Bemærk at der bliver spillet to koncerter, én kl. 17 og én kl. 20. Vær opmærksom på, at du har købt billet til den ønskede koncert.

Se derudover Girls In Airports andre koncerter under Jazz Festivalen:
Girls In Airports x Halvcirkel
Girls In Airports x Teitur

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Venue: Xenon, 4. etage
Første koncert: døre 17:00, show 17.30
Anden koncert: døre 20.00, show 21.00
Entré: 200 kr.
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Under Copenhagen Jazz Festival præsenterer Girls in Airports to koncerter på Xenon i Huset i Magstræde – en aften hvor fortid og nutid mødes, og hvor musikken genbesøges i nye, åbne formater.

Første koncert – The Early Years

Den første koncert dykker ned i de tidlige udgivelser: Girls in Airports, Migration og Kaikoura.

Her genbesøges en periode, hvor bandet ramte noget centralt i tiden – en jazz, der ikke var elitær, og som åbnede sig mod hele verdens lyd. I en tid hvor internettet for alvor forbandt os globalt, opstod en ny musikalsk sensibilitet, som disse albums var en del af.

Musikken fra dengang er melodisk og stemningsfuld, til tider næsten naiv – men netop i sin enkelhed opstår en særlig nerve og frihed, som sætter musikerne fri. De nye arrangementer åbner materialet og lader det leve fra det sted, bandet står i i dag. Musikken rummer et åbent, kærligt udtryk, som stadig føles relevant.

Anden koncert – The Coming

Den sene koncert bevæger sig ind i de senere år med musik fra Dive, How It Is Now og Leap – samt helt nyt materiale.

Her får bandet besøg af saxofonist César Joaniquet, som de mødte under arbejdet med Leap i samarbejde med Aarhus Jazz Orchestra. Siden er samarbejdet udviklet videre, bl.a. gennem et residency i 2026, hvor ny musik er opstået.

Udtrykket bevæger sig i en mere transcenderende retning – med større åbenhed og mere direkte improvisation. Efter en årrække med tre ambitiøse kunstneriske samarbejder er der nu en stærk energi i at vende tilbage til gruppens kerne og dykke ned i fællesskabet med fornyet frihed og inspiration. En koncert, der stiller spørgsmålet: hvor skal musikken hen nu?

Rum og oplevelse

Koncerterne finder sted i Xenons teatersal, hvor der opbygges en 360-graders opsætning med publikum tæt omkring musikerne. Her bliver musikken ikke blot spillet, men oplevet som et fælles rum – et forløb i konstant bevægelse, hvor nærvær, dynamik og kollektivt samspil er i centrum

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Please note that there are two concerts: one at 5:00 PM and one at 8:00 PM. Make sure that you have purchased a ticket for the desired concert.

Also check out other concerts by Girls In Airports during the Jazz Festival:
Girls In Airports x Halvcirkel
Girls In Airports x Teitur

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Venue: Xenon, 4th floor
First concert: doors 5:00 PM, show 5:30 PM
Second concert: doors 8:00 PM, show 9:00 PM
Admission: 200 DKK
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As part of the Copenhagen Jazz Festival, Girls In Airports presents two concerts at Xenon in Huset in Magstræde—an evening where past and present meet, and where the music is revisited in new, open formats.

First concert – The Early Years

The first concert dives into the early releases: Girls In Airports, Migration, and Kaikoura.

This revisits a period when the band tapped into something essential in its time—a form of jazz that was not elitist and that opened itself to sounds from around the world. At a time when the internet truly began connecting us globally, a new musical sensibility emerged, of which these albums were a part.

The music from that era is melodic and atmospheric, at times almost naive—but it is precisely in this simplicity that a special vitality and sense of freedom arises, setting the musicians free. The new arrangements open up the material and let it live from where the band stands today. The music carries an open, warm expression that still feels relevant.

Second concert – The Coming

The later concert moves into more recent years with music from Dive, How It Is Now, and Leap—as well as brand new material.

The band will be joined by saxophonist César Joaniquet, whom they met while working on Leap in collaboration with Aarhus Jazz Orchestra. Since then, the collaboration has continued to evolve, including through a residency in 2026 where new music has been created.

The expression moves in a more transcendent direction—with greater openness and more direct improvisation. After several years of three ambitious artistic collaborations, there is now a strong energy in returning to the core of the group and exploring their collective interplay with renewed freedom and inspiration. A concert that asks the question: where does the music go next?

Space and experience

The concerts take place in Xenon’s theatre hall, where a 360-degree setup is created with the audience closely surrounding the musicians. Here, the music is not just performed but experienced as a shared space—a continuous flow in motion, where presence, dynamics, and collective interplay are at the center.