2015 in Norwegian music
Overview of the events of 2015 in Norwegian music From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2015 in Norwegian music.

Events
January
- 21 – Bodø Jazz Open started in Bodø (January 21–24).[1]
- 23
- Nordlysfestivalen started in Tromsø (January 23 – February 1).[2]
- Ragnar Olsen, (folk singer) was awarded the Nordlysprisen 2015 at Nordlysfestivalen.[3]
- 29 – Kristiansund Opera Festival (Operafestukene) 2015 started in Kristiansund (January 29 – February 7).[4]
February
- 5
- Ice Music Festival 2015 started in Geilo (February 5–8).[5]
- The Polarjazz Festival 2015 starts in Longyearbyen (February 5–8).[4]
- 6 – Oslo Operaball 2015 was arranged in Oslo.[6]
March
- 4 – By:Larm 2015 started in Oslo (March 4–7).[7]
- 5 – Oslo International Church Music Festival 2015 started in Oslo (March 5–15).[8]
- 6 – Narvik Winter Festival started (March 6 – 15).[9]
- 24 – Ingrid Søfteland Neset was the winner of this years soloist competition awarded by The Royal Danish Academy of Music.[10]
- 27 – Vossajazz started in Voss (March 27–29).[11]
- 28
- Thea Hjelmeland was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2015 for the album Solar Plexus.[12]
- Live Maria Roggen performs the commissioned work Apukaluptein at Vossajazz.[13]
April
- 1 – Inferno Metal Festival 2015 started in Oslo (April 1–4).[14]
- 23
- SoddJazz started in Inderøy Municipality in Nord-Trøndelag (April 23–26).[15]
- Nidaros Blues Festival 2015 started in Trondheim (April 23–26).[4]
- 30
- Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester performed Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven) in Grieghallen, Bergen.[16]
- In The Country featuring Frida Ånnevik played at Victoria – Nasjonal Jazzscene in Oslo.[16]
- Highasakite played at Sentrum Scene in Oslo.[16]
- Oslo Ess (with friends) played at the Brygga Kultursal in Halden.[16]
- The D'voice Festival 2015 started in Songdalen Municipality (April 30 – May 1).[17]
- Karmøygeddon Metal Festival 2015 started in Karmøy Municipality (April 30 – May 3).[18]
May
- 1
- Dave Holland Prism played at Victoria – Nasjonal Jazzscene in Oslo.[16]
- Chris Thompson / Mads Eriksen Band + Elg played at Madam Felle in Bergen.[16]
- 2
- Frode Kjekstad Trio played at Herr Nilsen Concert pub in Oslo.[16]
- Kvelertak played at Jevnakerhallen in Jevnaker Municipality.[16]
- 5 – MaiJazz 2015 started in Stavanger (May 5 – 10).[19][20]
- 6 – AnJazz 2015 started in Hamar (May 6 – 9).[21]
- 7
- Julie Dahle Aagård played at Uhørt in Oslo.[16]
- Lisa Ekdahl play at Rockefeller in Oslo.[16]
- Bergen Big Band with Gabriel Fliflet and Ole Hamre played at Sardinen USF in Bergen.[16]
- Trondheim Jazz Festival 2015 started in Trondheim (May 7–10).[22]
- 8
- Per Mathisen Trio played at Draaben Bar in Sandefjord.[16]
- Hanna Paulsberg Concept / Soil Collectors / MOPO played at Victoria – Nasjonal Jazzscene Oslo.[16]
- 9 – Iver Kleive played Requiem in Røros Church.[16]
- 10 – Kampenjazz: Anja Eline Skybakmoen played at Cafeteatret Oslo.[16]
- 15
- Jan Erik Mikalsen won the International Rostrum of Composers in the general category for the composition Songs for Orchestra.[23]
- Per Mathisen Trio played at Victoria – National Jazz Scene in Oslo.[24]
- 16 – Farmers Market played at Victoria – National Jazz Scene in Oslo.[25]
