Consisting of NYC-based drummer Savannah Harris, Danish saxophonist Mette Rasmussen, Haitian electronic composer Val Jeanty and Swedish bassist, synth player and sampler Petter Eldh, ØKSE fearlessly cuts through the boundaries between jazz, hip hop and electronic music. The group’s debut album features contributions from acclaimed New York rappers such as billy woods and ELUCID of Armand Hammer. Prepare to be blown away when ØKSE takes over ALICE this summer. The concert is presented in collaboration with Copenhagen Jazz Festival.

With members from New York, Haiti, Sweden and Denmark, the young innovative jazz collective ØKSE challenges the outer edges of jazz. The group’s self-titled debut album is a visionary meeting between avant-garde jazz and alternative hip hop, featuring contributions from some of the most distinctive voices in the American underground, including billy woods and ELUCID of Armand Hammer as well as Maassai and Cavalier. The result is an album that constantly shifts between unruly energy, abstract textures and off-kilter rhythmic movements — always driven by a strong collective pulse.

Each member of ØKSE is already established as a distinctive solo artist on the international experimental scene, but together they open up new musical spaces and explore the possibilities of sound with both curiosity and weight. The group’s name points both to one of humanity’s oldest tools and to the spiritual concept of “ashe”: a life force and energy flowing through all living things, channelled through music, movement and community. That energy runs through ØKSE’s music, which feels ancient, futuristic and intensely alive all at once. Experience it deep in your bones when they take the stage this July. The concert is presented in collaboration with Copenhagen Jazz Festival.

Said about ØKSE
“The consequence is a new music that demands new standards.” – Martin Schray, Freejazz Collective

“..the real pleasure comes from the instrumentalists, who’ve forged a dense, sound world as adaptable as it is ass-shaking.” – Peter Margasak, The Wire

The concert is part of Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2026, taking place from July 3 to July 12 across more than 120 venues throughout the city. See the full program at www.jazz.dk