No, I’m gay’. And he just flew up and went: ’You’re fucking not! You’re fucking not!’ And I go: ’Yeah, I am’. And I was a bit ’what’s going to happen now’ and he just went: ’Oh, I fucking love you man’ and he hugged me.”

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”Noel is actually good friends with Russell Brand and he [Brand] is a quite nice and clever guy. His politics are good ; he’s worth googling!”

I personally believe that we will never see another song or album that will ever be able to compete with the old, ’hand crafted’ albums from the likes of Fleetwood Mac, Billy Joel, Dire Straits, Bowie etc.

Their best work will, in my opinion, never be rivalled.

Some of the young kids in our office think I am an old grumpy man – what do you think?

I kind of disagree with you there. I am an optimist. Hopefully we haven’t seen the best in music. Let’s live in hope on that.

And, by the way, I saw Fleetwood Mac in Paris a couple of years ago and that was really disappointing. It was just clear that they were these old hippies that are now only in it for the money. You could just tell they didn’t want to spend money on the lighting so it was almost like they brought lighting from the ’70s – it was depressing.

On the other hand I saw Bryan Ferry in Shepherd’s Bush recently and he was just as great as he used to be. I remember thinking: there is someone I want to be like when I’m 70.

Who should have never gotten a record deal – Katy Perry, Shania Twain or Miley Cyrus?

Katy Perry. Definitely.

Do you follow football?

Yes, The Gunners. Have done for about 15 years. And we just won the FA Cup which was uplifting. But I have to admit that I, too, wanted Wenger fired. I was a naysayer. I am a bit ashamed about that now we just won the FA Cup. But his lack of ambition really pissed me off as well as the whole ”Arsenal is a good business, they’ve got no debt; Wenger has done good housekeeping” approach. Sorry – ”good housekeeping” isn’t sexy. I want to see tits and arse and silverware! I don’t care if you’re in fucking debt: show me silverware! But we’re back on the right track now – we won more than any other English team this season, apart from Man City, and the goal in the last game was one of the best ever. And I do love a comeback kid. I do love that. That’s the best story in the world. So I’d love to be wrong about him.

I hope I am going to be wrong, Arsene.

Who do you think Liam Gallagher who punch first if he walk into a room with: Paul Scholes, Michael Owen or Cristiano Ronaldo?

Oh, Michael Owen – he almost says so in my film.

If you hadn’t been a footie fan, I would have asked you: Who do you think Liam Gallagher who punch first if he walk into a room with: James Blunt, Rick Astley or Russell Brand?

Then I would have said James Blunt. Noel is actually good friends with Russell Brand and he(Brand) is a quite nice and clever guy. His politics are good; he’s worth googling!

Do you think it is good for football the last ten years’ major acquisitions – Chelsea, City, PSG, Monaco?

I think they all kind of ruined it. It’s all about the money now and not about the football.

But I do believe Chelsea should be in the same category as Liverpool and United. Because it is still about the football at Chelsea although Abramovich is there with his billions. Players like Terry, Lampard and Cech stayed there for years and they are part of the old school – they only care about the football.

Do you think the Gallaghers should have a guest appearance for City?

They’re getting a bit old now, aren’t they? Probably won’t happen and even if it did, it would probably be a bit embarrassing really.

Can you get me an interview with either the Gallaghers or Daniel Craig?

Umm, no. Tell you what … no.

Fair enough – so when will we see you in Copenhagen?

I have only been once: to see an Eagle Eye Cherry concert. But you know, I own a house in Iceland and because Iceland and Denmark are so close I do feel somewhat of a connection.

And I do love Danish television – the dramas you do. So I am sure I will be spending more time in Denmark in the future.

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The first beer, sweet then sour, is just on the wrong side of cold. You pass the rest of the six pack to your friends, leaving the kiosk and walking down Istegade. The Danish summer night is bright, confused; prickling with a breeze that gives away the true hour. You down the last of your Carlsberg and check your watch: 9 pm.

But your stomach could have told you that.

The dangerous smell of chili pepper drags you into the local Sichuan restaurant, populated by the neighborhood’s own mix of Chinese patrons, tourists and local Danes. Later, your mouth numb and nose running, you walk back out into the lightness of night. Where you would have had coffee hours earlier, you now search for the perfect place to quench a different kind of thirst.

You walk towards Sønder Boulevard, friends in tow.

A woman in plastic boots catches your eye, an indecipherable look on her face. The smell of cigarettes and stale hops tumbles out of a bodega and you duck inside, the smoke like needles under your eyes. As you sip the cold draught, the night darkens and closes around you; it’s almost tomorrow.

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Lokal Sønder Boulevard 59 1720 Copenhagen Tel: 22 43 30 06 Find us on facebook!

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When in Vesterbro, dont let the opportunity of strolling down Sønder Bouldevard slide by. On the left side, (when walking from Halmtorvet) you’ll see Lokal. This shop sells vintage knick-knacks & furniture, clothes and handmade jewellery.

The owners and founders of Lokal, Anders and Line, wanted to have an old merchant’s shop with a mix of Danish design, vintage and contemporary pieces. One of the ideas behind the shop is to keep it local and artisanal, which means supporting designers from various schools in Copenhagen.

For example, they’ve got some very cool candles with a box of matches formed into it and leather goods from Copenhagen-based craftsman Simon

Tuntelder. To find goods for the shop they go to flea markets, a practice which has really paid off. They’ve always got the coolest vintage furniture and ceramics in town.

Anders and Line are both designers themselves, each with their own brand.

Anders is behind HANDCRAFTED CPH making customized gold & silver jewellery and Line is behind VITA VASS making clothes, pillows and upholstery.

At Lokal they love their regulars and locals and they’re always up for a chitchat. So if you like the mixing of old and new, wearable and non-wearable, you’ll love Lokal.

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Bob Noon Matthæusgade 21 1666 Copenhagen V Tel: 88 51 34 50 www.bobnoon.dk Mon-Fri: 10:00-16:00 Wen: 10:00-18:00 Sat:12:00-16:00 Starting from the western corner of the iconic Skydebanen and ending as a side road for Enghavevej, you’ll find Matthæusgade: a cosy street that includes the artist collective Bob Noon. Here you’ll meet the five feisty ladies: Betina, Jaco-

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bina, Lea, Jane and Stine, who are all trained illustrators with a passion for illustrative narratives in which they transform the untold into beautiful images.

This on-going adventure started four years ago when the five of them gathered with the ambition of creating art for the people. With a lot of in-house skills the outcome is always new and exciting. Take some of the latest projects, for instance: the 2014 calendar of high quality paper and a leather strap or the Sorte Per card game - both visual strokes of genius.

