JAMES MARTIN’S BIG EASY BAND - LIVE IN CPH

Få et stykke af The Big Easy smidt midt ned i den danske sommernat — når James Martin’s Big Easy Band rammer scenen under Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2026, bliver det en aften, hvor Bourbon Street møder hovedstaden i fuld galop.
I spidsen står James Martin — Billboard-charterende saxofonist, sanger og songwriter, der har brugt over to årtier på at definere lyden af det moderne New Orleans. Som grundlæggermedlem af Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews’ Orleans Avenue sammen med Jon Batiste, og senere med sit eget band, hvis album Keep Movin’ debuterede som #9 på Billboard Contemporary Jazz Chart, har han spillet sig vej fra Tipitina’s og The Spotted Cat til scener over hele kloden — fra Edinburgh til Ascona, fra Tel Aviv til Italiens kyst. Du har måske også hørt hans saxofon på CBS’ NCIS: New Orleans, Anthony Bourdains Raw Craft eller HBO’s hyldede Treme.
Men når Martin samler Big Easy Band, er det ikke en stille jazz-aften. Det er en højoktan, dansegulvssprængende fest, hvor autentisk New Orleans-funk møder soul, R&B, second line-brass og en knivskarp horn-sektion, der ikke tager fanger. Bandet er kåret som Best of the Beat-nominerede og har leveret deres signatur-energi til alt fra New Orleans’ brostensgader til internationale festivaler — altid med den samme mission: at få gulvet til at gynge fra første tone til sidste tone.
Forvent fede grooves à la The Meters og Allen Toussaint, sjælfulde ballader, der får luften til at stå stille, og det der særlige Crescent City-spark, som kun musikere født og opvokset i New Orleans kan levere. Det er svedige horn-linjer, dybe pocket-grooves, og en frontmand, hvis stemme og saxofon glider mellem hinanden som to gamle venner.
Det her er ikke baggrundsmusik. Det er en invitation til at danse, le, råbe og mærke hvorfor New Orleans kaldes verdens musikalske hovedstad.
Line Up:
James Martin (voc, sax)
Chris Copen (piano)
Jonas Starcke (bas)
Stefan Andersen (drums)
TBS (guitar)
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Get a piece of The Big Easy dropped right into the middle of a Danish summer night — when James Martin’s Big Easy Band hits the stage at Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2026, expect an evening where Bourbon Street meets the Danish capital at full throttle.
Leading the charge is James Martin — Billboard-charting saxophonist, singer, and songwriter who has spent over two decades defining the sound of modern New Orleans. As a founding member of Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews’ Orleans Avenue alongside Jon Batiste, and later with his own band — whose album Keep Movin’ debuted at #9 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Chart — Martin has played his way from Tipitina’s and The Spotted Cat to stages across the globe, from Edinburgh to Ascona, Tel Aviv to the Italian coast. You may have heard his saxophone on CBS’s NCIS: New Orleans, Anthony Bourdain’s Raw Craft, or HBO’s acclaimed Treme.
But when Martin brings out the Big Easy Band, this is no quiet jazz evening. It’s a high-octane, dance-floor-detonating party, where authentic New Orleans funk meets soul, R&B, second line brass, and a razor-sharp horn section that takes no prisoners. The band is Best of the Beat-nominated and has brought their signature energy to everything from the cobblestone streets of New Orleans to international festivals — always with the same mission: getting the floor moving from the first note to the last.
Expect fat grooves in the spirit of The Meters and Allen Toussaint, soulful ballads that stop time, and that unmistakable Crescent City swagger only musicians born and raised in New Orleans can deliver. Sweaty horn lines, deep pocket grooves, and a frontman whose voice and saxophone trade off like two old friends.
This is not background music. It’s an invitation to dance, laugh, shout, and feel firsthand why New Orleans is called the musical capital of the world.