- 22 – Eivind Opsvik Overseas played at Victoria – National Jazz Scene in Oslo.[26]
- 23 – Beady Belle played at Victoria – National Jazz Scene in Oslo.[27]
- 27 – Festspillene i Bergen 2015 started (May 27 – June 10).[28]
- 28
- Nattjazz started in Bergen (May 28 – June 6).[29]
- Bergen Big Band was the very first recipients of Olav Dale's Memorial Award at the opening of Nattjazz 2015.[30][31]
June
- 10
- Norwegian Wood 2015 started in Oslo, Norway (June 10–13).[32]
- Opera Østfold 2015 started in Halden (June 10–13).[4]
- 11 – Bergenfest 2015 started in Bergen, Norway (June 11 – 14).[33]
- 15 – Grieg in Bergen 2015 started in Bergen, Norway (June 15 – August 22).[34]
- 21 – Hardanger Music Festival 2015 started in Ullensvang Municipality (June 21 – 25).[4]
- 23 – Risør Festival of Chamber Music 2015 started in Risør (June 23–28).[35]
July
- 1
- Kongsberg Jazzfestival 2015 started in Kongsberg (July 1–4).[36]
- Ellen Andrea Wang was recipient of the Kongsberg Jazz Award or DNB.prisen 2015 at the Kongsberg Jazzfestival.[37]
- Vinstra Music Festival 2015 started in Vinstra (July 1 – 5).[4]
- Førde International Folk Music Festival 2015 started in Førde (July 1 – 5).[4]
- 2 – Stavernfestivalen 2015 started in Stavern (July 2–4).[38]
- 8 – Riddu Riđđu 2015 started in Kåfjord Municipality in Troms (July 8–12).[39]
- 13 – Moldejazz 2015 started in Molde with Mats Gustafsson as artist in residence (July 13–18).[40]
- 16
- Jan Ole Otnæs received the 2015 Molderosen at Moldejazz.[41]
- Bukta Festival 2015 started in Tromsø (July 16–18).[4]
- The Malakoff 2015 started in Nordfjordeid (July 16–18).[4]
- The Slottsfjell Festival 2015 started in Tønsberg (July 16–18).[4]
- Vinjerock 2015 started in Eidsbugarden, Jotunheimen (July 16–19).[4]
- 22
- Canal Street 2015 started in Arendal (July 22–25).[42]
- Seljord Country Festival 2015 started in Seljord Municipality (July 22 – 26).[4]
- 28 – Olavsfestdagene 2015 started in Trondheim (July 28 – August 2).[43]
- 30
- Raumarock 2015 started in Åndalsnes (July 30 – August 1).[4]
- The 28th Notodden Blues Festival (2015) started in Notodden (July 30 – August 2).[44]
August
- 5
- 6
- Telemark Festival 2015 started in Bø i Telemark (August 6–9).[47]
- Hemnesjazz 2015 started in Hemnesberget, Helgeland (August 6–9).[48]
- 8 – The Kids in Jazz 2015 festival started in Oslo as part of the Oslo Jazzfestival (August 8–12).[49]
- 10 – Oslo Jazzfestival started in Oslo (August 10–15).[50]
- 11 – Øyafestivalen started in Oslo (August 11–15).[51]
- 12 – Anneli Drecker played at Øyafestivalen.[52]
- 15 – Oslo Chamber Music Festival 2015 started in Oslo (July 15–23).[4]
- 21 – Pstereo Festival 2015 started in Trondheim (July 21–22).[4]
September
- 3 – Punktfestivalen 2015 started in Kristiansand (September 3–5).[53]
- 10 – Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival 2015 started in Oslo (September 10–19).[54]
- 20 – Trondheim Chamber Music Festival 2015 started in Trondheim (July 20–27).[4]
October
- 15 – DølaJazz 2015 started in Lillehammer (October 15–18).[4]
- 22 – The Insomnia Festival started in Tromsø (October 22–25).[55]
- 28 – The Ekkofestival started in Bergen (October 28 – November 1).[56]
November
- 11 – The Vardø Blues Festival (Blues i Vintermørket) started (November 11 – 15).[57]
