1979 in Norwegian music

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The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1979 in Norwegian music .

Events

April

• 6 – The 6th Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (April 6 – 8). ^[1]

May

• 23
  • The 27th Bergen International Festival started in Bergen, Norway (May 23 – June 6).
  • The 7th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 23 – June 6). ^[2]

August

• 26 – The 11th Kalvøyafestivalen started at Kalvøya near by Oslo.

Albums released

Unknown date

A

Bjørn Alterhaug

• Moments (Arctic Records) ^[3]

E

Jan Eggum

• En Sang Fra Vest (CBS Records) ^[4]
• En Natt Forbi (CBS Records) ^[5]

K

Egil Kapstad

• Til Jorden (ECM) with poems by Rolf Jacobsen. ^[6]

Karin Krog

• Cloud Line Blue (Bluebell Records), with John Surman ^[7]

N

Lillebjørn Nilsen

• Live At Sioux Falls South Dakota! (Skandisk Records), with Steinar Ofsdal ^[8]
• Oslo 3 (Skandisk Records) ^[9]

R

Inger Lise Rypdal

• Inger Lise Rypdal (RCA Victor) ^[10]

Terje Rypdal

• Terje Rypdal / Miroslav Vitous / Jack DeJohnette (Zarepta Records) ^[11]

S

Øystein Sunde

• Hærtata Hørt (Philips Records) ^[12]

T

Jahn Teigen

• En Dags Pause (RCA Victor) ^[13]
• Klar Dag / Instamatik (RCA Victor) ^[14]
• Mentalkrem (RCA Victor) ^[15]

Radka Toneff

• It Don't Come Easy (Zarepta Records) ^[16]

Deaths

January

• 28 – Elling Enger, composer (born 1905). ^{[17] [18]}

March

• 7 – Klaus Egge, composer and music critic (born 1906). ^[19]

April

• 3 – Ernst Glaser, violinist, orchestra conductor and music teacher (born 1904). ^[20]

October

• 24 – Trygve Lindeman, cellist and the head of the Oslo Conservatory of Music (born 1896). ^[21]

Births

January

• 1 – Anders Danielsen Lie, actor, musician and medical doctor.
• 4 – Audun Ellingsen, jazz upright bassist.
• 24 – Anita Auglend, black metal singer (The Sins of Thy Beloved).

February

• 12 – Eth Eonel, singer, songwriter, and producer.

March

• 4 – Stein Urheim, jazz guitarist and composer.
• 10 – Ragnhild Furebotten, fiddler, folk musician and composer
• 20 – Robert Post, singer-songwriter.
• 24 – Jostein Hasselgård, pop singer.

April

• 2 – Stian Westerhus, jazz guitarist.
• 12 – Thomas Dybdahl, singer/songwriter.
• 20 – Kenneth Kapstad, prog rock drummer.
• 25 – Martin Sjølie, pianist, songwriter and record producer.

May

• 4 – Magnus Loddgard, orchestra conductor, pianist and vocal coach.
• 6 – Jan Erik Mikalsen, contemporary composer.
• 8
  • Alf Wilhelm Lundberg, jazz guitarist, pianist, and composer.
  • Ole Morten Vågan, jazz upright bassist.
• 16 – Hermund Nygård, jazz drummer and composer.
• 22 – Christer-André Cederberg, music producer, mixer, audio engineer, and musician.

June

• 23 – Susanna Wallumrød, singer, pianist and composer.
• 26 – Mathias Eick, Norwegian trumpeter.

July

• 8 – Noora Noor, neo soul singer.
• 24 – Heidi Skjerve, jazz singer and composer.

August

• 1 – Bjørn Vidar Solli, jazz guitarist, vocalist, and composer.
• 3 – Maria Haukaas Mittet, pop singer.
• 10 – Ove Alexander Billington, jazz pianist and composer.

October

• 2 – Peter Espevoll, death metal vocalist (Extol).
• 19 – Ingunn Ringvold, roots singer, musician and songwriter.
• 14 – Marcus Paus, composer.

November

• 3 – Sampda Sharma, singer and actress.
• 18 – Einar Selvik, black metal drummer (Gorgoroth).

December

• 6 – Ørjan Matre, contemporary composer.
• 10 – Tora Augestad, singer and actor.
• 20 – Benedikte Shetelig Kruse, singer and actor.
• 27 – Hanne Sørvaag, singer and songwriter.

Unknown date

• Espen Reinertsen, jazz saxophonist, flutist, and composer.

See also

• 1979 in Norway
• Music of Norway
• Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979

• Norway portal
• Music portal

References

1. "Vossajazz". Vossajazz . Retrieved 2017-03-17.
2. "Nattjazz" (in Norwegian). Nattjazz. Archived from the original on 2016-03-22. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
3. "Bjørn Alterhaug – Moments". Discogs.com . Retrieved 2017-03-19.
4. "Jan Eggum – En Sang Fra Vest". Discogs.com . Retrieved 2017-03-19.
5. "Jan Eggum – En Natt Forbi". Discogs.com . Retrieved 2017-03-19.
6. "Rolf Jacobsen * Egil Kapstad – Til Jorden". Discogs.com . Retrieved 2017-03-19.
7. "Karin Krog & John Surman – Cloud Line Blue". Discogs.com . Retrieved 2017-03-19.
8. "Lillebjørn Nilsen / Steinar Ofsdal – Live At Sioux Falls South Dakota!". Discogs.com . Retrieved 2017-03-19.
9. "Lillebjørn Nilsen – Oslo 3". Discogs.com . Retrieved 2017-03-19.
10. "Inger Lise* – Inger Lise Rypdal". Discogs.com . Retrieved 2017-03-19.
11. "Terje Rypdal / Miroslav Vitous / Jack DeJohnette – Terje Rypdal / Miroslav Vitous / Jack DeJohnette". Discogs.com . Retrieved 2017-03-19.
12. "Øystein Sunde – Hærtata Hørt". Discogs.com . Retrieved 2017-03-19.
13. "Jahn Teigen – En Dags Pause". Discogs.com . Retrieved 2017-03-19.
14. "Jahn Teigen – Klar Dag / Instamatik". Discogs.com . Retrieved 2017-03-19.
15. "Jahn Teigen – Mentalkrem". Discogs.com . Retrieved 2017-03-19.
16. "Radka Toneff – It Don't Come Easy". Discogs.com . Retrieved 2017-03-19.
17. "Elling Enger". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. 2009-02-14. Retrieved 2017-04-01.
18. "Elling Enger – Komponist" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-04-01.
19. Pedersen, Morten Eide (2009-02-13). "Klaus Egge". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget . Retrieved 2017-03-25.
20. Kortsen, Bjarne (2009-02-13). "Ernst Glaser". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget . Retrieved 2017-03-19.
21. Karevold, Idar (2009-02-13). "Trygve Lindeman". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget . Retrieved 2017-03-19.