The shop itself is a hidden gem as the illustrations can be hard to find in a shops around Europe. One wall is plastered with cool greeting cards

and around the rest of the shop are limited-edition artworks and other amusing items. Right next to the shop – divided by a door – you’ll find the workshop where the magic happens.

I bet if you ask nicely, you can have a peek in there.

The girls show that it is possible to be successful with differing skills, common passion and a little bit of old-fashioned craziness. When you visit, make sure to say hi to Bob; but you might not get lucky, though as he’s a very busy man!

Insider-tip: If you brought your kids out shopping or need to sit down, you can stroll to Skydebanen a public space for younger and older souls.

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SHOP. Værnedamsvej 3A 1619 Copenhagen K Tel: 33 22 00 16 Find us on Facebook!

Mon-Fri:11:00-18:00 Sat: 11:00-16:00

Shop. is located on the cozy and vibrant street of Værnedamsvej that connects Frederiksberg with Vesterbro. With all the small restaurants, cafes and shops located there, you could say that Værnedamsvej is one of Copenhagen’s best streets. At number 3A, you will find the lovely Shop.

Shop. opened nearly 5 years ago, is run by three ladies who have passion for designing clothes. Even though they each design for their own brand (Molberg, Froks and Second Arrival) you can see a clear link between the clothes and the store.

All three brands have a Scandinavian minimalist vibe where it’s obvious that there’s a deeper thought behind every detail of the design. And it’s not only

that; almost everything from the clothes to shoes and accessories you will find in here is Danish design.

The owners put in a huge effort to create a relaxed atmosphere. When you enter the shop you immediately feel welcome. It doesn’t take long before you find yourself in the middle of a chitchat about nothing and everything with one of the owners. The quality of customer service really goes above and beyond at Shop. Perhaps this is why they have such a wide audience: there is simply space, time and a dress for everyone. Shop. is a must-see if you’re into Danish design and cool knickknacks.

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Bageriet Brød Enghave Plads 7 1670 Copenhagen V Tel: 33 22 80 07 Find us on facebook!

Mon-Fri: 7:00 -18:00 Sat-Sun: 08:00 -17:00 Brød is a bakery located on the sizzling square of Enghave Plads, Vesterbro.

The bakery is outstanding, not only because everything you can get is organic, but because every piece of bread

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and pastry is handmade in the back.

The stone oven next to the countermakes it possible for you to watch the bread baking while you consider your order Brød was opened about two years ago by owners Camilla and Keld, who also happen to be husband and wife. They wanted to start something together.

Keld was already owner and founder of the edgy convenient store Kihoskh, also located in Vesterbro. So when an old bakery was for sale just down the street, Camilla and Keld seized the opportunity.

The atmosphere is just one of the things that makes Brød an extraordinary bakery.

You will be welcomed with big we smiles

and helpful service. Have a good cup of coffee while deciding what to choose, or take it all it to-go.

The interior is perfect for a modern bakery : t’s raw, but yet personal.

A long steel counter made by a local blacksmith is accompanied by a cool raw concrete floor. This, combined with the warm colors of the bread and pastry, set a delicious scene.

If you’ve ever been in doubt of where to buy your freshly baked bread, we have the answer. And yes, both inside and outside the shop, the smell is heavenly.

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The future sound of Copenhagen Jazz Festival

Copenhagen Jazz Festival captures essence of a good, calm summer. The jazz makes the city vivid and flirty from sunrise to sunset. Every day throughout the festival there are events and small happenings around the city, all focusing on the music.

Future Sound of Jazz is the electronic program during the Jazz Festival, where the main emphasis is on the improvised elements of electronic music. This year it will be presented in collaboration with PROTON and held on July 11th, at the raw surroundings of a former factory located on Prags Boulevard.

PROTON is an organization that is primarily booking artists who fit into neither the traditional nightclub nor the typical rock venue.

What that means is that PROTON focuses on a wide array of artist that creates music at the point where two different music genres meet.

In 1996, when Copenhagen was the cultural capital of Europe, there was a huge focus on concerts where music was an intersection between jazz and electronic. This started a new era in the music industry and that’s how Future Sound of Jazz was born.

Now that electronic music is more popular then ever, the collaboration between PROTON and Future Sound of Jazz couldn’t be more perfect.

Andreas K Rasmussen, Mikkel S.

Christensen and Anders Olsen from PROTON sat down with us to define what has being going on in the electronic music scene over the past few years: “On one hand everyone looks back to when electronic artists really tried to express the future and worked hard to explore the interface and interaction between man and machine. At that time, tons of hardware and less computers were used - and on the other hand they are looking forward, towards a new generation of listeners who have grown up with the total amount of music ever produced, freely available on the internet and who don’t care about rigid genre boundaries”.

We think that Future Sound of Jazz is the venue to go to if you want to explore the sound of future music.

Here there are no boundaries when it comes to playing good music. Different genres are mixed and turned upside-down. A wide array of artists, who improvise and play with the electronics but still keeps the main elements of jazz, will be preforming. All in all, they are very curious and experimental, and that’s what makes their sound unique.

In the past, artists such as Jaki Liebezeit, Herbaliser and Eskmo have preformed at the Future Sound of Jazz.

This year the program is extraordinary, with Juju & Jordash (IL) who makes electric live-techno played on guitars,

synths and drum machines. MM/KM (DE) are experimenting with house music, and will be performing an improvised live-set. UNTOLD (UK) will do an exclusive live performance of his last album “Black Light Spiral”.

The closing act is the Danish band Union Group who will no doubt give an unforgettable performance with their powerful live techno. You can also expect performances by: Diskant Showcase with Durian Brothers (DE), Harmonious Thelonious (DE) and Don’t DJ (DE) So, what you will hear at Future Sound of Jazz is, as the name implies; the sound of the future of jazz and electronic music mixed together. The only thing you have to do is to move your hips, drink a glass of white wine and enjoy the sweet summer sun while your ears are filled with some good electronic music – and of course, all that jazz.

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Photos by Kristoffer Juel Poulsen & Jonas Pryner, Jazz.dk

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FREDERIKSBERG CHRISTIANSHAVN

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A bite of falafel, a hard crunch and then perfectly green inside, almost too hot for your mouth. Another bite and lettuce falls down the front of your shirt and onto the pavement, crushed under the bicycle wheels of a passing rider.

You finish your pita, crumple the wrapper with one hand. It’s 2 pm, Saturday, and your day has just begun.

