A concert paying tribute to Henning Gravrok and thanking him, featuring guests from his musical friends over several decades.

Henning Gravrok Band with Guests

Sinus

Hedvig Mollestad (guitar), Ståle Storløkken (organ and synth) and Ole Mofjell (drums) perform the album Bitches Blues, a concert built on interplay between the three musicians, moving from heavy riff-based passages to melancholic ballads and explosive, complex structures.

Weejuns

Music presenter and record host Erik Johansen presents shoegaze, indie rock and dream pop from the 1980s, with tracks from his own bands (Ingenting, Void, Evelyn Comes) and free admission.

Anything But Jazz on Saturday with Erik Johansen

Piccadilly Pub

Midnattsolveien Småjazzband is a charming little orchestra whose lineup varies. The group has stayed together since 2008 and plays jazz of the good old kind: mellow, melodic standards with a high degree of recognizability.

After Work Jazz with Midnattsolveien Småjazzband

Signe Førre Kvartett blends folk music from various cultures with jazz. The concert is part of the exclusive launch tour for Signe Førre Kvartett's critically acclaimed debut album FAGERT.

Signe Førre Kvartett

Dama Di

New work composed by Liv Andrea Hauge for Nordnorsk Jazzensemble, drawing on the jazz tradition, pols (a traditional Norwegian triple-time folk dance form) and folk music from Helgeland. Working title.

The Wood Pulse

Jazz concert with a four-piece organ-based soul jazz band (Hammond organ, guitar, saxophone and flute, drums) performing funky, hard-swinging soul jazz, part of the Jazzweekend 11–13 September 2026 at Piccadilly Pub, Bodø.

The Real Thing

Free jazz record listening with Are Bredahl Simonsen at Piccadilly Pub, part of Jazzweekend 11–13 September 2026. Ad Lib hosts a jazz bazaar and a raffle.

Jazz on Saturday with Are Bredahl Simonsen

In 2026 it will be 100 years since both trumpeter Miles Davis and saxophonist John Coltrane were born. Tore Johansen & Co. take you on a survey of their careers, where hits from albums such as "Kind of Blue" and "A Love Supreme" are sure to feature.

After Work Jazz // Miles Davis and John Coltrane

Ad Lib Jazzklubb is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Fredric Persson is the DJ, serving up champagne jazz: smooth, light, fresh and lively tunes with a high swing. Free admission.

Champagne Jazz with Fredric Persson

Craig Alibone Pâtisserie & Champagneria

A perfect jazz evening in Bodø. Ad Lib is celebrating its 50th anniversary week, and at Hundholmen you can enjoy an atmospheric spring evening with smooth, pulsating jazz.

Gigglemug

Hundholmen Brygghus

Spaghetti-western noir jazz-rock, where jazz and improv meet rock and Americana. Album release tour for "En Route" (their seventh album), celebrating 25 years as a band.

Chrome Hill

Lisa Dillan presents her favorites on a Saturday afternoon: nostalgic reunions, guilty pleasures and treats, possibly an Elvis hit or two. Free admission with raffle sales.

Jazz on Saturday with Lisa Dillan

Soetkin Baptist performs a project interpreting Jeff Buckley's album «Grace» with a band of musicians from Belgium and Norway, presented in cooperation with Nordnorsk Jazzsenter.

Soetkin Baptist – «Grace»

Stormen konserthus og bibliotek

Norsk Jazzforum's national launch program for young jazz musicians. This evening features two bands: Blister Pearl and Idiotek.

Jazzintro

Free admission. Anita Overelv (DJ Hold Kjæft!) spins a mix of old jazz, Michael Jackson, Finnish tango and Prince. Doors open at 3:00 PM. Raffle with prizes.

Jazz on Saturday with Anita Overelv

Brazilian and Nordic jazz, world music and popular music blend by vocalist Marit Sandvik and the ensemble Nova Onda.

