The five Nordic Jazz Comets bands of 2023 get to visit the springy Stockholm and Gävle on May 11–12 2023, and meet some of Sweden’s most influential jazz professionals at the Jazzfesten event. Jazzfesten is the annual industry event for Swedish jazz and Svensk Jazz organizational members.
The bands spend one “dagsverke” day in Stockholm, meeting people who work in the social justice, welfare and community projects. The on the following day, the groups travel to Gävle, to present their music to the promoters of the Nordic Jazz Network and the Swedish participants.
The open band call in September 2022 produced 69 applications across all the Nordic countries. The national jazz organization juries and the Nordic Jazz Network selected the following ensembles to take part in the 2023 edition of the Comets. You’ll find more information about the bands by clicking the link after the band name. The link takes you to the band introductions on this website.
ALAWARI (DEN)
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Fanny Gunnarsson Quartet (SWE)
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Magnús Jóhann (ICE)
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Maja Mannila (FIN)
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Mona Krogstad Quartet (NOR)
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