Nordic Jazz Festival in Georgetown

Embassy of Denmark is kicking off this year’s Nordic Jazz Festival on June 13, in collaboration with Georgetown’s Blues Alley (1073 Wisconsin Ave NW). Head to the iconic club for a concert with renowned Danish jazz pianist and composer Nikolaj Hess, who will be playing with his trio at 7 pm and 9 pm. Hess’ piano playing is described as brilliantly virtuoso and characterized by a personal, delicate touch. His inspirations include a deep connection to the American and Scandinavian jazz and improvisational music traditions, and reflect his musical open-mindedness and curiosity, with influences from electronica and krautrock over deep studies of classical music, to folk and folklore music from different parts of the world.