Recent Headliners
| Year | Headliners |
|---|---|
| 1979 | Benny Waters, Bob Brookmeyer / Jim Hall, Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald / Joe Pass, Horace Parlan / Doug Raney Quartet & Oscar Peterson - Stephane Grapelli - Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Ron Carter Quartet, Weather Report & Sonny Rollins Quintet |
| 1980 | Art Farmer Quartet, Brecker Brothers, Dizzy Gillespie Quartet, Freddie Hubbard Quintet, George Adams /Don Pullen Quartet, John Lee Hooker, Ray Charles, Stan Getz Quintet & Jan Garbareks Orkester |
| 1981 | Art Pepper Quartet, Bennie Wallace Trio, Chick Corea Quartet, Chico Freeman, Gil Evans Orchestra, Brecker Brothers w. Janne Schaffer a.o. & Herbie Hancock Quartet |
| 1982 | Bennie Carter Group, Jack Walrath Group, Joe Pass /NHØP Duo, Kenny Drew solo piano, Palle Mikkelborg's Entrance & Benny Carter |
| 1983 | Art Blakey and His Jazz Messengers, Bobby McFerrin Solo and Baden Powell Solo, Charles Lloyd Quartet, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Jordan Solo Piano, Jan Garbarek Group & Kenny Drew Solo Piano |
| 1984 | Gilberto Gil Brasilian Group, Kenny Drew's Trio, Mose Allison Trio, NHØP Trio, Randy Brecker Band, RandyBrecker /Eliane Elias Group, Duke Jordan / Jesper Lundgaard Duo, Stanley Clarke / Miroslav Vitous Duo & Johnny Griffin / Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Group |
| 1985 | Baltimore Peabody Ragtime Ensemble, Bob Moses Group, Count Basie Orchestra, Gilberto Gil Group - Support Frontline, Jack DeJohnette Special Edition & Jamaaladeen Tacuma Group, Jimmy Witherspoon / Dee Dee Bridgewater Group, Joe Pass / NHØP Duo, McCoy Tyner Trio & Etta Cameron Jazzgroup |
| 1986 | Carla Bley Band, David Sanborn Group, Gil Evans Orchestra, John Scofield Group, Wayne Shorter Quartet, Betty Carter Trio & John Tchicai Quartet |
| 1987 | Airto Moreira / Flora Purim Duo, Chick Corea, Gary Burton Group, Gato Barbieri Group w. Bernard 'Pretty' Purdie, John Scofield Group, Ornette Coleman & His Prime Time Band w. special guest Don Cherry, Stan Getz Quartet, Kenny Drew / Jesper Lundgård & Manhattan Transfer |
| 1988 | Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Horace Silver Quintet, Michel Pettruciani / Gary Peacock / Roy Hanes, Lee Konitz / Joe Pass duo & Dizzy Gillespie Big Band |
| 1989 | Allegro (USSR), Betty Carter and her trio, Denny Christianson Big Band (CA), Michael Brecker Band, Monty Alexander & his Ivory and Steel Jamboree, New Music Orchestra 1989, Roy Rogers and the Delta Rhythm Kings & Super Diamono de Dakár (Senegal) |
| 1990 | Dizzy Gillespie + United Nation Orchestra, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Michael Brecker Band, Palle Mikkelborg 'Journey to…', Gary Burton Quintet & Wayne Shorter Group |
| 1991 | Enrico Pieranunzi Trio, David Sanborn Band feat. Kenny Kirkland, Tom Barney, Al Foster, Don Alias, Kip Hanrahan w. Jack Bruce, Michel Camillo Quintet, Yellow Jackets & Michael Franks, Bob Berg, Mike Stern Quartet (USA), Robert Cray Band feat. Memphis Horns, Kip Hanrahan (USA) & Jack Bruce (GB), Abdullah Ibrahim (South Africa) & Joe Lovano/Jim Hall 'Grand Slam' |
| 1992 | Albert King, Return of the Brecker Brothers, The New Music Orchestra, Eliane Elias Group, Fajabefa Nordic Tour '92 feat. Charlie Haden, Jack DeJohnette, NHØP Trio, Steve Coleman Five elements, Chick Corea & Mario Bauza |
