Nana la Cour Jacobi is a very talanted young musician, graduated from Rytmisk Musikkonservatorium in Copenhagen. She has created her own music for many years - a very fascinating universe of music which is unique, so it is impossible to make comparisons to other artists' creations. But the music contains elements of both rock, pop, alternative music, country and film music as well.

In 1999 Nana won an award from Statens Kunstfond's competition for young composers, but untill now she is more known for her contribution to the soundtrack album for En Kort En Lang. She sings the often airplayed hit song, Open Sky. This song is written by the also talented Povl Kristian, who created the soundtrack for the film (for which he won an Award at Danish Music Awards 2002). The lyrics was written by Anne Larsson. Both Povl, Anne and Nana are good friends of ours and we have known the three of them for many years. I am sure that she shall succed in bringing her wonderful music to a broader public. It deserves it!

Nana has not yet released any solo projects, but in 2000 she made a promo cd with her band, Gletscher.

Nana performing at the stage in Rytmisk Musikkonservatiroum,
13. June 2002. Photo by Eric Klitgaard - copyright 2002

On 13. June 2002 Nana performed her final graduation concert in front of a live audience and the external examiners. The set list was as follows:

01. Walking In Circles (Nana la Cour Jacobi)
02. Cities Of Air (Nana la Cour Jacobi)
03. All My Tears (Julie Miller)
04. Tonight The War Is Over (David Olney)
05. Havnen Sover (Nana la Cour Jacobi)
06. Open Sky (Poul Kristian / Anne Larsson)
07. Rock & Roll Suicide (David Bowie)
08. Habib (Nana la Cour Jacobi)
09. If You Could Choose (Nana la Cour Jacobi)
10. Perfect Day (Lou Reed)

Nana La Cour Jacobi: lead vo
Mats Madestam, p
Jeppe Kjellberg, g
Jakob Højer, dm
Thomas Vang, b
Czeslaw Mozil, hca
Karoline Skriver og Hanne Raffnsøe, back-up vo
Anders Banke, Anders Larson og Gunnar Halle, brass

It was a wonderful experience to hear Nana sing her own songs - very intensively. But the highlight of the concert was to hear Nana's version of David Bowie's Rock'n'Roll Suicide. This very covered song has never before been delivered with a strengh and intensivity like this night! Nana gave it even better than Bowie himself!

Below you can see my photographs from this excellent event:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photo by Eric Klitgaard - copyright 2002

 

In Winter 2000 I heard Nana Jacobi live for the first time in a concert at "Akvariet" at Rytmisk Musikkonservatorium. Here are some photos from the event: