2001 in Norwegian music

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Nils Petter Molvaer 2001 at the Global Tempera, in Tromsø.

The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2001 in Norwegian music .

Events

January

• 19 – The 20th annual Djangofestival started on Cosmopolite in Oslo, Norway (January 19 – 20). ^[1]
• 25 – The 4th Polarjazz started in Longyearbyen, Svalbard (January 25 – 28). ^[2]

February

• 2 – Kristiansund Opera Festival opened (February 2 – 17). ^[3]
• 22 – The annual By:Larm started in Trondheim, Norway (March 22 – 25). ^[4]

March

• |16 – The Oslo Kirkemusikkfestival started in Oslo, Norway (March 16 – 25). ^[5]

April

• 6
  • The 28th Vossajazz started at Voss, Norway (April 6 – 8). ^[6]
  • Stein Inge Brækhus was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2003. ^[7]
• 7 – Eldbjørg Raknes performs the commissioned work So much depends upon a red wheel barrow for Vossajazz. ^[8]
• 30 – Ole Blues started in Bergen (April 30 – May 4). ^[9]

May

• 9 – The 12th MaiJazz started in Stavanger, Norway (May 9 – 13). ^[10]
• 23
  • The 29th Nattjazz 2001 started in Bergen, Norway (May 23 – June 2). ^[11]
  • The start of Bergen International Music Festival Festspillene i Bergen (May 23 – June 3). ^[12]

June

• 14 – Norwegian Wood started in Oslo, Norway (June 14 – 16). ^[13]

July

• 4 – The 37th Kongsberg Jazzfestival started in Kongsberg, Norway (July 4 – 7). ^[14]
• 16 – The 41st Moldejazz started in Molde, Norway (July 16 – 21). ^[15]

August

• 2 – The 14th Notodden Blues Festival started in Notodden (August 2 – 5). ^[16]
• 6 – The 16th Oslo Jazzfestival started in Oslo, Norway (August 6 – 12). ^[17]
• 8 – The 15th Sildajazz started in Haugesund, Norway (August 7 – 11). ^[18]
• 10 – The annual Øyafestivalen started in Oslo, Norway (August 10 – 11). ^[19]
• 17 – The Bergen International Chamber Music Festival started in Bergen, Norway (August 17 – 26. ^[20]

September

• 4 – The Trondheim Kammermusikk Festival started in Trondheim, Norway (September 4 – 9. ^[21]

Oktober

• 5 – The Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival started in Oslo, Norway (Oktober 5 – 14). ^[22]
• 11 – The DølaJazz started in Lillehammer, Norway (Oktober 11 – 14). ^[23]

November

• 8 – The Trondheim Jazz Festival started in Trondheim, Norway (November 8 – 11). ^[24]

Albums released

Unknown date

B

Ketil Bjørnstad

• Grace (EmArcy Records), featuring Eivind Aarset, Arild Andersen, Jan Bang, Anneli Drecker, Trilok Gurtu, and Bendik Hofseth ^[25]
• Before the Light (November Music), featuring Eivind Aarset, Nora Taksdal, and Kjetil Bjerkestrand ^[26]
• Old (EmArcy Records) ^[27]

E

Jon Eberson

• Jazz For Men (Curling Legs), with Carl Morten Iversen ^[28]
• Mind The Gap (Curling Legs), with Bjørnar Andresen and Paal Nilssen-Love ^[29]

K

Ola Kvernberg

• Violin (Hot Club Records) ^[30]

S

Kjersti Stubø

• My Shining Hour (Blue Jersey Records) ^[31]

Deaths

April

• 22 – Ludvig Nielsen, composer, choral conductor and organist at Nidarosdomen (born 1906). ^[32]
• 24 – Gro Anita Schønn, singer and actor (born 1950). ^[33]

See also

• 2001 in Norway
• Music of Norway
• Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001
• 2001 in jazz

References

1. "Djangofestivalen 2001". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
2. "Polarjazz 78'N, 2001". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
3. "Operafestukene i Kristiansund 2001". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
4. "By:Larm 2001". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
5. "Oslo Kirkemusikkfestival 2001". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
6. "Vossa Jazz 2001" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
7. "Vossa Jazz-prisen" . Retrieved 2016-02-29.
8. Hammerø, Tor (2002-03-22). "Eldbjørg Raknes: So Much Depends Upon A Red Wheel Barrow". NettPuls.no. Archived from the original on 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
9. "Ole Blues 2002". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
10. "MaiJazz 2001". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
11. "Nattjazz 2001" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
12. "Bergen International Festival 2001". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
13. "Norwegian Wood 2002". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
14. "Kongsberg Jazz Festival 2001". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
15. "Metheny satser norsk" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. 2001-03-28. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
16. "Tidligere plakater" [Previous posters] (in Norwegian). Stiftelsen Notodden Blues Festival. Retrieved 2025-02-16.
17. "Oslo Jazz Festival 2001". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
18. "Sildajazz 2001". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
19. "Øyafestivalen 2001". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
20. "Bergen International Chamber Music Festival 2001". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
21. "Trondheim Kammermusikk Festival 2001" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
22. "ULTIMA 2001". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
23. "DölaJazz – Lillehammer Jazz Festival 2001". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
24. "Trondheim Jazzfestival 2001". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
25. "Ketil Bjørnstad Featuring Eivind Aarset, Arild Andersen, Jan Bang, Anneli Drecker, Trilok Gurtu, Bendik Hofseth – Grace". Discogs.com . Retrieved 2017-03-20.
26. "Ketil Bjørnstad Featuring Eivind Aarset, Nora Taksdal, Kjetil Bjerkestrand – Before The Light". Discogs.com . Retrieved 2017-03-20.
27. "Ketil Bjørnstad – Old". Discogs.com . Retrieved 2017-03-20.
28. "Jon Eberson, Carl Morten Iversen – Jazz For Men". Discogs.com . Retrieved 2017-03-20.
29. "Jon Eberson, Bjørnar Andresen, Paal Nilssen-Love – Mind The Gap". Discogs.com . Retrieved 2017-03-20.
30. "Ola Kvernberg – Violin". Discogs.com . Retrieved 2017-03-20.
31. "Kjersti Stubø – My Shining Hour". Discogs.com . Retrieved 2017-03-20.
32. Grinde, Nils (2009-02-13). "Ludvig Nielsen". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2017-04-01.
33. Bergan, Jon Vidar (2011-10-14). "Gro Anita Schønn". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 2017-03-07.