Marit Sandvik & Nova Onda

Beddingen Kulturhus

A shaken, not stirred jazz quartet drink, so energetic, melodic, straight, free, swinging, intense, high, low and irresistibly fresh. The concert is produced in collaboration with Nordnorsk Jazzsenter.

A Tonic for the Troops

A melting pot of styles ranging from Scandinavian jazz to Indian raga, featuring saxophone, trumpet, piano, bass and drums.

Multiverse

Concert in Norway's oldest clothing store! Jazz rock and funk, 1970s-inspired music and musical nostalgia. The concert is in collaboration with O Johanson.

After Work Jazz // Jan Gunnar Hoff og venner

O Johanson

Welcome to Piccadilly! Free admission, raffle sales and a bazaar. Jørgen Nordeng spins records and brings along a good stack of anecdotes from his career. Presented by Ad Lib Jazzklubb and Bodø Jazz Open.

Jazz on Saturday with Jørgen «Joddski» Nordeng

Beats and cinematic electronic music, in a highly fruitful encounter with Scene Nord's Finnmark-based string players. The music revolves around hope in relation to being able to stand steady on shaky ground.

Fango

One of Norway's most sought-after tenor saxophonists returns to Bodø! With our own Roger Johansen on drums and England Brooks on vocals. Seating is not numbered. The concert is presented in collaboration with Bodø Jazz Open.

Bodil Niska Quartet feat. England Brooks

Quality Hotel Ramsalt

Gala concert celebrating Jan Gunnar Hoff's 50th anniversary, with the Arctic Philharmonic and a star-studded lineup of musicians.

50 Years in Music - Jubilee Festival!

A young and swinging big band representing some of the most promising talent in jazz from Northern Norway. The concert is presented as part of Bodø Jazz Open, featuring lively arrangements and strong soloists.

Northern Norway Youth Big Band with Tore Johansen and Mie Bergh

Jazz on Saturday with Christer Falck. Free admission, raffle sales and a bazaar with prizes. Presented in cooperation with Bodø Jazz Open.

Jazz on Saturday with Christer Falck

Holiday concert with Fire Vise Menn and special guest: THE BISHOP

Fire Vise Menn

Good musical traditions are meant to be preserved. Christmas Jazz at Piccadilly, with both group singing, head-nodding and hip-swinging, is one such tradition! Free admission, doors open at 3:00 PM.

Christmas Jazz on Saturday with Liv Boye Okkenhaug

Rhythmic jazz concert with Bodø Rhythm Group (BRG) and vocalist Thea Meyer. The concert is in collaboration with Stormen concert hall.

Friday Jazz with Thea Meyer & Bodø Rhythm Group featuring Finn Robert Olsen

Liv Andrea Hauge with the piano trio Vinterhagen at Beddingen. The concert is built on the album «Veksthus», with improvised approaches.

Vinterhagen

Northern Norway's newest duo collaboration: Marit Sandvik (vocals) and Martin Högberg (guitar). The repertoire features original songs with a touch of pop and jazz, bossa nova classics and jazz standards. Admission is 150 kroner, including a wiener in lompe (a Norwegian flatbread-wrapped hot dog) and pretzel sticks, plus a raffle ticket.

After Work Jazz with Marit Sandvik & Martin Högberg

The father-and-sons project Nohr, Nohr, Nohr combines songs from the catalog of Terje Nohr, Petter Nohr Unstad and Kristoffer Nohr Unstad. The result is songwriting rooted in the North Norwegian visa tradition as well as classic pop and rock. In fall 2025, they are releasing their first release as a trio, a self-titled EP. Joining them is keyboardist, producer and polymath Simon Nome.

After Work Jazz with Nohr, Nohr, Nohr & Nome

Composer and jazz musician Daniel Herskedal and his band on tour in Northern Norway, with string players from Scene Nord. All compositions have been rewritten and re-arranged for the ensemble. The concert is presented in collaboration with Nordnorsk Jazzsenter and Scene Nord.

