Kategori: Jazz concerts
Opus One Big Band
Knut Eide tells the story of The Rat Pack through music, images and stories. The concert takes audiences back to Las Vegas in the 1950s and 1960s, when Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. were central figures in the group’s stage shows.
The Rat Pack is associated with a combination of singing, humour and improvisation, as well as performances at venues such as the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas. The repertoire includes well known songs such as You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You, Mr. Bojangles and Fly Me to the Moon.
Knut Eide performs alongside vocalists Cecilie Bjørklund and Therese Kjeldås. The music is performed by Opus One Big Band, a big band with roots in Andebu. Founded in 1990, the band consists of 15 instrumentalists and two vocalists.
Knut Eide is known as a vocalist with bands including Tiger City Jukes, Blues Explotion and the reggae group Buffalo Soldiers, as well as for his work as a big band singer. He has toured in the Nordic countries and Europe and has also performed in the United States.
Cecilie Bjørklund and Therese Kjeldås have been regular vocalists with Opus One Big Band for several years.
The evening combines big band music, vocals and stories from an important period in American entertainment history.
Seating: Unreserved seating
Tickets: Refunds are only available if the event is cancelled.
Tønsberg Jazzklubb, Jazzcafé
SwingCompagniet comes to Tønsberg Jazzklubb with a Christmas programme featuring a selection of swinging Christmas music.
The orchestra’s lineup allows the concert to move between different musical styles, with both instrumentalists and vocalists taking part.
The repertoire includes well known American Christmas songs such as The Most Wonderful Time of the Year, The Christmas Song, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, Grown-Up Christmas List and Baby, It’s Cold Outside.
The orchestra is led by trombonist Sven Arne Trolsrud. The concert also features vocalists Randi Gunhildstad and Ølberg, alongside musicians playing saxophone, clarinet, trumpet, flugelhorn, trombone, guitar, piano, bass and drums.
Larvik Jazzklubb: Romjulsjam 2026
Romjulsjammen is an evening of live music featuring local musicians on stage at Larvik Jazzklubb.
A skilled backing band provides the musical foundation, joined by guest musicians who help get the jam session started. Throughout the evening, local musicians, both familiar and new faces, take to the stage.
The programme features vocalists, horn players and guitar solos, with music ranging from jazz and pop to soul. There will also be some Christmas music.