The light feels good against your skin, like you can drink it, you can gulp it if you just stand still. The man next to you scratches at his beard, ridding it of crumbs as he begins to walk down Nørrebrogade.

A group of laughing girls glide by gripping smoothies, their headscarves a dazzling array of pinks and reds.

You unlock your bike, dodging the cargo bike with a pitbull standing alert, then turn into Assistens Kirkegaard, the trees lining the main drag leaning into a steeple of their own cool shade.

Coming out the other side, you cross over to the uneven cobbles of Jægersborggade. The smell of fresh bread mingles with cinnamon as you eat your kanelsnegl, the soft layers of pastry like silk and lace on your tongue.

A man pushing a pram passes you, his child sitting upright, holding its slice of rye bread out to you like a precious gift.

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superkaffeforsyningen [2] Birkegade 21 2200 Copenhagen N Tel: 32 12 21 15 www.superkaffeforsyningen.blogspot.dk Mon-Thu: 8:00 - 21:00 Fri: 08:00 - 18:00 Weekend: 10:00 - 18:00

The small coffee shop with the funny name on Møllegade now has an adorable twin. Located on Birkegade, the new one is just aroudn the corner and the general idea remains the same. If it ain’t broke, right? To those of you who don’t know the concept, it’s simple: outstanding coffee and breakfast.

That’s it – no artificial chai lattes, no frozen-choco-mocca-loco-chinos. Just great coffee, in a humble and very charming shop, served by smiling people. If that isn’t enough for you,

another good reason to visit is that Birkegade is a street that is still relatively unknown. As shop manager Sara says, it’s a small oasis in between busy streets like Nørrebrogade, Guldbergsgade and Elmegade. And if you’re lucky to get one of their few tables under the trees, it’s so much more pleasant than touristy Skt. Hans Torv. It’s a great morning and lunch hangout; the sun is there until afternoon!

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Ritas Smørrebrød Fælledvej 11 2200 Copenhagen N Tel: 35 37 01 70 www.ritas.dk Mon - Fri: 7:00 -14:00 Sat - Sun: After appointment

For a city that really loves its smørrebrød, it’s surprisingly hard to find a restaurant that provides quality, homemade and inexpensive iterations of the famous open-faced sandwich.

But Rita’s does just that. A small, welcoming storefront that’s only open from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on weekdays (and closed on weekends), Rita’s is well-known in the neighborhood for providing serious smørrebrød to those who know what’s what.

For the uninitiated, smørrebrød consists of a slice of dark rye bread (rugbrød) spread with butter, then cold cuts, egg, fish, cheese, or various kinds of salad.

Sometimes all those things at once! It’s simple, tasty and extremely Danish.

Though the sandwiches are pretty uni-

form in their ingredients throughout Denmark, it’s the freshness, wealth of choice and take-it-or-leave-it attitude that make’s Rita’s a must-visit for local Danes and visitors alike.

Offering over 30 types of traditional smørrebrød daily, each slice is only 12 DKK, making this probably the most reasonable lunch (or breakfast, or snack) you can find in Copenhagen.

Rita’s also takes orders, so if you’re looking to cater a meal for your office or a family gathering, consider browsing their impressive menu for some salivation-inspiration.

Next time you’re strolling through Norrebro and feel like a bite, take a detour to Rita’s and get yourself some old-fashioned Danish lovin’. You’re welcome!

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Nordic Noodle Nørrebrogade 29 2200 Copenhagen N Tel: 35 35 40 00 Mon - Fri: 12:00 -15:30 (lunch) 16:30 - 21:00 (dinner) Sat-Sun: 16:00 - 21:00

On the left side of Nørrebrogade, when coming from Dronning Louise’s Bro, is a cool little wok shop by the name of Nordic Noodle. By the looks of the front and the logo, the shop seems pretty simple. So is the concept! The logo has a clock with a fork and a chopstick crossing, which says a lot about what’s insid: you can have a stir-fried, healthy and delicious meal within a few minutes. Because it’s stir-fried, the vegetables keep their colours, vitamins and nutrients. A highly visible list of ingredient choices make it easy to order and you can be on your way rather quickly. If you’re not on the run, you can stay and enjoy your meal in one of the 10 seats available.

The mix of the Nordic and Asian

is clear from the interior: thereøs a simple and rustic, yet cosy feel.

The ingredients are a mix too: Asian noodles and Danish veggies. Even the packaging is true to the combination with a classic niddle box but with varied colors and shapes.

While waiting for your meal, you can follow along with the cooking by watching through a full-size glass window, have a look at the ingredients in the back or tag the big chalkboard with your testimonial or witty quote.

If you’re up for a healthy, tasty meal at a fair price, you’ll love Nordic Noodle!

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Clarke´s Elmegade 4 2200 Copenhagen N Tel: 35 35 30 38 Mon - Tue: 7:30 - 18:00 Wens - Fri: 7:30 - 24:00 Sat: 8:00 - 24:00 Sun: 8:00 - 18:00

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To some people, Clarke’s on Elmegade may seem like an entire new plac. The truth, however, is that this place has merely undergone a (very thorough) makeover. What used to be known as Kaffebaren, a popular coffee destination for Nørrebro locals, now has a new name, interior and menu.

So why confuse your loyal customers, one might ask? Well, Henrik, the owner, wanted to upgrade the place from ‘just being a great coffee shop’.

And the new interior does indeed declare that Clarke’s is more of a cafe/ bar. Maybe that’s why people are seen here at all times of the day, having everything from breakfast (we recommend their “morning plate“ which includes soft boiled eggs, French

Comte’s cheese, jams, Greek yogurt with fruit, bread, juice and coffee, all for 125 DKK) to beer, from great wines to great grub.

The interior looks rough and downto-earth but every single installment is custom made and from the best materials – just like the menu. Whether you order food, drink or both, you can be sure they are all made from the high quality ingredients. Henrik says he tried to get a bit of that 1930’s art deco feel in here and, although we are not interior designers, we think he got it right. It’s certainly charming, unique and impressive; well worth a visit!

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Nova Furniture Nørrebrogade 78 2200 Copenhagen N Tel: 35 39 81 39 www.novamobler.dk Mon - Fri: 10:00 – 18:00 Sat: 10:00 -16:00

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Nova Møbler is a bit of an anomaly along Nørrebrogade. Its beautifully curated window displays of minimalist lighting and streamlined wood furniture draw in casual shoppers and interior design-aficionados alike.

Opened by Saha Sol in 2003, Nova stands out for its serious approach to Danish design in an area that does not offer much in terms of high quality furniture and interior products. Sol, who hails from Iran but has been in Denmark for over 30 years, believes that providing consumers in Nørrebro with the ability to buy well-made, eclectic pieces from around the world is something that was previously missing from the neighbourhood.

