2 Nov 2026
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Concerts Festivals Music

Stockholm Jazz Festival: Céline Dessberg’s mystical jazz spell

Last weekend, Fasching welcomed Céline Dessberg, a French-Mongolian singer and yatga player who blends the cultural influences of both countries into nostalgic soft jazz. Growing up between France and Mongolia, she draws on the Buddhist and pastoral traditions of her Mongolian heritage alongside influences such as jazz musician Chet Baker and the eclectic pop of […]

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Stockholm Jazz Festival: corto.alto’s jazz rave

Liam Shortall, known as corto.alto, is a Glasgow-based composer and multi-instrumentalist who is quickly but steadily rising to fame with his take on blending jazz with electronics, hip-hop, soul and funk. This year, he took the Stockholm stage with support of Terra Kin, an intimate folk guitar soloist. Jazz rave? Yes, sir, it’s possible. In […]

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Stockholm Jazz Festival: Danny Grissett Trio’s lagom jazz

Danny Grissett is an American jazz pianist and composer known for his lyrical touch and smooth delivery. This year, he came to Stockholm with his trio, featuring British bassist Orlando le Fleming and Italian drummer Francesco Ciniglio. They performed Danny Grissett’s own tunes with a focus on his 2025 Travelogue album, alongside his arrangements of […]

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Stockholm Jazz Festival: Bohren & der Club of Gore’s still dark jazz

Bohren & der Club of Gore is a German band featuring Morten Gass on guitar, keyboards and drums, Robin Rodenberg on bass and drums, and Christoph Clöser on saxophone, piano, keyboards and drums. Best known for their distinctive dark jazz, ambient textures and doom-laden soundscapes, the band builds its music around minimalism, stillness and space.  […]

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Stockholm International Film Festival 2026: 130 Premieres, Star Guests and a Spotlight on Fatherhood

The Stockholm International Film Festival returns 11–22 November 2026 with 130 premieres from 60 countries, an opening film from director Martin McDonagh, and appearances by some of cinema’s biggest names. This year’s programme also explores complicated fatherhood, Japanese independent cinema and stories of resistance from around the world. Stockholm is preparing for twelve days of […]

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Stockholm Jazz Festival 2026: Rymden’s art of tension 

Rymden are a Scandinavian jazz trio: Norwegian pianist and keyboardist Bugge Wesseltoft, Swedish bassist Dan Berglund and drummer Magnus Öström. Since their 2019 debut Reflections and Odysseys, they have blended minimalism with melancholy and dramatic intensity. Their sound ranges from atmospheric piano to rhythm-driven improvisation. On their latest album, Valleys and Mountains (2023), they build […]

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Stockholm Jazz Festival 2026: Cochemea’s rhythmical witchcraft

For over 25 years, American saxophonist and composer Cochemea has worked across genres, drawing on his Yaqui heritage and Mexican roots to create music that connects ancestral traditions with contemporary sounds. His trilogy, All My Relations (2019), Vol. 2: Baca Sewa (2021) and Vol. 3: Ancestros Futuros, explores the relationship between past, present and future, […]

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Dexys Midnight Runners: A prescription against boring ageing

Dexys Midnight Runners are an English band led by singer and songwriter Kevin Rowland. Best known for their 1982 hit Come On Eileen, they have reinvented their sound repeatedly over more than four decades, from brass-driven soul to folk-tinged pop, while keeping the raw emotional intensity that defines their music. Last Sunday, Dexys Midnight Runners […]

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Culture Movies Music What's on: Stockholm

What’s On in Stockholm October–December 2026: 40+ Unmissable Events

The most complete list of unmissable events happening all around Stockholm between October and December 2026 for you to enjoy both indoors and outdoors. Autumn in Stockholm is anything but quiet. As the leaves turn golden and the days get shorter, Stockholmers spend more time indoors and the city’s cultural calendar kicks into high gear, […]

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Hunger – SVT serves up a hearty helping of family drama

SVT’s new drama series Hunger serves up a generous helping of restaurant chaos, family secrets and simmering tensions. The brand-new series is set to premiere on 2nd October and we had a little chat with some of the cast. Siblings Agnes (Matilda Källström) and Oscar (Rasmus Savic) take over their father’s struggling restaurant, hoping for […]

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