2008_in_Norwegian_music
2008 in Norwegian music
Overview of the events of 2008 in Norwegian music
The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2008 in Norwegian music.
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January
- 25 – Nordlysfestivalen started in Tromsø (January 25 – February 2).[1]
- 30 – The Polarjazz Festival 2008 started in Longyearbyen (January 30 – February 2).[2]
February
- 5 – Kristiansund Opera Festival opened (February 7 – 23).[3]
March
- 18
- Vossajazz started in Voss (March 14–16).[citation needed]
- Mads Berven was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2008.[4]
- 19 – Tord Gustavsen performs the commissioned work Restar av lukke – bitar av tru for Vossajazz 2008.[5]
April
- 29 – Bergenfest 2008 started in Bergen (April 29 – May 3).[6]
May
- 21
- The start of Bergen International Music Festival Festspillene i Bergen 2008 (May 21 – June 4).[7]
- Nattjazz 2008 started in Bergen (May 21 – 31).[8]
June
- 12 – Norwegian Wood 2008 started in Oslo, Norway (June 12 – 15).[citation needed]
July
August
- 6 – Sildajazz started in Haugesund (August 6 – 10).[10]
- 11 – Oslo Jazzfestival started (August 11 – 16).[11]
September
- 4 – The 4th Punktfestivalen started in Kristiansand (September 4 – 6).[12]
- 5 – The 5th Ekkofestival started in Bergen (September 5 – 6).[13]
- 16 – The DølaJazz started in Lillehammer (September 16 – 19).[14]
October
- 1 – The 30th Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival opened in Oslo (Oktober 1–19).[15]
- 9 – The 7th Insomnia Festival started in Tromsø (October 9 – 11).[16]
- 30 – The 3rd Barents Jazz, Tromsø International Jazz Festival started (October 30 – November 1).[17]
November
- 4 – The Oslo World Music Festival started in Oslo (November 4 – 9).[18]
December
- 11 – The Nobel Peace Prize Concert was held at Telenor Arena.[19]
January
February
March
April
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| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Life in Leipzig | Ketil Bjørnstad | ECM Records | Produced by Manfred Eicher | [20] |
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May
June
July
August
September
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| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Suite for the Seven Mountains | Marius Neset's People Are Machines | Edition Records | Produced by Marius Neset & Anton Eger | [21] |
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October
More information Day, Album ...
| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Norwegian Song 2 | Dag Arnesen Trio | Resonant Music | [22] | |
| 20 | Flower of Evil | Susanna | Rune Grammofon | Produced by Deathprod and Susanna K. Wallumrød | [23] |
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November
December
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- March
- 15 – Fredrik Friis, composer, singer, and lyricist (born 1923).[24]
- 19 – Eivind Solberg, Norwegian trumpeter (born 1933).[25]
- April
- June
- 19 – Antonio Bibalo, Italian-born pianist and composer (born 1922).[27]
- July
- 3 – Harald Heide-Steen Jr., (lung cancer), Norwegian actor, comedian and jazz singer (born 1939).[28]
- 14 – Henki Kolstad, singer and actor (born 1915).[29]
- "Nordlysfestivalen 2008" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- "Polarjazz 2008". Festivalinfo.se. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- "SPARBOS KONSERTKALENDER" (in Norwegian). Sparbo.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- "VOSSA JAZZ-PRISEN". Vossajazz. Retrieved 2015-02-22.
- "Bestillingsverk med Tord Gustavsen" (in Norwegian). Ballade.no. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- "Bergenfest 2008 Setlists". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- "Festspillene i Bergen 2008" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- "Nattjazz 2008" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- "FESTIVAL: Moldejazz 14. – 19. juli 2008" (in Norwegian). Groove.no. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- "Sildajazz 2008" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- "OSLO JAZZFESTIVAL 2008". DetSkjerIOslo.no. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- "Brian Eno til Punktfestivalen" (in Norwegian). HiFiSentralen.no. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- "Ekko Festival - Day 2". ResidentAdvisor.net. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
- "DølaJazz - Lillehammer Jazzfestival 2008". DølaJazz. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- "Ultima Festival 2008" (in Norwegian). DetSkjerIOslo.no. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- "Insomnia Festival 2008". Songkick.com. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
- Johansen, Carl Kristian (2008-10-24). "Tromsø – Barentsjazz" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
- "Oslo World Music Festival 2008". MIC.no. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
- "Nobel Peace Prize Concert 2008 Setlists". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- "Ketil Bjørnstad – Life in Leipzig". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
- "Suite for the Seven Mountains – Marius Neset". iTunes. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
- Kelman, John (2009-03-08). "Dag Arnesen: Norwegian Song 2". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
- "Susanna – Flower Of Evil". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2018-02-08.
- "Fredrik Friis" (in Norwegian). Norsk-pop-og-rockleksikon. Archived from the original on March 19, 2017. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
- "En legende er død" (in Norwegian). BAmusikk.no. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
- Bendiksen, Sveinung (2008-04-30). "En legende er død" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
- Bratt, Anne Christine; Veire, Ragnhild (2008-06-23). "Antonio Bibalo er død" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
- "Harald Heide-Steen Jr". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
- Berg, Thoralf (2009-02-13). "Henki Kolstad". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2017-04-13.