In addition to his international buying, Sol also designs furniture.

His creations are an interesting mix of Scandinavian sleekness and whimsy; a wonderful collaboration of the styles he exhibits in the shop.

A walk around the shop reveals expert styling of his many pieces. Unique Moroccan rugs sit under brushed metal industrial-style pendant lamps. The shop has a few levels, each with its own diverse presentation of interior items.

Whether you’re out for a weekend stroll or are decorating a new place, pop into Nova Møbler for a look at a distinctive, Scandi-meets-global take on design.

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SMAG VERDEN “A somewhat chaotic jumble of Middle Eastern rhythms, tasty gourmet food, hardcore girls soccer, eccentric belly dancing and much, much more”. This could easily be a photo from the block party Smag Verden, which is making the diversity of Copenhagen more visible by showing that differences can help promote community.

Gourmet food from all over the globe, world music and pulsating life in Copenhagen are the main ingredients at Smag Verden. The block party takes place August 23th at PB43 on Prags Boulevard in Amager. It’s a cooperation between The Municipality of Copenhagen and Copenhagen Cooking to show how food and music can have both cultural and commercial value.

“Smag Verden is good at many things.

The festival creates experiences among people and still it represents all sorts of culinary experiences and professional musical content. I think that Smag

Verden is special because it doesn’t just visualize diversity; it’s focusing on how diversity can lead to other things such as growth and interesting cultural cooperations between NGO’s around the city”. says project manager Gitte Kim Søborg.

Sixty associations are invited to the event to tell participants about the difference they make in Copenhagen and how they represent a specific aspect of the diversity in Copenhagen. Before the event we had a few workshops where the associations had activites arranged to showcase collaboration possibilties.

Smag Verden makes it possible to meet people of a variety of ethnicities, cultures and interests with a common denominator: they operate in the city life of Copenhagen.

“The most interesting thing about many of the participating associations at Smag Verden is that they are really trying to make a difference for the

people. They are able to really interact with the citizens and meet them where they are. This is the reality you can experience at Smag Verden – a very honest one”, says Søborg.

Likewise, Copenhagen Cooking invites international restaurants to serve their “gourmet street food” from many culinary traditions. The essence is that the art of cooking symbolizes how diversity can generate a shared happiness and lead to cooperations across cultures in the best way possible.

The block party also showcases some of the finest, craziest and most wonderful world music spiced with thrilling performance; a must-see!

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URBAN FARMING IN PRAGS HAVE

Foto: Heidi Durhuus

By Lise Christensen, Prags Have The summertime offers a great many activities in the urban garden on Prags Boulevard 43. Be a part of the open garden days and communal meals, enjoy the garden on your own or visit the new coffee and herb salve shops in the green container.

Prags Have is a volunteer-driven urban garden in the heart of Amager’s industrial district. Besides the raised beds with edible plants and beautiful flowers, chickens and bees, the garden was just extended with the coffee shop PIE and the herb salve shop Herbal

Salvation in the green container by the roundabout. Enjoy a cup of coffee in the sun or explore the salves and learn how the different plants are not only good for your stomach, but good for your skin too.

During the summer, garden days and communal eating are planned. The crops in the garden are for those who help take care of it and everyone is free to take part in these events. Among other things, you can learn how plants can propser in the city. On these occasions, the harvest is shared through cooking.

Prags Have is open seven days a week, even when there are no volunteers working. See it as a public park where you can sit down with a cup of coffee or a picnic basket. Explore the garden and see if you can recognize any of the plants , observe the bees are working hard on collecting pollen. You can also feed the chickens by bringing them vegetable peelings. You are always welcome, as long as you take care of the facilities!

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Soho is where all the romantics go. The people who never forgot that it’s fun to pretend that they paint, or write poetry, and the people who still smoke when they’re drunk because they remember when it made them look more interesting. The people who moved to the city dreaming – that every night would be a new adventure, and that there was such a thing as the perfect bar, the perfect caff, or the perfect day.

The romantics all wear a uniform so that you can tell who they are. They wear herringbone coats and brogues in winter, and Breton tops with horn-rimmed glasses when the summer comes around. They knock off work early on Friday sometimes and hang around while the offices empty and the pubs fill up, getting lost in that grubby, buzzy maze behind Oxford Circus, looking for a London that no one who’s sensible believes in anymore.

Of course, if you know where to look, you can still find it.

It’s there in the French House on Dean Street, amongst all the ghosts whose pictures they keep on the wall, and round the corner in the Italian deli on Old Compton Street, where the dried pasta is piled up to the ceiling on pale wooden shelves.

And it’s there on warm June

evenings on the pavement seats outside Bar Italia, dancing on the breeze as faceless Europop pulses somewhere in the distance.

Once upon a time, some of the romantics used to actually live round Soho. Once upon a time, it was a living, breathing community, with grocers’ shops and schools and all sorts of different people living there.

But rent is expensive these days, and because everyone knows pretending to paint or write doesn’t pay too well, people have had to move on. So Soho is changing. The grocers’ shops have turned into Caffe Neros and Costas, and the schools have all gone, except for one.

These days, the people who send their kids to Soho Parish School are the waiters and shopkeepers from Chinatown,

and the sex workers from over

by Berwick Street. They’re the sort of people who don’t usually get much of a say in how things are run, but it’s important that they’re not ignored, and that their kids aren’t shunted out or moved on. You see, they’re part of the community round here – and if they get forced out, Soho becomes just another playground for rich people.

And London has enough of those already.

Margot Henderson is a romantic. Anyone who has eaten at her restaurant, The Rochelle Canteen will tell you as much.

She makes food that is simple and generous and gentle, tucked away in a courtyard in the most beautiful corner of east London. Sometimes when you’re there, it feels like time is standing still.

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Her husband, Fergus, is famous for starting the St John restaurant, where they find beauty in all the bits of animal we used to think we should throw away.

He is a wit, a qualified architect and - pretty much everyone agrees - a genius.

Margot and Fergus have woven themselves into the fabric of Soho. They live there, they have worked there and, when their children were little, they used to send them to the parish school. Margot comes from New Zealand, and when she heard people talking about closing the school, she thought how, back home, people would club together to help the school out at a time like this. ‘We need to do something like that here,’ she thought.

So one year, Margot and some friends got together and put on a food festival in St Anne’s churchyard to raise some money.

The next year, they held another.

And another. And all the best restaurants in Soho kept coming along to help out. Eventually, people stopped talking about closing the school.