- 25 – The 10th Barents Jazz, Tromsø International Jazz Festival started (November 25 – 29).[58]
December
- 11 – The Nobel Peace Prize Concert was held at Telenor Arena.[59]
- 15 – 2015 Southern Norwegian jazz center award received by Hilde Hefte.[60]
- 29 – RIBBEjazz 2015 – a one-day festival in Lillestrøm.[61]
Albums released
Summarize
Perspective
January
Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
15 | Many Years To Go | Erik Moll | EMM Records | [62] | |
20 | Meditation | Terje Isungset | All Ice Records | [63] | |
21 | Nangijala | Andreas Loven | Losen Records | [64] | |
30 | Pinball | Marius Neset | ACT Music | Produced by Marius Neset and Anton Eger | [65] |
Bits & Pieces | Mopti feat. Bendik Baksaas | Jazzland Recordings | Produced by Bendik Baksaas, Christian M. Svendsen, Aleksander Sjølie, Harald Lassen | [66] | |
Opp De Nye Blanke | Honningbarna | Nye Blanke | [67] |
February
Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 | The Half-finished Heaven | Sinikka Langeland | ECM Records | Produced by Manfred Eicher | [68] |
16 | Ten Love Songs | Susanne Sundfør | Warner Music Group | [69] | |
20 | It´s OK To Play | Øystein Blix | Losen Records | [70] | |
27 | Midwest | Mathias Eick | ECM Records | Produced by Manfred Eicher | [71] |
March
Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
20 | Grieg, Tveitt & I | Dag Arnesen | Coco & Co | [72] | |
23 | Lucidity | Atomic | Jazzland Recordings | Produced by Atomic, co-producer Sten Nilsen | [73] |
27 | Kjølvatn | Nils Økland Band including Rolf-Erik Nystrøm, Sigbjørn Apeland and Mats Eilertsen | ECM Records | [74] | |
Slow Eastbound Train | Daniel Herskedal | Edition Records | Produced by Erik Johannessen | [75] |
April
Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 | Vol. 3 | Team Hegdal | Particular Recordings | [76] | |
17 | Én | Duplex | NorCD | [77] | |
En Konsert For Folk Flest | Motorpsycho + Ståle Storløkken | Rune Grammofon | [78] | ||
24 | Rocks & Straws | Anneli Drecker, lyrics based on poems by Arvid Hanssen | Rune Grammofon | [79] | |
Slow Snow | Tore Brunborg | ACT Music | Produced by Tore Brunborg | [80] |
May
Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Terje Isungset & Stian Westerhus | Terje Isungset, Stian Westerhus | All Ice Records | [81] | |
9 | Ospitalita Generosa | Per Mathiesen Trio | Alessa Records | [82] | |
15 | The Goldilocks Zone | Olga Konkova Trio | Losen Records | [83] | |
19 | Firehouse | Gard Nilssen's Acoustic Unity including with Petter Eldh and André Roligheten | Clean Feed | [84] | |
22 | Savages | Trondheim Jazz Orchestra & Kristoffer Lo | MNJ Records | [85] |
June
Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Starfire | Jaga Jazzist | Ninja Tune | [86] | |
3 | Weathering | Kvien & Sommer | Full Of Nothing | [87] | |
5 | Rainy Omen | Finland (Morten Qvenild, Ivar Grydeland, Jo Berger Myhre, Pål Hausken) | Hubro Music | [88] |
July
Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
21 | Bugge & Friends | Bugge Wesseltoft | Jazzland Recordings | [89] | |
24 | Tears Of The World | Knut Reiersrud & Mighty Sam McClain | ACT Music | Produced by Knut Reiersrud and Nikolai Hængsle Eilertsen | [90] |
August
Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
11 | Individuals Facing The Terror Of Cosmic Loneliness | Stein Urheim and Mari Kvien Brunvoll | Jazzland Recordings | [91] | |
