2012 in Norwegian music
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The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2012 in Norwegian music.
Events[edit]
January[edit]
- 25 – Bodø Jazz Open started in Bodø (January 25–28).[1]
- 27
- Nordlysfestivalen started in Tromsø (January 27 – February 4).[2]
- Inga Juuso (vocals) was awarded the Nordlysprisen 2012 at Nordlysfestivalen.[3]
February[edit]
- 1 – The Polarjazz Festival 2012 started in Longyearbyen (February 1 – 5).[citation needed]
- 2 – Kristiansund Opera Festival opened (February 2 – 18).[4]
March[edit]
- 9 – Narvik Winter Festival started (March 9 – 18).[5]
- 30 – Vossajazz started in Voss (March 30 – April 2).[6]
- 31
- Sigrid Moldestad was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2012.[7]
- Karl Seglem performs the commissioned work Som Spor at Vossajazz.[8]
April[edit]
- 25 – SoddJazz 2012 started in Inderøy, Nord-Trøndelag (April 25–29).[9]
May[edit]
- 5 – Mathias Eick Quintet was recipient of the BMW Welt Jazz Award 2012.[10]
- 23
- Festspillene i Bergen starts (May 23 – June 6)[11]
- Nattjazz starts in Bergen (May 23 – June 2)[12]
June[edit]
- 14 – Norwegian Wood 2012 started in Oslo, Norway (June 14 – 17).[citation needed]
- 21 – Bergenfest 2012 started in Bergen (June 21–24).[13]
July[edit]
- 4 – Kongsberg Jazzfestival started at Kongsberg (July 4–7).[14]
- 7 – Ola Kvernberg was recipient of the Kongsberg Jazz Award or DNB.prisen 2012 at the Kongsberg Jazzfestival.[15]
- 16 – Moldejazz started in Molde with Jon Balke as artist in residence (July 16–21).[16]
- 17
August[edit]
- 13
- Oslo Jazzfestival started in Oslo (August 13–18).[18]
- Bugge Wesseltoft was recipient of the Ella-prisen 2012 at the Oslo Jazzfestival.[18]
September[edit]
- 6 – Punktfestivalen started in Kristiansand (September 6 – 8).[19]
October[edit]
- 22 – The Ekkofestival started in Bergen (October 22 – November 3).[20]
- 25 – The Insomnia Festival started in Tromsø (October 25 – 27).[21]
- 30 – The Oslo World Music Festival started in Oslo (October 30 – November 4).[22]
November[edit]
- 14 – The Vardø Blues Festival (Blues i Vintermørket) started (November 14 – 18).[23]
- 15 – The 7th Barents Jazz, Tromsø International Jazz Festival started (November 15 – 18).[24]
December[edit]
- 11 – The Nobel Peace Prize Concert was held at Telenor Arena.[25]
Albums released[edit]
January[edit]
- 27
- The Well by Tord Gustavsen Quartet (ECM Records).[26]
- Klangkammer 1 by Stian Omenås.[27]
February[edit]
- 10 – The Death Defying Unicorn by Motorpsycho and Ståle Storløkken (Rune Grammofon).[28]
March[edit]
| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Numb, Number | BOL, with Westerhus / Snah | Gigafon | [29] | |
| 16 | Wild Dog | Susanna | Rune Grammofon | Produced by Deathprod and Susanna | [30] |
April[edit]
- 27 – Andrea Kvintett by Andrea Rydin Berge.[31]
May[edit]
- 8 – Reminder by Pixel (Cuneiform Records).[32]
- 11
- Cabin Music by Ballrogg[33]
- Northern Arc by Northern Arc[34]
June[edit]
July[edit]
August[edit]
- 27 – Neck of the Woods by Marius Neset and Daniel Herskedal (Edition Records).[35]
September[edit]
- 7 – Atlantis by Elephant9, with Reine Fiske (Rune Grammofon).[36]
- 14 – Möya Og Myten by Eplemøya Songlag (Anja Eline Skybakmoen, Liv Ulvik, Wenche Losnegård)[37]
October[edit]
- 14 – Her Name and Mine – The Oslo Recordings by Fredrik Mikkelsen and Pernille Koch (Little Blue Records).[38]
November[edit]
- 9 – Dream Logic by Eivind Aarset (ECM Records).[39]
