12th Nordic Jazz Conference: Jazz Movements.
16-17 Oct. 2026. University of Copenhagen
We invite you to submit paper proposals for a conference on the theme "Jazz Movements." The conference theme can be interpreted in a multitude of ways and approached from a variety of different angles. Topics include but are not limited to:
* Movements across geographic space and place
* Movements and changes across time and history
* Jazz as part of political, cultural, and artistic movements
* Bodily, affective, and performative movements and gestures
* Movements in musical structure, form, and rhetoric
We also welcome any new jazz research by Nordic scholars or any research on Nordic jazz.
The event is a part of Jazz Danmark's celebration of "Danish Jazz 100 Years"<https://jazzdanmark.dk/project/jazz-100/> in 2026.
We welcome proposals for:
* Papers (20 minutes with 10 minutes of questions and answers)
* Panels (2–4 related papers on a shared theme, totalling 45–120 minutes)
* Roundtables (3–5 shorter presentations, max. 10-15 minutes each, followed by a chaired discussion, totalling max. 60 minutes)
* Performance-based presentations, lecture-recitals, or workshops, including collaborative presentations (20–50 minutes with 10 minutes of questions and answers). Please contact Mikkel Vad to discuss possibilities before submitting the proposal.
Abstracts for individual papers should be no more than 250 words. For panels, please submit an abstract for the panel (up to 250 words) along with abstracts for each individual paper (up to 250 words each). For roundtables, please submit an abstract for the session (up to 400 words) that includes some indication of each presenter's contribution. For performance-based presentations, please submit an abstract of no more than 250 words.
For all formats, please also submit a short biography (up to 75 words) for all presenters.
Abstracts should be sent to mkv(at)hum.ku.dk in docx or pdf format by the 1st of February 2026.
Programme committee:
Mikkel Vad, University of Copenhagen
Mischa van Kan, Linnæus University
Ari Poutiainen, University of Helsinki
Þorbjörg Daphne Hall, Iceland University of the Arts
___________________________
Mikkel Vad
Adjunkt i musikvidenskab | Assistant professor of musicology
Københavns Universitet | University of Copenhagen
Institut for Kunst- og Kulturvidenskab | Department of Arts and Cultural Studies
16-17 Oct. 2026. University of Copenhagen
We invite you to submit paper proposals for a conference on the theme "Jazz Movements." The conference theme can be interpreted in a multitude of ways and approached from a variety of different angles. Topics include but are not limited to:
* Movements across geographic space and place
* Movements and changes across time and history
* Jazz as part of political, cultural, and artistic movements
* Bodily, affective, and performative movements and gestures
* Movements in musical structure, form, and rhetoric
We also welcome any new jazz research by Nordic scholars or any research on Nordic jazz.
The event is a part of Jazz Danmark's celebration of "Danish Jazz 100 Years"<https://jazzdanmark.dk/project/jazz-100/> in 2026.
We welcome proposals for:
* Papers (20 minutes with 10 minutes of questions and answers)
* Panels (2–4 related papers on a shared theme, totalling 45–120 minutes)
* Roundtables (3–5 shorter presentations, max. 10-15 minutes each, followed by a chaired discussion, totalling max. 60 minutes)
* Performance-based presentations, lecture-recitals, or workshops, including collaborative presentations (20–50 minutes with 10 minutes of questions and answers). Please contact Mikkel Vad to discuss possibilities before submitting the proposal.
Abstracts for individual papers should be no more than 250 words. For panels, please submit an abstract for the panel (up to 250 words) along with abstracts for each individual paper (up to 250 words each). For roundtables, please submit an abstract for the session (up to 400 words) that includes some indication of each presenter's contribution. For performance-based presentations, please submit an abstract of no more than 250 words.
For all formats, please also submit a short biography (up to 75 words) for all presenters.
Abstracts should be sent to mkv(at)hum.ku.dk in docx or pdf format by the 1st of February 2026.
Programme committee:
Mikkel Vad, University of Copenhagen
Mischa van Kan, Linnæus University
Ari Poutiainen, University of Helsinki
Þorbjörg Daphne Hall, Iceland University of the Arts
___________________________
Mikkel Vad
Adjunkt i musikvidenskab | Assistant professor of musicology
Københavns Universitet | University of Copenhagen
Institut for Kunst- og Kulturvidenskab | Department of Arts and Cultural Studies
