Jan Ditlev Hansen

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Jan Ditlev Hansen
Born (1946-03-26) 26 March 1946 (age 72)
Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag
Occupation Journalist & program host

Jan Ditlev Hansen (born 26 March 1946 in Trondheim, Norway) is a Norwegian Jazz journalist and program host at the NRK. He is married to Cand.polit Randi Marie Haugland, at University of Tromsø.

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Career

Hansen has been closely involved in northern Norwegian jazz for 40 years. First in the Harstad as secretary and director of Nordnorsk Jazzforum in the early 1970s, then in Vadsø, in which he was master of ceremonies during the first Varangerfestivalen in 1982. Since 1978 he has worked for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, and has made numerous radio and television programs about the northern Norwegian jazz. From 1997 he has been living in Tromsø, where he produces his weekly Rundt midnatt (Around midnight) for the NRK P2. [1] He is also part of the NRK Jazz editorial. Hansen has written journalistic books, articles, and local historical writings, including the jazz. [2] [3]

Honors

Stubøprisen is the highest honor given to a Northern Norwegian jazz musician. The award is given every second year to a person who makes or has made a special contribution to the Northern Norwegian Jazz Scene by the Thorgeir Stubø Memorial Fund. The idea behind Thorgeir Stubø Memorial Fund is to honor a great jazz musician and simultaneously stimulate Northern Norwegian culture. The Stubøprisen Winners is awarded a grant of NKR 15 000 (2011) and a statuette created by the artist and sculptor Karl Erik Harr.

Molderosen is an annual award at the Moldejazz awarded to a person that during the festival has helped to put Molde on the map.

Moldejazz

Molde International Jazz Festival (MIJF) or Moldejazz takes place annually in July, and is known as one of the oldest jazz festivals in Europe. It was initiated by the local Storyville Jazz Club. Since 1964 it has received government support, and the government Buddy Award was for several years awarded at this festival. To the extent Molde festival operates with records, is probably the bassist Bjørn Kjellemyr holder of "Most festivals in a row" musicians record. In 2015 he visits Moldejazz for the 17th time in row as performer. Two club gigs with Dag Arnesen's band is on the program for the versatile bassist. Guttorm Guttormsen (1974), Jon Balke (1975), Karin Krog (1978), Knut Riisnæs (1984), Terje Rypdal and Jon Eberson are among the artists he has visited Moldejazz through the years.

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References

  1. ↑ "Rundt midnatt" (in Norwegian). NRK P2. Archived from the original on 2013-08-10. Retrieved 2013-08-20.
  2. 1 2 Heiene, Marit (2013-07-18). "NRK-veteran fikk Molderosen" (in Norwegian). Romsdals Budstikke. Retrieved 2013-08-20.
  3. ↑ "Stubøprisen til Jan Ditlev Hansen" (in Norwegian). Margbok.no. Archived from the original on 2015-02-24. Retrieved 2013-08-20.
  4. ↑ "Jan Ditlev Hansen Biography" (in Norwegian). Margbok.no. Retrieved 2013-08-20.
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Preceded by
Finn Sletten 		Recipient of the Stubøprisen
2011		Succeeded by
Tim Challman
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