- 16 – Noctilucent by Espen Berg (Atterklang – AKLANG306).[40]
December[edit]
Unknown date[edit]
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- Andrea Kvintett by Andrea Kvintett.[41]
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New Artists[edit]
- LidoLido received the Spellemannprisen award, as 'Best newcomer of the year 2012', for the album Pretty Girls & Grey Sweaters and was with that also recipient of the Gramo grant.[44]
- Mopti was awarded the 2012 'JazzIntro' by the Norwegian Jazz Associations at the Moldejazz, July 17, 2012.[45]
Deaths[edit]
- January
- 4 – Totti Bergh, jazz saxophonist (born 1935).[46]
- 31 – Anders Eikås, rock drummer, Honningbarna (car accident) (born 1992).[47]
- February
- 13 – Nils Grinde, classical organist, musicologist, and theatre historian (born 1927)[48]
- 22 – Eivin One Pedersen, jazz accordionist and pianist (born 1956).[49]
- March
- 15 – Edvard Hagerup Bull, contemporary classical composer (born 1922).[50]
- April
- 30 – Finn Benestad, musicologist (born 1929)[51]
- May
- 13 – Trond Bråthen alias "Trondr Nefas", black metal singer and guitarist, Urgehal (born 1977).[52]
- June
- 26 – Harry W. Kvebæk, classical trumpeter and academic (born 1925).[53]
- November
- 3
- Anne-Lise Berntsen, operatic soprano singer (born 1943).[54]
- Odd Børretzen, author and folk singer, pneumonia (born 1926).[55]
- 15 – Frode Thingnæs, jazz trombonist and bandleader, complications from a heart attack (born 1940).[56]
- 26 – Per Tveit, classical pianist and composer (born 1951)[57]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Marilyn Mazur til Bodø Jazz Open 2012" (in Norwegian). BodoJazzOpen.no. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
- ^ "Nordlysfestivalen 2012" (in Norwegian). TromsoBy.no. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-04-26.
- ^ Matland, Helge (2012-01-30). "Nordlyspris til spellemann Inga Juuso" (in Norwegian). FestivalMagasinet.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2015-04-26.
- ^ "Kristiansund Opera Festival 2012". MIC.no. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- ^ "Winter festival in Narvik" (in Norwegian). NorwayPost.no. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- ^ "Månadleg arkiv: april 2011" (in Norwegian). Vossajazz. Retrieved 2015-04-19.
- ^ "VOSSA JAZZ-PRISEN 2012 til Sigrid Moldestad" (in Norwegian). Hordaland Fylkeskommune. Archived from the original on 2015-04-22. Retrieved 2015-04-21.
- ^ ""Verdensjazz" som bestilt" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved 2015-04-21.
- ^ "Soddjazz 2012" (in Norwegian). Inderoy.no. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
- ^ Andreasen, Guttorm (2012-05-07). "Mathias Eick Quintet wins the BMW Welt Jazz Award 2012". ListenTo.no. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
- ^ "Festspillene 2012: Omfangsrik 60-årsjubilant" (in Norwegian). Festspillene i Bergen. Archived from the original on April 22, 2015. Retrieved 2015-04-21.
- ^ "NATTJAZZ 2012 / 23. mai – 2. juni" (in Norwegian). UnderSkog.no. Retrieved 2015-04-21.
- ^ "BERGENFEST 2012" (in Norwegian). MusicFestivalJunkies.com. Retrieved 2015-04-22.
- ^ "Kongsberg Jazzfestival: 4. –7. juli 2012 Kongsberg". Gaffa.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
- ^ "DNB-prisen til Ola Kvernberg" (in Norwegian). JazzINorge.no. 2014-07-05. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
- ^ "2012 Artists!" (in Norwegian). Moldejazz. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-04-22.