Daniel Herskedal with Scene Nord String Players

After Work Jazz with the Espen Berg Trio. Award-winning and critically acclaimed piano trio. Members: Espen Berg (piano), Bárður Reinert Poulsen (bass), Simon Albertsen (drums). The concert is presented in collaboration with Nordnorsk Jazzsenter.

Espen Berg Trio

One of Europe's leading piano trios. The trio consists of Kjetil Mulelid (piano), Andreas Winther (drums) and Rune Nergaard (double bass).

Kjetil Mulelid Trio

We're celebrating ten years! Free admission. A gathering of jazz musicians, each playing one favorite, with anniversary premieres.

Jazz on Saturday Anniversary

Tord Gustavsen is back in trio format! He is also out with his tenth album, with a fresh take on the melodic and contemplative jazz that has captivated listeners around the world.

Tord Gustavsen Trio

Varpet is a band that makes honest and playful instrumental music, blending groove, warm melodies and energy. The music is a melting pot of blues, pulsing rhythms from the Sahel and Northern Sami joik, with room for improvisation and spontaneity.

Varpet

Trumpeter, composer and bandleader Mathias Eick (b. 1979) has been considered one of the world's greatest jazz talents since the early 2000s. With his sixth release on the acclaimed record label ECM, he takes a new step in a more acoustic direction.

Mathias Eick Quartet

The jazz ensemble Jazzå? from Fauske consists of five mature men who indulge shamelessly in the best of the jazz catalogs, plus some self-written music that is at least as good.

After Work Jazz med Jazzå?

Kodachrome concert: a tribute to Paul Simon. Free admission and a lottery. The event has been postponed to January 10, 2026.

Jazz on Saturday with Kristin Fagerheim Hammervik and Michal Wiik Johansen

Record spinning with Ad Lib honorary member Finn Sletten. Free admission, doors open at 3:00 p.m., with a raffle.

Jazz on Saturday with Finn Sletten

SOLID! is back with its sixth release, the follow-up to «Woodworks» from 2021. Once again the trio has invited saxophonist John Ellis from New York to add his distinctive touch. Needing deadlines to "get anything done," Bjørn Vidar Solli set one for himself. He booked and paid for the studio, bought plane tickets, and suddenly had a deadline there was no way to escape. "Perfect for getting the creativity going," according to Solli. The result was eight new compositions that SOLID! tested out on tour before entering the studio. "SOLID! has existed for over 20 years, and with such a long track record it becomes easier to write music tailored to my musicians," says Solli. "When composing, I have tried to make use of the musicians' individual strengths and quirks, and I have deliberately arranged things so that it is fun, challenging and flexible when we improvise over the material." The music was composed in Lier, recorded in Trondheim, mixed and mastered in Brooklyn, and now a finished product is at last ready to be shared with the world!

SOLID! & John Ellis: «Firm Deadline»

Ida Gudding Johnsen, deputy mayor of Bodø and former band musician, spins records at Piccadilly. A light mix of genres from the past six to seven decades, free admission.

Jazz on Saturday with Ida Gudding Johnsen

Live music at Piccadilly, Friday 4:00–6:00 PM. Caribbean rhythms from Cuba, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica and the U.S. Virgin Islands blend with Latin American samba and jazz inspiration from New Orleans and New York.

After Work Jazz: Roger Johansen Caribbean Plate

Double concert with Fra Mars (piano trio) and REICHE (duo: drums and guitar/electronics). The concert is presented in collaboration with Nordnorsk Jazzsenter.

Fra Mars & REICHE

Join us for a swing adventure with the legendary Hot Club de Norvège and the fantastic vocalist Majken Christiansen! Majken, the undisputed Ella Fitzgerald specialist of the Nordic region, is not just a singer. She is a storyteller and entertainer who brings warmth and energy to every performance.

