1998 in Norwegian music

The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1998 in Norwegian music .

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]

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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

1. Ylvisåker, Line Nagell (2017-01-27). "Fløy Polarjazz i gang" (in Norwegian). Svalbardposten . Retrieved 2017-03-15.
2. "Vossa Jazz". Vossa Jazz. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
3. "Forventninger før Maijazz". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). 1998-05-06. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
4. "Nattjazz" (in Norwegian). Nattjazz. Archived from the original on 2016-03-22. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
5. "Norwegian Wood 1998 Setlist". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
6. "Molde Jazz Festival 1998 Setlists". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
7. "Tidligere plakater" [Previous posters] (in Norwegian). Stiftelsen Notodden Blues Festival. Retrieved 2025-02-16.
8. "Sildajazz with Ytre Suløen Jassensemble". Silje.nl. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
9. Fossberg, Harald (2016-08-08). "De 10 største "Øyablikkene" vi husker fra festivalens historie" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten . Retrieved 2017-03-13.
10. "Jan Garbarek – Rites". Discogs.com . Retrieved 2017-03-20.
11. "Jon Balke – Saturation". Discogs.com . Retrieved 2017-03-20.
12. "Jon Balke • Cikada String Quartet – Rotor". Discogs.com . Retrieved 2017-03-20.
13. "Ketil Bjørnstad, David Darling, Jon Christensen, Terje Rypdal – The Sea II". Discogs.com . Retrieved 2017-03-20.
14. "Bjørn Kruse – Song For Winter (Works For Choir)". Discogs.com . Retrieved 2017-03-20.
15. "Robert Normann er død". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). 1998-05-28. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
16. Møller, Arvid (2009-02-13). "Hans Brimi". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2017-03-30.
17. "Gunnar Germeten – Komponist" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-03-10.