ARTS - World's Jazz Capital

"Why Copenhagen is becoming the jazz capital of the world" PBS NewsHour 7/14/2017

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SUMMARY:  The Copenhagen Jazz Festival ends this weekend in Denmark's capital.  The organizers claim it's the world's biggest such event.  Some musicians from the U.S. express envy that this quintessential American genre now thrives abroad, thanks to Danish government investment.  Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports on why the city's jazz is attracting international attention.

JUDY WOODRUFF (NewsHour):  The Copenhagen Jazz Festival ends this weekend in Denmark’s capital.  The organizers claim it’s the world’s biggest such event, and that Denmark has now become the epicenter of global jazz.

Some of the American musicians there express envy that this quintessential American music now thrives abroad, thanks to Danish government investment.

Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant is based in Copenhagen and he brings us all that Danish jazz.

MALCOLM BRABANT, special correspondent:  The streets and squares are alive to the sound of improvisation, as the city stages 1,400 concerts in 10 days, leading to claims that Copenhagen is now the jazz capital of the world.