1999 in Norwegian music

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The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1999 in Norwegian music .

Events

January

• 29 – The 2nd Polarjazz started in Longyearbyen, Svalbard (February 29 – 31). ^[1]

February

• 27 – The annual By:Larm festival started in Stavanger, Norway. ^[2]

March

• 26 – The 26th Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (March 26 – 28). ^[3]

April

• 28 – The Ole Blues festival started in Bergen (April 28 – May 2). ^[4]

May

• 12 – The 10th MaiJazz started in Stavanger, Norway (May 12 – 16). ^[5]
• 13 – The 27th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 13 – 29). ^[6]

June

• 26 – The 1st Øyafestivalen started at Kalvøya near by Oslo (June 26 – 27). ^[7]
• 30 – The 35th Kongsberg Jazzfestival started in Kongsberg, Norway (June 30 – July 3). ^[8]

July

• 12 – The 39th Moldejazz started in Molde, Norway (July 12 – 17). ^[9]

August

• 9 – The 14th Oslo Jazzfestival started in Oslo, Norway (August 9 – 15). ^[8]
• 11 – The 13th Sildajazz started in Haugesund, Norway (August 11 – 15). ^[8]
• 12 – The 12th Notodden Blues Festival started in Notodden (August 12 – 15). ^[10]

Unknown date

• The Core was initiated by drummer Espen Aalberg. ^[11]

Albums released

Unknown date

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Karin Krog

• Bluesand (Meantime Records), with John Surman ^[12]

Deaths

February

• 16 – Johan Kvandal, composer (born 1919). ^[13]

March

• 14 – Marius Müller, guitarist, singer, and songwriter, car crash (born 1958). ^[14]
• 28 – Jens Book Jenssen, popular singer, songwriter, revue artist, and theatre director (born 1910). ^[15]

April

• 27 – Gunnar Brunvoll, impresario and opera administrator (born 1924). ^[16]

August

• 6 – Pernille Anker, actor and singer (born 1947). ^[17]

December

• 30 – Gunnar Germeten Jr., composer (born 1947). ^[18]

Unknown date

• Arne Sletsjøe, classical violist (born 1916). ^[19]

See also

• 1999 in Norway
• Music of Norway
• Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999
• 1999 in jazz

References

1. "Polarjazz". VisitSvalbard.com. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
2. "By:Larm 2000". AktivIOslo.no. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
3. "Vossajazz – Historie" (in Norwegian). Vossajazz . Retrieved 2017-03-13.
4. "Ole Blues 2000". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
5. "Rekord for MaiJazz" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. 1999-05-18. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
6. "Nattjazz" (in Norwegian). Nattjazz. Archived from the original on 2016-03-22. Retrieved 2016-04-24.
7. Fossberg, Harald (2016-08-08). "De 10 største "Øyablikkene" vi husker fra festivalens historie" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten . Retrieved 2017-03-13.
8. "Her er festivalene" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet . Retrieved 2017-03-13.
9. "Molde International Jazz Festival". Europeana.eu. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
10. "Tidligere plakater" [Previous posters] (in Norwegian). Stiftelsen Notodden Blues Festival. Retrieved 2025-02-16.
11. "The Core – på skuldrene til de store" (in Norwegian). Norsk Musikkinformasjon MIC.no. 2004-10-12. Retrieved 2017-03-26.
12. "Karin Krog & John Surman – Bluesand". Discogs.com . Retrieved 2017-03-20.
13. Grinde, Nils (2009-02-13). "Johan Kvandal". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
14. Bergan, Jon Vidar (2016-04-27). "Marius Müller". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2017-03-27.
15. Larsen, Svend Erik Løken (2009-02-13). "Jens Book Jenssen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
16. Simensen, Bjørn (2009-02-13). "Gunnar Brunvoll". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
17. "PERNILLE ANKER er død". Teaternett.no. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
18. "Gunnar Germeten – Komponist" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
19. "Arne Sletsjøe". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. 2015-09-05. Retrieved 2017-03-20.