AnJazz

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AnJazz
Hamar Jazzfestival
StatusActive
Genre Jazz Festival
Date(s)May
Begins8 May 2019 (2019-05-08)
Ends12 May 2019 (2019-05-12)
FrequencyAnnually
Location(s) Hamar
Country Norway
Years active2005 - present
InauguratedFounded 2005
FounderAnja Katrine Tomter
Website anjazz.no

AnJazz or Hamar Jazz Festival is an annual jazz festival occurring at Hamar, Norway.

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History

The festival has been arranged since 2005. The Hamar Theater is the festival's secretariat and represents the festival's point of contact and operational unit during the festival. The association has a close collaboration with the initiator Anja Katrine Tomter, who is the festival producer. [1]

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References

  1. Brenden, Jo Espen (2017-05-05). "Folket strømmer til AnJazz". Hamar Dagblad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2017-10-20.

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