Word has spread. This year, people are queuing up outside the churchyard from before midday, waiting for the gates to open. Some of them wear Breton tops and horn-rimmed glasses and some are done up like old Soho dandies in mustard checks and noisy stripes.

Some arrive with buggies in tow, or carrying rucksacks and clutching programmes and cameras. Everyone is chatty and excitable, and even though

there are thick grey clouds overhead, it feels like the start of summer.

Inside, twenty different kitchens have squashed themselves together under a huge white gazebo. Beneath the canvas, people wander around from stall to stall, sipping prosecco from plastic glasses and picking up plates of food at two quid a pop. It’s busy and hot and all the restaurants you’ve always wanted to eat at are there. Duck Soup are there. And Koya. And Foxlow. In the corner, a chef from Bocca di Lupo is stirring a pan of handmade orechiette di mare that tastes sweet and sharp and like the best holiday you ever had. If you like, you can try an ox-heart bun from St John, which comes with a pickled walnut relish and a

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horseradish sauce that makes your nose tingle. Chefs jump from one stall to another, trying out the competition’s dishes, and applauding each other’s work. In amongst them all, Margot Henderson is darting back and forth, rallying helpers, greeting friends and ferrying black bags of rubbish.

She has dirt under her fingernails, and a tired smile on her face, but she doesn’t stop for a moment.

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Lee from Quo Vadis is showing a crowd how to make an old English salad. He chides his assistant for chopping the mint too slowly, winks conspiratorially as he tells the audience where he gets his ‘insanely good radishes’ from, and gossips away about Jane Grigson as he dresses the salad with generous glugs of olive oil.

Fergus Henderson sits a few rows back, in a navy work jacket and a beautiful pair of Oxford shoes, rocking back and laughing with the rest of us.

Outside, the sun has finally broken through the clouds, the queue for ice cream is stretching back as far as you can see, and the crowd is getting noisier and fuller and happier as the afternoon drifts on. By five o clock, you’re drinking pisco sours on the grass with a new friend.

People are dancing to an old Aaron Neville record as smoke rises from the barbecues and mingles with the churchyard trees. Maybe in Soho, there is such a thing as the perfect day.

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FREDERIKSBERG CHRISTIANSHAVN

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ISLANDS BRYGGE

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It’s early, the morning sun not yet strong enough to warm your hands as you leave the apartment. Your suit, just ironed, hasn’t softened. You walk stiffly at first, each step bunching and releasing the fabric around your knees and elbows.

You’ve dropped the kids at school, the dog has been walked. Now: coffee. Though you’ve had your first cup of the day already, you walk down Østerbrogade to your local café and order a take-away café latte. A croissant too? Maybe tomorrow.

At the office, the day rushes by a blur of meetings, coffee breaks, chatting with co-workers. It’s salmon day at the cafeteria, the salad bar crisp. As you bike back home, glossy storefronts call to you; what’s for dinner? Thai?

Indian? You settle on the newest restaurant in the neighborhood, a sushi place. Scanning the menu, you order three colorful boxes.

The dog is the first to welcome you home, sniffing happily at your paper bag. Two glasses of red wine wink at you from the counter as the kids look up expectantly from their video game.

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TAP10 Østerbrogade 122 2100 Copenhagen Ø Tel: 61 72 44 87 www.copenhagenbeer.dk Tue - Thu: 16:00 - 23:00 Fri - Sat: 14:00 - 02:00

At the corner of Viborggade and Østerbrogade lies a hidden gem that goes by the name of Tap10. A few steps down the concrete stair and a new world of beer opens for you. This Nordic

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craft beer and cocktail bar gives you the feeling of being in a whole other universe while tasting the many great beers from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland and Finland.

The basement used to be an old fashioned bodega with smoke and slot machines, but the owner and founder, Martin Hokfeld, refurbished the place, making it into a raw and rustic beer bar. The placed opened in March 2014 and since then it has been a spot for locals to have their after-work beers, cocktails before a night out in the city or as warm up/after party for concerts and football matches in Parken. The bar has 10 taps filled with some of the highest-rated brews, differing in flavour

and origin from week to week. Only Nordic beer is served, proving that an IPA or wheat beer is not only good in England or Germany, a prejudice Martin wants to address. Martin is also the owner of a so-called ”beer bunker” for beer tastings in Østerbro and a beer store/brewery in Vesterbro. So he knows what he’s talking about!

When you go to Tap10 you’ll experience excellent service and guidance from the bartenders, all of whom are passionate beer enthusiasts. If you don’t like the beer you’re drinking it’s your own fault because they’ll let you taste before ordering. Now that’s something else!

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Grab ’n’ Cook Nordre Frihavnsgade 22 2100 Copenhagen Ø Tel:31 34 17 65 www.grabncook.dk Mon - Fri : 10:30 - 19:00 Sat - Sun: 10:30 - 18:00

Walk down from Trianglen to Nordre Frihavnsgade and you’ll find a small shop at number 22. The place is called

Grab ‘n’ Cook and it’s all about sustainable cooking and good, healthy food.

Founded by Hemme, the concept is pretty simple: go to the store, pick a bag of food and you’re ready for a delicious and high-quality meal at home!

But behind this basic concept is the focus on quality organic foods, animal welfare and reducing food waste.

Grab ‘n Cook opened in October of 2013 and now anybody – regardless of their cooking skills - can prepare a delicious (and 100% organic) meal at home. Hemme teamed up with famous chef Timm Vladimir to create each recipe.

Every day you can choose between

10-15 meals. There’s no need for pre-ordering so you can be all spontaneous about it. And no need to worry about wasting food since the portions have been carefully measured out.

Since launching, the options have expanded; now you can have a freshly pressed juice or a tasty ice cream sandwich to finish off your meal in the best possible way.

So head down to Grab ‘n’ Cook if you’re up for preparing the perfect meal without much effort. It’s an especially good opportunity if you’re a tourist renting an apartment with a kitchen.

Choose your meal and cook away!

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Ziestha Nordre Frihavnsgade 86 2100 Copenhagen Ø Tel: 26 20 66 53 www.ziestha.dk Mon - Fri: 10:00 - 17:30 Sat: 11:00 - 15:00

Ziestha is a little gem of a store that is definitely wortha visit, even if it means a bit of travelling is involved. The cosy yet sizeable brand store that carries Ziestha kids wear, clothes and accessories for women, posters and home accessories, is located at the bottom of Ndr. Frihavnsgade, close to the Strandboulevarden intersection. The store is a colorful and modern concept store that blends sharp-cut design with delicious delicacies such as tea, chocolate, pasta and more. Inside, you’ll find small treats for your friends, kids, grand parents, colleagues or whomever you think deserves to be spoiled. All in all, Zeistha is a lovely gift shop.

