For Thursday 3 September through Sunday 6 September, one of the week’s cleanest listening routes sits in the piano-trio format. Niels Lan Doky plays three consecutive late sets at Epicurus, while Lars Jansson brings his working trio to Jazzcup for two afternoon concerts. The overlap is practical as well as musical: five performances across Thursday, Friday and Saturday, all built around piano, bass and drums, with room to hear how two leaders shape the same compact instrumentation in different settings.[1][2][3][4]

At Epicurus, Niels Lan Doky appears with French bassist François Moutin and drummer Paul Wertico at 21:15 on Thursday 3 September, Friday 4 September and Saturday 5 September. Their programme, Pop Hits Reimagined: From Madonna to Billie Eilish and Beyond, puts familiar pop material into a jazz setting. That repertoire has a clear connection to Doky’s longer practice: his own account of his work describes years spent making jazz arrangements of contemporary pop songs, treating widely known melodies as material for improvisation. The three-night booking lets a listener choose one evening or make a return visit without turning the weekend into a chase across town.[1][3]

Jazzcup provides the daytime counterpart. Lars Jansson, bassist Thomas Fonnesbæk and drummer Paul Svanberg play Friday 4 September at 15:30 and Saturday 5 September at 14:30. The personnel is central to the appeal: the same trio has a documented recording history, with releases credited to Jansson on piano, Fonnesbæk on bass and Svanberg on drums. Their two dates give the weekend a useful different pace from Epicurus’s evening run—an afternoon room for a long-standing trio whose shared catalogue gives the performance its own internal vocabulary.[2][4]

A route with two useful entry points

Choose Epicurus for the direct encounter between pop-song memory and jazz-trio interplay, especially if a 21:15 start suits the evening. Choose Jazzcup for the earlier sets and the continuity of Jansson, Fonnesbæk and Svanberg’s trio work. Friday offers both options in one day: Jazzcup begins at 15:30, then Epicurus follows at 21:15; Saturday repeats the pairing with Jazzcup at 14:30 and Epicurus at 21:15. Recheck the official Epicurus and Jazzcup pages before leaving for current admission, seating and schedule information.[1][2][3][4]

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Practical details for September 3–5

Niels Lan Doky, François Moutin and Paul Wertico play Epicurus at 21:15 on September 3, 4 and 5. Lars Jansson, Thomas Fonnesbæk and Paul Svanberg play Jazzcup at 15:30 on September 4 and 14:30 on September 5. These are upcoming Copenhagen dates within the Thursday-to-Sunday window; official pages remain the place to confirm changeable details before the shows.[1][2][4]

Sources

  1. Pop Hits Reimagined - Live Jazz at Epicurus Copenhagen — Epicurus
  2. Jazzcup — Jazzcup
  3. Paris (1989–2013) — Niels Lan Doky
  4. Prophone Catalogue 2023 — Naxos