| 1993 | Fourmost feat. Jimmy Smith, Herman Riley, Kenny Burrel, Grady Tate, Sonny Rollins, The Wynton Marsalis Septet, Roy Hargrove Quintet, Bill Frisell Band, Dino Saluzzi 'Mojotoro Project', Arturo Sandoval & His Band, Maceo Parker & Roots Revisited (USA), Palle Mikkelborg & Niels Henning Ørsted Pedersen Trio, New Orleans Original Brass Band (USA) |
| 1994 | Buddy DeFranco & Terry Gibbs Quintet, Lionel Hampton and His Golden Men of Jazz, Oscar Peterson Trio, Thomas Clausen Trio feat. Gary Burton, Gateway, Abercrombie, Holland, DeJohnette & Mike Stern Group feat. Dave Weckl |
| 1995 | Art Farmer - Benny Golson Jazztet, B.B.King, Blachman Thomas meets Al Agami and Remee, Wynton Marsalis & Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Django Bates & Delightful Precipice, Eddie Harris Jazzfunk Explosion |
| 1996 | Horace Silver Septet, Jan Garbarek Group, Marilyn Mazur's Future Song, Michel Petrucciani, NHØP, m. Renée Røsnes, Ulf Wakenius, Jonas Johansen og Radiopigekoret, Svend Asmussen Quartet, Wayne Shorter Group, Chick Corea, Wallace Roney, Joshua Redman, Chr. McBride & Roy Haynes (US), Abdullah Ibrahim (South Africa) & Joe Lovano/Jim Hall 'Grand Slam' |
| 1997 | Etta Cameron & The Voices of Joy, Arne Domnerus Trio, Herbie Hancock, Svend Asmussen Quartet, James Hardway Group, Joe Lovano Quartet & Maceo Parker |
| 1998 | Barbara Best Singers, Cassandra Wilson, Charles Lloyd Quartet, Joe Louis Walker & The Bosstalkers, Mingus Big Band, NHØP solo & Mats Gustafsson & Keith Rowe |
| 1999 | Herbie Hancock, Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, Jack DeJohnette, Thomas Franck Quartet, Chick Corea & Origin w. Gary Burton, Ed Thigpen Trio, NHØP Trio, Palle Mikkelborg & Dianne Reeves |
| 2000 | Roy Haynes, Toots Thielemans, Michael Brecker, Pat Metheney & Natalie Cole |
| 2001 | Peter Brötzmann, Marylin Mazur, Wayne Shorter, Terence Blanchard, Mike Stern, Ray Charles, Richard Bona & Bill Frisell |
| 2002 | Palle Mikkelborg, Ed Thigpen, Finn Ziegler, Maceo Parker, Randy Crawford, Django Bates & Joe Lovano |
| 2003 | Dianne Reeves, Tony Bennett, Tomasz Stanko, Herbie Hancock, Dee Dee Bridgewater & Svend Asmussen |
| 2004 | Danilo Perez, Gilberto Gil, Tomasz Stanko, NHØP & John Scofield |
| 2005 | Chick Corea, Madeleine Peyroux, Curtis Stiger, Pierre Dørge & New Jungle Orchestra & Yusuf Lateef |
| 2006 | Herbie Hancock, Svend Asmussen Quartet, Salif Keita, Tony Allen, Gotan Project, Pat Metheny, Michel Camilo, Richard Bona, Sergio Mendes, Brad Mehldau & Dianne Reeves |
| 2007 | Joshua Redman Trio, Kenny Garret Quartet, Jan Garbarek Group, McCoy Tyner & The Zawinul Syndicate |
| 2008 | Ornette Coleman, Wayne Shorter, Cassandra Wilson, Denmark's New Jungle Orchestra, Joe Lovano, Ravi Coltrane, Dave Liebman, Brad Mehldau Trio, Angelique Kidjo, David Murray, Maceo Parker Black Saint Quartet, Jason Moran, Charles Loyd Quartet & The Zawinul Syndicate |
| 2009 | Chick Corea, Blind Boys of Alabama, Dianne Reeves, Lizz Wright, Angelique Kidjo, Simone, Palle Mikkelborg, Bajofondo & Spanish Harlem Orchestra |
| 2010 | Herbie Hancock, Martha Wainwright, Joe Lovano, Caetano Veloso, Marcus Miller & Esperanza Spalding |
| 2011 | Sonny Rollins, Keith Jarrett Trio, Bobby McFerrin |
| 2012 | Ambrose Akinmusire, Gerald Clayton, Vijay Iver Trio, Koichi Makigami, Milton Nascimento, John Scofield, Christian Scott Quintet, Nosaj Thing |
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