But what’s so great about it? Well, if you ask my parents-in-law, who live just around the corner from the ship, they just can’t seem to pass the store without purchasing something for their grandchildren. That’s some compliment! But I have to agree with them.

Ziestha is run by the founder, Anja Haugsbyrdt, who is also the designer of the brand. And Anja knows what she’s doing - Ziestha is simple, yet unique, quirky yet easy to understand From classic stripes to cute prints - it’s not difficult to find something for every little boy or girl. And of course, something for their parents too.

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Halifax Trianglen 1 2100 København Ø Tel: 82 30 32 00 www.halifax.dk Mon - Sat: 11:30 - 22:00 Sun: 11:30 - 21:00

When the Halifax boys, Peter and Ulrik, opened the doors to their first restaurant on Frederiksborggade, I remember wondering if it would last, simply because that location had always been an odd one. But the first Halifax did survive and it didn’t take long to become popular either. The busy street connecting Nørreport with The Lakes has now turned into a destination for fashionistas and food lovers alike. We like to think Halifax helped kickstart

that movement.

This feature, however, is about the boys’ Østerbro venue. Halifax opened their third restaurant (the second one opened in Larsbjørnstræde) here in early 2012, right on the corner of Trianglen, a historic part of Copenhagen between The Lakes and Fælledparken.

So by now I have broken several editorial rules of our magazine! First of all we never feature chains – only independent businesses. Second, I have spent ages talking about their other restaurants rather than the one we are featuring! Well, there’s a reason: we chose to feature Halifax: the boys deserve round of applause. What they have done is impressive. To build a small burger empire, now with five restaurants in under ten years, is very well done indeed. Especially taking the financial crises into consideration.

And since it’s two local boys who star-

ted it all, we don’t really see them as a chain anyway. More like mates., really.

So can we talk about the food already?!

Sure.

What makes a Halifax burger special?

Well, I am going to go out on a limb and say that these guys were pioneers when it came to the new-school burgers. At least in Denmark. There have been many copycats but I am quite sure that these guys were the first to introduce a burger with a rösti top (a sort of fried potato to all you tourists – worth trying!) instead of a bun. And ditto when it comes to introducing blue cheese, feta cheese, and aioli, to name a few, as weird and wonderful new ingredients. I’llend by saying: try the original, forget about the copycats.

You won’t be disappointed.

Østerbro

Reimus Norde Frihavnsgade 49 2100 Copenhagen Ø Tel: 70 70 78 70 www.reimus.dk Mon - Turs: 10:30 -17:30 Fri: 10:30 - 18:00 Sat: 10:00 - 15:00

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This corner shop on Ndr. Frihavnsgade, closer to the Strandboulevarden end than to Østerbrogade, is a dangerous little trap for people who are into interior treasures. In here you’ll find everything from scented candles to designer napkins to unique lamps, cups, leather magazine holders, handmade illustrations – the list goes on!

The owners (one Swedish, one Danish) call the store a lifestyle store, because that’s what it is. Not an interior store, not a modern china store, not a lamp store, but a wonderful mix of all of the above. I guess what we find cool

about Reimus is that it seems really cute and kind of straight forward when you first walk in,. But a closer look at, for example, their vast pillow selection with skulls and beautiful animal prints will tell you that these girls know how to choose their collections.

Like they say on their website: Reimus is for those who care about extraordinary & beautiful things and great service. Most of their items can’t be found anywhere else because Reimus are the exclusive distributors!

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DANISH SCREEN Danish television is having a moment; it may be even more famous outside our little pond than inside. Why? Well, according to industry folk abroad it’s because our series are well-written, well-produced and well-acted.

We Danes are a bit bored with the hype. Maybe it’s because every time a new series premieres it’s with the same five or six actors that starred in the last (and, hell, even the first) one.

Despite this light ennui, we wanted to find out more about the industry that has people the world over talking about Denmark. To do that, we met three prominent movie professionals from both sides of the camera. Here’s how it went.

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Anders August

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The Screenwriter

“It just has to be efficient.” When asked about the difference between writing a TV show and a feature film, Anders August says that in TV, much like in commercials, it just has to work; it has to be efficient. If it doesn’t work, the viewers go away and the show ultimately gets cancelled. It’s different when you write a feature film. In feature films you have the luxury of having people sit there for 2 hours, and they won’t leave unless it’s really crap. Anders believes in really utilizing that luxury by telling the story in a slower, more free-handed way when he writes feature films.

Avoiding the most obvious question proved impossible for us: what it is like following in his father’s footsteps? Those are some rather big footsteps on the international scene; besides winning the Palme D’Or twice, Billie August won an Oscar and Golden Globe and God knows what else before being knighted by the Queen of Denmark.

So did that cause any pressure for Anders?

Apparently not. He’s doing his own thing and doing it rather well. Working from a humble office in Copenhagen’s Meatpacking District, Anders chooses to work on creatively rewarding projects rather than big money productions. The majority of his work is for TV shows, something his father is giving him a bit of stick about. He takes it lightly: his work isn’t as “soapy” as his father seems to jokingly imply!

Anders is an unpretentious man, keeping both feet solidly on the ground. Though he is well-known in the Danish film industry, there’s nothing to give that away in Anders’ appearance. He radiates a sense of caring for others.

When we meet in the Meatpacking District he kindly asks if we wanted to go to Paté Paté for coffee. We grab a cup together before beginning the interview.

So Anders, can you tell us what you are up to right now?

“Right now I am working on a script for a new TV-series for the Danish TV station, DR. The series will be about economic crime in the Danish business industry and those who try to fight against it. Per Fly is directing the first two episodes.”

Why do you think the popularity of Danish television has exploded in the past few years?

“I think it’s because Denmark is a small country so all the best actors and film directors are now doing TV series as well. People find Denmark a bit exotic when it comes to television. The viewer is not talked down to.

Danish series are realistic so these thing can happen in real life as well. “ There is a little pause while we sip of our coffee. I’m about to ask the next question when Anders looks up from his black coffee and thoughtfully continues.

“Because of the ‘Licens’, television series have to be good. They must have a certain quality and illustrate the current situation in society” Do you think that there is any difference in television series made in the past and now? ”Except from a few shows, like Twin Peaks etc, television was still considered somewhat second rate to film. Nowadays the biggest directors, the biggest actors in the world all want to do TV. And the same thing in Denmark. We have great feature film directors doing the episode of our show, and the best actors in the country.”