21 | Silver Mountain | Elephant9 | Rune Grammofon | [92] | |
Vårres Egen Lille Krig | Vidar Vang | VV Records | [93] | ||
28 | Bridges | Adam Baldych & Helge Lien Trio | ACT Music | Mixed and mastered by Klaus Scheuermann | [94] |
September
Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | Personal Piano | Morten Qvenild | Hubro Music | [95] | |
6 | Ville Ord | Frida Ånnevik | Grappa Music | Recipient of the Spellemannprisen lyricist award | [96] |
11 | When You Cut Into The Present | Møster! | Hubro Records | [97] | |
18 | Echo | Anja Eline Skybakmoen | Triogram | [98] | |
Megalodon | Megalodon Collective including with Henrik Lødøen | Gigafon | [99] | ||
Waldemar 4 | Trygve Waldemar Fiske | Gigafon | [100] | ||
25 | Circadian Rhythm And Blues | Hayden Powell | Periskop Records | [101] | |
Mønster | Espen Berg Trio | Atterklang | Produced by Espen Berg Trio. AKLANG314 | [102] |
October
Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
8 | JazzBukkBox a box with three albums: Lærad The Tree, Live In Germany and WorldJazz | Karl Seglem | NorCD | [103] | |
9 | Band Of Gold | Band Of Gold including Nikolai Hængsle Eilertsen and Nina Elisabeth Mortvedt | Jansen Plateproduksjon | Produced by Siggi Loch | [104] |
12 | Golden Years | Pixel | Cuneiform Records | [105] | |
30 | Mette Henriette | Mette Henriette | ECM Records | [106] | |
31 | Cubistic Boogie | David Arthur Skinner | Losen Records | Produced by David Arthur Skinner, executive producer Odd Gjelsnes | [107] |
November
Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 | This Is Not A Miracle | Food | ECM Records | [108] | |
12 | Aimless Mary | Needlepoint | BJK Music | [109][110] | |
20 | Pieces Of Solitude | Natalie Sandtorv | Va Fongool | [111] | |
Trail of Souls | Solveig Slettahjell with Knut Reiersrud and In The Country | ACT Music | [112] | ||
27 | Time Is Coming | Hildegunn Øiseth with Espen Berg, Mats Eilertsen, and Per Oddvar Johansen | Losen Records | [113] |
December
Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Before the Storm | Nakama | Nakama Records | Produced by Nakama & Christian Obermayer | [114] |
Unknown date
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K – Tenor Battle by Håkon Kornstad (Jazzland Recordings)
New Artists
- AURORA with her debut album Running with the Wolves (Decca Records), awarded Spellemannprisen in the category This year's newcomer and Gramo scholarship.[115]
Deaths
- February
- 22 – Erik Amundsen, jazz bassist (born 1937).[116]
- May
- 20 – Simon Flem Devold, jazz clarinetist and columnist (born 1929).[117]
- 23 – Liv Marit Wedvik, country singer (born 1970).[118]
- July
- 14 – Gerd Gudding, traditional folk musician and entertainer (born 1951).[119]
- August
- 12 – Per Hjort Albertsen, contemporary classical composer (born 1919).[119]
- 30 – Natalia Strelchenko, Russian born Norwegian classical concert pianist (born 1976).[120]
- November
- 5 – Nora Brockstedt, jazz and pop music singer (born 1923).[121]
- 20 – Ketil Vea, contemporary classical composer and music teacher (born 1932).[122]
- 25 – Svein Christiansen, jazz drummer (born 1941).[123]
- December
- 16 – Jostein Eriksen, opera singer (born 1926).[124]
- 26 – Tore Andersen, country musician (born 1960).[125]
Seed also
References
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