Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2005

Every year, Copenhagen is host to a large number of jazz bands and artists from allover the world, and for an entire 14 days the city is alive with the sounds of trumpets and saxophone. Allover the city: in bars, clubs, jazz cafes, streets, parks and walking streets, you will find jazz music.

Simon and i decided to go large for 300Kr a head and go to one of the major concerts at the Royal Opera House (Operaen) in Christianshavn. This was completed only recently and sits on the water's edge of one of the many canals onto the baltic sea. Very spectacular both from inside and outside, but particularly the inner theatre which looks modern as it does classical. The acoustics are, of course, absolutely perfect. From our seats high up in the last rows we could hear every note, every hiss and every breath of the New Jungle Orchestra featuring Yousef Latif, renowned Jazz artist specialising in wind instruments, a whole array of which were with him on stage. The New Jungle Orchestra may not play my favourite type of jazz, but they sure were an experience to watch on stage and their talent is incredible.