You have written screenplays for movies as well; do you think there is any difference between TV-series and movies?

“Yes. There are big differences. Television is all about the script; it’s a screenplay thing.

Movies are about the artistic voice.”

Can you be more specific for those of us who never written for either television or film?

Anders laughs, just enough to get the others guests’ attention. He looks around, embarrassed for a moment, then continues, “Film is the medium of the director, while television is medium of the scriptwriter. In movies the scriptwriter becomes more neutral. Movies are about the direction, whereas TV-series is all about the story.”

So you’re saying that you prefer to make TV-series.

“Yes and no. And yes….and no. Of course, the benefits of writing TV are there. You get 10 hours, maybe 20 to tell your story. There’s job safety, and you can think in a bigger scale. But for me feature film is still where

it started, and what I love coming back to.

I started doing this because of my love for being in a movie theater, the big screen. Not only with my upbringing, but also like a true movie-buff. So I’ll never stop doing both.”

Why does almost every Danish TV-series and movie use the same actresses/actors?

“Well, people only want to see movies with actors they know. It also has something to do with the finances I think. I would like to write internationally. I think that there are more opportunities at the international level, including when it comes to choosing different actors.”

What are the chances for going international?

What is going on in the global television market now?

I know about the U.S. TV market and right now there’s a lot going on. They don’t care whether you have won various prizes and written 6 films. But if you tell them that you’ve written TV-series in the past and you’re working on one right now, then suddenly they’re interested.”

Although we could have sat with Anders all day, drinking coffee and talking television, it was time to wrap up.

Can you tell us about your writing process?

“I always start a script by writing to the actors. That way I know their voice and style.

I have never written anything without thinking about Phillip Seymour Hoffman – I have this idea, that it must have been impossible to create something bad with him in general.”

Speaking of which, who would you most like to work with?

“That would be Tom Hardy and Swedish actor Shanti Roney. Actually, I have already worked with Shanti Roney on the film Applause. Most of all I would love to do more TV-series. Of course there are a few series that I would enjoy writing an episode or five for!”

Anders smiles at the thought of this. You can sense that he really enjoys doing what he does; maybe that’s why everything he has been part of has been so successful.

If you ask us, we can’t wait to sit in front of our TV screens and watch Anders’ latest work.

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Marie Brock

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LA LA Land On a sunny Thursday we meet up with Marie Brock, an upcoming actress living in L.A. She was born and raised in Denmark, spending parts of her life in New York and London.

When she walks into the office it’s easy to see that there’s something special about her.

Marie didn’t have much of a clue about what we were going to ask her, but as we sat down, had a coffee and a Danish butter cookie, the picture became a bit more clear.

We talked about movies & television, Copenhagen, L.A., looking like Julianne Moore and the process of following a lifelong dream.

We’d like to hear a little about you. IMDB and Google doesn’t share many salacious details…

“I always wanted to become an actress. The first time I applied for drama school I didn’t get in. At that point I didn’t know what to do and decided to take a summer course at the theatre school in New York. After 3 weeks they offered me to continue on, and do their full graduate program with them, where norm­ally you are required to audition to get in. I thought it would be exciting and entered the theatre school in New York. I was there 4 years before heading to London, then onto L.A, where I’ve recently moved.”

When did you move to London?

About 10 years ago, after I graduated, I worked a lot within the theater. I graduated as an actress from the theater school in New York only 2 months after September 11th. Visa rules became very challenging and Broadway actually shut down for a period; It was a difficult time for the whole city. A lot off people had lost loved ones and work was hard to find.

When I first moved to London I didn’t have a network, so I decided to knock on every stage door, at the big theaters with a fake CV as a dresser. When I got the job, I worked my way up from dresser to actress.

Why did you decide to move to L.A? “For 4 years I was the voice of TV3. I also did some film projects. Then one year ago I finally got my work visa and decided that the time to move was now. L.A. was not completely new. For the past six year I have spent six weeks every year to build up a network.”

Why L.A rather than London or Copenhagen?

For 4 years I was the voice of TV3 alongside

I also did some film projects. Then one year ago I finally got my work visa and decided that it was time to move. L.A. wasn’t completely new to me due to the 6 weeks I’ve spent in L.A. every year to build up a network.

Besides that I am completely in love with movies and television, and L.A is the capital for that. Therefore it felt like a natural choice.

There’s been shown great interest in me when I’ve been visiting. L.A is just an exciting place to be, and there are simply so many opportunities over there. Of course I have tried in Copenhagen too, but there’s just something special about L.A. In Copenhagen nothing special really happened.”

How do you see the biggest difference between Copenhagen and L.A? “One thing I love about Copenhagen is that you can cycle your way around. You don’t have to sit in a car to get from A to B. If you don’t like driving, L.A is probably not the place for you.

The Land of Opportunities is not a cliché when you talk about The U.S. But you have to work very hard nothing is handed to you.

Denmark is a though country when you want to break through in the creative industry, whereas the U.S is more open at this point.

I definitely feel that it has been easier for me in L.A than in Copenhagen.”

Could the fact that Danish TV-series and movies are a great success internationally be a reason for you to return to Copenhagen?

“There is definitely a huge focus on Scandinavian productions in L.A right now. The Killing and The Bridge is already filmed, and they are now in the process of filming Borgen - all in American editions, which has made it much easer for me to get meetings. So it is absolutely a positive thing that there is a Danish wave going on in L.A right now.”

What is currently on your Netflix?

“Oh, that’s must be House of Cards and Orange Is The New Black, because there are so many different types in both series. It’s actually a thing, which is an advantage for us Scandinavians in L.A. Hollywood is starting to look for different and more natural looks, and Scandinavians are not entirely “plastic” yet”.

What is the first thing you have to do when your get to Copenhagen?

“My mom and I have this tradition to meet up

at Café Europa in Greater Copenhagen and enjoy their brunch. I used to be a regular at a bar, also located in Greater Copenhagen, but it’s closed now and I haven’t found a new place yet. Normally I just ask my Danish girl­ friends for advice.”

Has Copenhagen changed since you left?

“My point of view has changed. Before I saw Copenhagen as a big city, but after I have lived in New York, London and now L.A, Copenhagen isn’t that big anymore. Now it’s a cosy city that I enjoy visiting. In general I think Copenhagen is a cool city, when I talk about the City abroad I could easily sound like the ambassador for Copenhagen.”

Do you get many castings for looking like Julianne Moore?

I don’t know about that. But I’m certainly often told that I look like her. Actually I have a funny story from when I lived in New York.

