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The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year
1998 in
Norwegian music
.
Contents
Events
February
April
May
June
July
August
Albums released
October
Unknown date
Deaths
Births
See also
References
Events
February
16
– The 1st
Polarjazz
started in
Longyearbyen
,
Svalbard
(February 16 – 18).
[
1
]
April
3
– The 25th
Vossajazz
started in
Voss, Norway
(April 3 – 5).
[
2
]
May
6
– The 9th
MaiJazz
started in
Stavanger, Norway
(May 6 – 10).
[
3
]
20
– The 26th
Nattjazz
started in
Bergen, Norway
(May 20 – 31).
[
4
]
June
6
– The
Norwegian Wood
started in
Oslo, Norway
(June 6 – 7).
[
5
]
July
13
– The 38th
Moldejazz
started in
Molde, Norway
(July 13 – 18).
[
6
]
August
6
– The 11th
Notodden Blues Festival
started in
Notodden
(August 6 – 9).
[
7
]
12
– The 12th
Sildajazz
started in
Haugesund, Norway
(August 12 – 16).
[
8
]
26
– The last
Kalvøyafestivalen
was canceled at
Kalvøya
near by Oslo.
[
9
]
Albums released
October
5
–
Rites
(ECM Records), by
Jan Garbarek
[
10
]
Unknown date
B
Jon Balke
Saturation
(Jazzland Recordings)
[
11
]
Rotor
(Curling Legs), with Cikada String Quartet
[
12
]
Ketil Bjørnstad
The Sea II
(ECM Recordings), with
David Darling
,
Jon Christensen
, and
Terje Rypdal
[
13
]
K
Bjørn Kruse
Song For Winter (Works For Choir)
(Aurora Records)
[
14
]
Deaths
May
20
–
Robert Normann
, jazz guitarist (born
1916
).
[
15
]
June
14
–
Hans W. Brimi
, fiddler and farmer (born
1917
).
[
16
]
December
4
–
Egil «Bop» Johansen
, jazz drummer (born
1934
).
[
17
]
Births
April
25
–
Ella Marie Hætta Isaksen
, Sami singer and yoiker.
See also
1998 in Norway
Music of Norway
Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998
References
↑
Ylvisåker, Line Nagell (2017-01-27).
"Fløy Polarjazz i gang"
(in Norwegian).
Svalbardposten
. Retrieved
2017-03-15
.
↑
"Vossa Jazz"
.
Vossa Jazz
. Retrieved
19 March
2025
.
↑
"Forventninger før Maijazz"
.
Dagbladet
(in Norwegian). 1998-05-06
. Retrieved
2017-03-15
.
↑
"Nattjazz"
(in Norwegian).
Nattjazz
. Archived from
the original
on 2016-03-22
. Retrieved
2017-03-15
.
↑
"Norwegian Wood 1998 Setlist"
. Setlist.fm
. Retrieved
2017-03-15
.
↑
"Molde Jazz Festival 1998 Setlists"
. Setlist.fm
. Retrieved
2017-03-15
.
↑
"Tidligere plakater"
[
Previous posters
]
(in Norwegian). Stiftelsen Notodden Blues Festival
. Retrieved
2025-02-16
.
↑
"Sildajazz with Ytre Suløen Jassensemble"
. Silje.nl
. Retrieved
2017-03-15
.
↑
Fossberg, Harald (2016-08-08).
"De 10 største "Øyablikkene" vi husker fra festivalens historie"
(in Norwegian).
Aftenposten
. Retrieved
2017-03-13
.
↑
"Jan Garbarek – Rites"
.
Discogs.com
. Retrieved
2017-03-20
.
↑
"Jon Balke – Saturation"
.
Discogs.com
. Retrieved
2017-03-20
.
↑
"Jon Balke • Cikada String Quartet – Rotor"
.
Discogs.com
. Retrieved
2017-03-20
.
↑
"Ketil Bjørnstad, David Darling, Jon Christensen, Terje Rypdal – The Sea II"
.
Discogs.com
. Retrieved
2017-03-20
.
↑
"Bjørn Kruse – Song For Winter (Works For Choir)"
.
Discogs.com
. Retrieved
2017-03-20
.
↑
"Robert Normann er død"
.
Verdens Gang
(in Norwegian). 1998-05-28
. Retrieved
2017-03-15
.
↑
Møller, Arvid (2009-02-13).
"Hans Brimi"
. In
Helle, Knut
(ed.).
Norsk Biografisk Leksikon
(in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget
. Retrieved
2017-03-30
.
↑
"Gunnar Germeten – Komponist"
(in Norwegian). MIC.no
. Retrieved
2017-03-10
.
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