Hot Club de Norvège with Majken Christiansen

Vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Susanna Wallumrød presents the album "Meditations on Love," a musical project about love in all its vulnerable forms.

Susanna: Meditations on Love

Exclusive headset concert in Store Studio, with limited capacity. An audiovisual concert experience in which the audience receives the sound through their own headset, with visual projection and a live mix.

Klangre

Store Studio

Record dedication with bassist Bård Bergrabb, featuring a raffle, prizes and free admission.

Jazz on Saturday with Bård Bergrabb

A sacred jazz project based on Lisa Dillan's own compositions, short poems, Norwegian and Swedish songs and hymns, as well as English-language sources. The texts have been rendered into North Norwegian by Lisa.

Lisa Dillan Ensemble

Free family festival with concerts, workshops, children's activities and entertainment for all children in Bodø, presented by Bodø Jazz Open, Ad Lib Jazzklubb, Nordnorsk Jazzsenter and Stormen konserthus og bibliotek.

Jazz Festival 2025

A celebration of a groundbreaking piece of Norwegian jazz history. A look back at Molvær's debut album Khmer (1998) on the occasion of its 25th anniversary, in collaboration with Bodø Jazz Open.

Nils Petter Molvær // KHMER

A new star duo on the northern Norwegian jazz scene. The concert presents new music from the follow-up album "The Rivers" together with material from "The Valleys". Lineup: Arve Henriksen (trumpet and electronics), Benjamin Mørk (piano and electronics), Kristian Olstad (guitars), Geir Østensjø (sound).

Benjamin Mørk & Arve Henriksen

Egon Holstad, editor and commentator for iTromsø, plays records from his own record collection, starting from rock and branching out across genres into jazz, with anecdotes and a raffle. Free admission. Organized in collaboration with Bodø Jazz Open.

Jazz on Saturday with Egon Holstad

Powerful and dynamic music at the intersection of joik and Americana. Steinar Raknes (vocals, bass) and Sara Marielle Gaup Beaska (joik) at Piccadilly from 4 to 6 p.m. The concert is presented in collaboration with Bodø Jazz Open.

After Work Jazz with ARVVAS

Multi-instrumentalist and Spellemann Award winner Harald Lassen, one of the leading figures in contemporary Norwegian jazz, with the album RIK.

Harald Lassen

From New Orleans to Bodø! Sullivan Fortner (piano), Tyrone Allen II (bass), Kayvon Gordon (drums). Concert included in Ad Lib Jazzklubb autumn 2026 season pass. Seated tickets.

Sullivan Fortner Trio

Espen Eriksen Trio — Ad Lib Jazzklubb concert at Sinus, Bodø. Part of the Ad Lib Jazzklubb autumn 2026 season subscription.

Espen Eriksen Trio

Jazz bazaar and Saturday jazz with Ida Maria, who takes the microphone and spins records. Jazz bazaar with prizes, including almond potatoes.

Jazz on Saturday with Ida Maria

Award-winning musicians in an unconventional duo format. The duo consists of vocalist Rohey Taalah and saxophonist Martin Myhre Olsen. The program is a mix of well-known jazz standards, blended with songs by Aretha Franklin and Joni Mitchell.

Rohey Taalah & Martin Myhre Olsen

Christmas jazz at Piccadilly with sing-alongs, hip-swinging and hip-shaking. Raffle sales and Christmas prizes.

After Work Jazz with Thea Meyer and band at Piccadilly Pub. Entrance includes a wiener in a lompe and salt sticks on the tables.

Ad Lib Jazzklubb

Nov 6, 2026

Harald Lassen

Nov 14, 2026

Sullivan Fortner Trio

Nov 19, 2026

Espen Eriksen Trio

Nov 21, 2026

Jazz on Saturday with Ida Maria

Dec 3, 2026

Rohey Taalah & Martin Myhre Olsen

Oct 31, 2026

Henning Gravrok Band with Guests

Oct 24, 2026

Weejuns

Ad Lib Jazzklubb