A friend of mine once shouted my name after a woman with a pram in a park, ran after her shouting “MARIE, MARIE! and found out it was Julianne Moore. He’s like 6 foot 7, so she got really scared and started running. That’s kind of my fault, I think. So yes, I’m being compared to her very often, and I don’t have anything against it.

Speaking of red haired women, once at an audition in London, I saw this sign saying ”No Redheads Please”. Seeing that just shocked me – I’ve never encountered something like that in the United States, and I find it rather harsh actually. I’ve never met any kind of hatred like that personally, but I really feel with the ones that do.

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Michael Sauer Christensen

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Girls On Film When it comes to producing, shooting and directing music videos, Michael is okay with being called the pop-father of music videos.

The shiny, glamorous look that permeates his work has ensured that he has a permanent footprint in the Danish and international music scene. And Michael is doing more and more work abroad. His New York office is run by two young, extremely busy fireflies.

Michael tells us that the New York City office does the same work as the Copenhagen office, just on a slightly smaller scale. If you wonder what that is exactly; well, it’s a full-service production house. From directing to shooting, from editing to publishing, they can do it all. So does that make them a cheap alternative to all the production mammoths out there? Um, no. Michael is sick and tired of the Danish music industry constantly trying to bargain, wanting everything for nothing.

Music moguls are still making a truckload of money; just because traditional CD sales are down you shouldn’t feel sorry for them.

Michael knows where his talents lie and refuses to be pushed around by anyone, including executives.

We met Michael in his Copenhagen-based office for a quick chat before he flew to New York to shoot an international fitness commercial.

Michael proudly opened the door to his black and white office. The masculinity is palpable.

The office is full of huge Mac computers and not much more. “You can just sit here”, Michael told us with a wry smile. And so we did; we sat on the only couch in one of the editing suites (black leather, of course).

Michael sat, facing us, just in front of his beloved editing toys, or computers as they are called, where a Joey Moe music video was on repeat. “Oh, that one we shot yesterday here in Copenhagen, we are still editing”, he tells us.

Michael has a laid-back attitude that makes him easy to talk to. His is not afraid to talk about his work, because he knows that what he does, he does it well.

So Michael, we know you are directing and producing videos. But what is it exactly that you do?

“Moving images. I am doing moving images, as simple as it sounds.”

Okay, can you be more specific? What kind of moving images? What’s your style?

“Let me put it like this; the past years there has been this huge scruffy ‘hipster’ style going on the Danish music video scene where everything had to be as ugly and brutal as possible. I don’t understand that trend! The US and the rest of Europe doesn’t understand that either. Even in Sweden they don’t get it. What we do is totally opposite of that. The niche is to make beautiful images.

Do you think that making beautiful images has brought you to where you are today?

“Sure it has. When I first stated making videos, I did it with my good friend Pingo which turned out to be a great success. What we did was different from the rest, we made the videos more ‘pop’, more beautiful.”

Michael takes a long break, looks at the Joe Moey video still looping on the computer screen, then looks back at us, sighing before he continues: “A lot of artists liked the ‘pop-look’ in the videos we made. They still do. Back then, rumors circulated about us. By word of mouth we slowly got attention and all of a sudden we had a lot of offers.”

You can sense the pride in his voice as he talks about how he began. And if we say so ourselves, it’s turned out pretty well. Michael is highly respected in the music industry, not only in Denmark but also in the US where he has his second base.

Are you working mostly with Danish or international artists?

“That’s 50/50. Right now I work mostly with foreign artists. There is more money and more opportunity with an international artist.”

Why is that?

“That’s easy to answer. The Danish music industry needs to understand: that the budgets needs to be higher. You have to spend money to make money.”

What’s with the Danish music industry that upsets you the most?

“The industry needs greater vision for their own artists. They need to have more ambitions and follow them through.”

Now you probably think that Michael hates the Danish music industry but that’s not the case. He is a strict man with a clear view of how everything has to be from start to end.

He has big dreams, not only for himself but also for the people he works with.

Okay, you are in New York all the time because you have an office there, which is almost anybody’s dream. Was it hard to join the city that never sleeps?

“It wasn’t hard to join the city. What was hard was to get my visa so I could stay and work there. I had to get a written recommendation from William Baldwin to get it. We once filmed a movie together in Spain and New York. Fortunately, that wasn’t so difficult.”

Talking about people, we heard you did something with Beyoncé?

Michael paused, then continued in a teasing tone.

“Yes, that’s right. I was in Copenhagen during her last tour. They needed someone to shoot the concert and so they contacted me. I think the material will be used for a documentary film about Beyoncé.”

Michael is busy and has to do some work before he flies back to New York City. There is only time for one last question.

Workwise, what would you like to do in the future?

“In the future I would love to do some more commercials for perfume and make-up brands. I really want to do something where the beautiful image is even more in focus.”

Artist feature - Sine Jensen Sine is the artist behind this issues cover artwork

This issue’s featured artist is Sine Jensen, a very talented Vesterbro-based graphic designer and illustrator. Her self-portrait above shows Sine in her current condition: purple-haired.

With her realistic and detailed drawings, Sine adds a new dimension and texture to everything from portraits of people to pictures of stones.

On the right you can see how Sine, in her own elegant way, has managed to turn something as primitive as cat memes into artworks, soon to be a series of postcards in collaboration with Mikkel Møller of Ironflag Studio.

Sine’s detailed pencil drawings have gained attention and landed her work for brands such as Soulland, DANSK, Cover Magazine and Tiger of Sweden. We are looking forward to following her work in the future.

Check out more of Sine’s work: www.sinejensen.dk www.lolcatpublications.com

10 dage, 100 venues, 1200+ koncerter Tinariwen (ML), Gregory Porter (US), Concha Buika (ES), Stacey Kent (US), John Scofield Überjam Band (US), Chick Corea & Stanley Clarke (US), Joshua Redman Quartet (US), Dave Holland & Prism (UK/US), Hiromi (JP), Christian McBride Trio (US), Manu Katché & Richard Bona (FR/CM) Thurston Moore & Mats Gustafsson (US/SE), Josephine Foster (US), Broken Twin, Untold (UK), Juju & Jordash (IL), Jagwa Music (TZ), Kassem Mosse & Mix Mup (DE), Orquesta Libre “Plays Duke” (JP), King Ayisoba (GH), Fred Frith (UK), Corsano/Rasmussen (US/DK), Frisk Frugt, The Thing (SE/NO), Christian Hjelm, August Rosenbaum, Ginman/Blachman/Dahl, Kira Skov, Jakob Bro, Lars Greve/Aske Zidore, Er De Sjældne?, Girls In Airports, Dreamer’s Circus og mange flere...

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