- ^ a b c "Jazzprisfestivalen i Molde" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 2015-04-22.
- ^ a b "Bugge Wesseltoft priset" (in Norwegian). Ballade.no. 2012-08-14. Retrieved 2015-04-26.
- ^ "Punkt Festival 2012 Artist: Brian Eno on the Punkt stage" (in Norwegian). Punktfestivalen. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- ^ "Ekko Festival 2012". Songkick.com. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
- ^ "Insomnia Festival 2012". Songkick.com. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
- ^ "Oslo World Music Festival 2012". MIC.no. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
- ^ "Blues i Vintermørket 2012". MIC.no. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
- ^ "Barents Jazz 2012". MIC.no. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
- ^ "Nobel Peace Prize Concert 2012 Setlists". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- ^ "Tord Gustavsen / Tord Gustavsen Quartet – The Well". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- ^ "Stian Omenås – Klangkammer 1". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-04-22.
- ^ Kelman, John (2012-03-18). "Motorpsycho And Stale Storlokken Present: The Death Defying Unicorn". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2015-05-02.
- ^ "Bol (2)". Discography. Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-05-21.
- ^ "Susanna – Wild Dog". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2018-02-08.
- ^ "Andrea Kvintett – Russian Dream / Andrea – Andrea Kvintett" (in Norwegian). RadioLudo.no. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-05-02.
- ^ Lindsay, Bruce (2012-06-11). "Pixel: Reminder (2012) Track Review". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- ^ "Ballrogg – Cabin Music". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-04-22.
- ^ "Northern Arc – Northern Arc". ArtistXite.com. Retrieved 2015-04-22.
- ^ Longley, Martin (2012). "A pristine production from the young Norwegian duo". BBC Review. Retrieved 2015-02-23.
- ^ "Elephant9 With Reine Fiske – Atlantis". Discography. Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
- ^ "Eplemöya Songlag – Möya Og Myten". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-04-22.
- ^ "The Oslo Recordings by Her Name and Mine". HerNameAndMine.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
- ^ "Eivind Aarset – Dream Logic". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-04-21.
- ^ "Espen Berg (2) – Noctilucent". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
- ^ "Andrea Kvintett, Andrea Rydin Berge – Andrea Kvintett". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
- ^ "Mari Kvien Brunvoll – Mari Kvien Brunvoll". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-04-22.
- ^ "Winther* – Storm* – Spinnaker". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
- ^ "Vinnerne under Spellemannprisen 2011" (in Norwegian). Hegnar.no. 2012-01-15. Retrieved 2015-04-21.
- ^ Brauer, Camilla Slaattun (2012-07-17). "Mopti vant Jazzintro" (in Norwegian). JazzINorge.no. Retrieved 2015-04-21.
- ^ Wicklund, Erling (2012-01-04). "Totti Bergh er død". NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-02-16.
- ^ Trulsen, Ola Nymo; Eriksen, Daniel (2012-01-31). "Honningbarna-trommeslager er død". NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-02-16.
- ^ Norheim, Øyvind (2014-07-01). "Nils Grinde". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
- ^ "Eivin One Pedersen" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
- ^ Red. (2012-03-19). "Edvard Hagerup Bull er død" (in Norwegian). Ballade.no. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
- ^ "Finn Benestad". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. 2012-05-09. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
- ^ "Urgehal Frontman Trondr Nefas Dies at 35". Loudwire.com. 2012-05-16. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
- ^ Askheim, Svein (2014-11-21). "Harry William Kvebæk". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2015-12-02. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
- ^ Steen, Thea (2012-11-03). "Anne-Lise Berntsen er død". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-02-21.
- ^ Mikkelsen, Maria; Gustavsen, Øyvind; Nordmelan, Jorid (2012-01-03). "Odd Børretzen er død". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-02-21.
- ^ Staude, Tone; Aune, Oddvin (2012-11-15). "Frode Thingnæs er død" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
- ^ Tveitan, Flemming Hofmann (2012-11-27). "Per Tveit er død". Sandefjords Blad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2017-04-29.
