Kåre Conradi is an actor, singer, composer, theatre director and poet! This evening we meet him up close, with favourite repertoire from Erik Bye, Olle Adolphson, Frank Sinatra and much more.

He is well known in Sandefjord, but don't miss this chance to get to know Conradi's artistry better on the intimate stage at Furu egg. Together with his regular guitarist Hans Mathisen and a fantastic band, we promise a warm and lovely evening!

Kåre Conradi – Vocals
Hans Mathisen – Guitar
Magne Arnesen – Piano
Per Mathisen – Bass
Andreas Bye – Drums

Ingrid Saga is finally back after countless requests.

She is from Sandefjord, studied Music, Dance & Drama at SVGS and went on to Berklee College of Music in Boston. NRK P3 sums up Ingrid's singer-songwriter universe nicely: “it sparkles with warmth, melancholy and reflection”. Expect jazz standards and her own gems, strung together on a musical thread.

Ingrid Saga – Vocals
Hans Mathisen – Guitar
Anders Gleditsch – Piano
Olaf «Knerten» Kamfjord – Bass

Hanna is a versatile saxophonist and composer involved in many exciting projects. She received the Kongsberg Jazz Festival's main musician's award in 2025, and the Spellemann Award, the Norwegian Grammy, in 2021 and 2022. Paulsberg first heard Stan Getz at fourteen and was utterly convinced she would become a saxophonist. This concert is a tribute to Keith Jarrett and Jan Garbarek's legendary 1974 album, Belonging. A magnificent evening awaits!

Hanna Paulsberg – Saxophone
Vigleik Storaas – Piano
Trygve Fiske – Bass
Hans Hulbækmo – Drums

An all-electric evening with Electric Miles

Music from what many consider Miles Davis's most exciting and fertile years, from the late sixties until his death in 1991. This band has 200 years of jazz experience between them, and several of the musicians have musical roots in Sandefjord. They deliver an explosive mix of funky, rocking and high-energy interpretations of the music that defined this exciting Miles period.

Marius Haltli – Trumpet
Fredrik Øie Jensen – Saxophone
Håvard Bakken Jakobsen – Keyboard
Leiv Inge Kvilhaug – Guitar
Erik Anti – Bass
Remi Fagereng – Drums

The world of jazz is for everyone, children included. Earlier children's jazz concerts at Fjordjazz have brought lots of joy and excitement to the young audience. Bring your children, grandchildren, nieces or nephews and be delighted!

Ingrid Nåvik Grønlund – Vocals
Erik Damberg – Guitar/vocals
André Kassen – Saxophone/vocals

Plenty of drive with Mari Kjølstad and Røshnes Jazz Band

Together with Sandefjord Jazz, we invite you to New Orleans grooves and a generous helping of joy and drive with the Røshnes boys and the town's own soul queen, Mari Kjølstad. Mari trained at Bårdar Academy and has appeared in many shows and musicals, both nationally and locally. Expect musical drive and lots of joy.

Mari Kjølstad – Vocals
Geir Ellefsen – Trumpet
Knut Rømo – Clarinet
Jørn Johannesen – Trombone
Stefan Fjellvang – Guitar/banjo
Hans Magne Enge Hansen – Tuba
Knut Stenersen – Drums

New this year: Wine, Jazz & Art! Three treats in one afternoon

Together with Galleri ER, we offer a tasting and presentation of excellent wines, a sparkling jazz trio and an introduction to an exciting artist. Places are limited, so get your tickets quickly!

Ask Morris Rasmussen – Sax
Hans Mathisen – Guitar
Tarald Kongshaug – Bass

A world star takes the stage at Harmonie

Ole Edvard Antonsen is without doubt Norway's best-known trumpeter, with the whole world as his workplace. Alongside his impressive classical career, Ole Edvard is also a highly accomplished jazz musician. He has mastered jazz while being one of the world's leading classical soloists. This will be a gala evening – nothing less!

Ole Edvard Antonsen – Trumpet
Stein Austrud – Keyboard
Kjell Harald Litangen – Guitars
Tom Erik Antonsen – Bass
Rune Arnesen – Drums

No jazz festival without a jam

Every self-respecting jazz festival has a jam session on the programme, where all the festival's musicians and others are invited to play together on the spot. No set list, no running order – form and expression are created in the moment. The host is Ask Morris Rasmussen, with a rhythm section hand-picked for the occasion.

Ask Morris Rasmussen – Saxophone
Hogne Kleiberg – Piano
Tarald Kongshaug – Bass
Steinar Heide Bø – Drums

Once again, Sandefjord Church will be filled with gospel and enthusiasm in the fine New Orleans tradition. Røshnes Jazz Band played their first jazz mass outside their home town in Molde Cathedral during the Molde International Jazz Festival in 1981. The following year they played the gospel tent at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival with none other than Aline White.

The jazz service is organised together with Musikk i Sandefjord Kirke.

Røshnes Jazz Band

Music workshop for children and young people aged 7 to 15

This year Fjordjazz is teaming up with Sørnorsk Jazzsenter for the TRASSJAZZ music workshop

Starting from creativity and play, Trassjazz gives participants the tools to express themselves through improvised music. The workshops are free and open to all, with a particular aim of reaching children and young people who don't otherwise take part in organised leisure activities. Experience shows that an introduction to music can also help break down gender-based expectations and encourage greater diversity among the musicians of the future.

The workshop ends with a mini-concert – open to family, friends and curious listeners!

Sandefjord Storband and guests close the festival

True to tradition, Fjordjazz closes with Sandefjord Storband in top form, led by Hans Mathisen. The concert features many of the festival's headline artists – Fjordjazz in miniature, almost. It is one of the festival's best-attended concerts, the atmosphere is always great, and it makes a superb finale to Fjordjazz 2026.

Ingrid Saga – Vocals
Mari Kjølstad – Vocals
Ask Morris Rasmussen – Sax
Marius Haltli – Trumpet
Ole Edvard Antonsen – Trumpet
Hans Mathisen – Guitar