The story begins when the Jazz Association Nefertiti started the jazz club Nefertiti in 1978.
On various stages, mainly jazz has been presented - both traditional and contemporary, but also world music, hip-hop, r'n b, soul, blues and electronic music - over 8,000!!! concerts.

From 2021 onwards, the concept "Jazzklubben Nefertiti" has mainly been run from a new stage at Valand and since 2022 produced by the non-profit association Jazz&Potatis (potato).
In 2024, the Jazz Club changed its name to Playhouse.

Altogether, the jazz club's program includes around 100 concerts per year.
The Jazz and Potato Association strives to always present an exciting program that both feels safe and recognizable but at the same time innovative and enticing.

History

Jazz club Nefertiti saw the light in 1978 when the association Jazz in Gothenburg (since then changed to Jazzföreningen Nefertiti) took over the premises where Jazz Artdur was previously located. Over the years, operations have been built up as one of the Nordic region's leading organizers with a very good international reputation.

For decades, more than 200 concerts per year have been presented with regular visits by Sweden's most prominent jazz musicians and groups as well as the cream of the American and other international jazz elite.
Here are some examples: Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Elvin Jones, George Duke, Joe Zawinul, Bill Wyman, Al Foster, John Scofield, Joe Lovano, Landau, Mike Stern, Robben Ford, Yellowjackets, Stanley Clarke, Joshua Redman, Chris Potter , Snarky, Knower, Goldings, Steve Gadd, Marcus Miller, Dave Sanborn, Randy Brecker, Joe Sample, Headhunters, Dave Holland, Ron Carter, Mezzoforte, Tribal Tech, Calderazzo, Simon Phillips, Tony Williams, Ghost Note, Maceo Parker, Human Element, Bill Evans, Omar Hakim, Billy Cobham, Glasper, Bozzio, Canned Heat, Oregon, Curt Rosenwinkel, Donny McCaslin, Archie Shepp, Sun Ra, Nerve, Lee Ritenour, Buster Williams, Steve Swallow, Hermeto Pascoal, Thunderbirds, Jeff Lorber , Pattitucci, Esbjörn, Holdsworth, Hargrove, Ravi Coltrane, Fred Wesley, Spyro Gyra etc...

About the Association

The jazz association Jazz & Potato is a non-profit membership association. In addition to jazz clubs,also runs events as a series of joint arrangements with several other actors with touches on the musical field, from single concerts to more long-term collaborations on a project basis such as various fairs, festivals and similar.

Sign up

As a member of the Jazz Association Jazz o Potato, you get advance information and thereby priority at concerts that we know will be sold out, as well as support for one of Europe's best jazz clubs and Gothenburg's foremost stage performances for live music, and can make your voice heard and influence the activities at our member meetings.
A discount is given on certain selected arrangements
In total, the annual fee is 300:-
Click here "Become a member now" and fill in your details.

Association board:
Lars Lidaräng – chairman
Frederick Adler's
Jan-Olof Skalenius
Håkan Svensson
Sven-Gunnar Svensson