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The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2008 in Norwegian music.
Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 25 – Nordlysfestivalen started in Tromsø (January 25 – February 2).[1]
- 30 – The Polarjazz Festival 2008 started in Longyearbyen (January 30 – February 2).[2]
February
[edit]- 5 – Kristiansund Opera Festival opened (February 7 – 23).[3]
March
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 29 – Bergenfest 2008 started in Bergen (April 29 – May 3).[6]
May
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 12 – Norwegian Wood 2008 started in Oslo, Norway (June 12 – 15).[citation needed]
July
[edit]August
[edit]- 6 – Sildajazz started in Haugesund (August 6 – 10).[10]
- 11 – Oslo Jazzfestival started (August 11 – 16).[11]
September
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 4 – The Oslo World Music Festival started in Oslo (November 4 – 9).[18]
December
[edit]- 11 – The Nobel Peace Prize Concert was held at Telenor Arena.[19]
Albums released
[edit]January
[edit]February
[edit]March
[edit]April
[edit]| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Life in Leipzig | Ketil Bjørnstad | ECM Records | Produced by Manfred Eicher | [20] |
May
[edit]June
[edit]July
[edit]August
[edit]September
[edit]| 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] |
October
[edit]| 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] |
November
[edit]December
[edit]Unknown date
[edit]A
Deaths
[edit]- 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]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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.
