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Norsk Jazzforum or The Norwegian Jazz Forum (originally established in 1953, and later reappeared on June 8, 1997 in Oslo, when The Norwegian Jazz Federation and Association Norwegian Jazz Musicians fused into The Norwegian Jazz Forum) is a member and interest organization that gathers the Norwegian jazz community, and works to promote the Norwegian jazz in terms of cultural policy and the arts. [1] [2] [3]

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Biography

The Norwegian Jazz Forum was established in 1997 by the merger of 'Norsk Jazzforbund' (established 1953) and 'Foreningen Norske Jazzmusikere'. A former Norwegian Jazz Forum existed in the 60's, when Karin Krog took an initiative to give the Norwegian jazz community a voice. Today's Jazz Forum organizes jazz clubs, jazz festivals, amateur big band, professional jazz musicians and jazz five regional centers in Norway. [2]

Norwegian Jazz Forum has extensive dissemination. For the 50th anniversary was responsible for the Milestones in Jazz, en turne ledet av Knut Borge med band. The continuation of Odin Records (established in 1981) that fused into Curling Legs in 1993, as well as the Buddyprisen that since 1956 has been awarded to the jazz musician of the year. Jazz forum also awards «årets jazzklubb» in Norway. Since 1979, they organized "summer courses in jazz improvisation" on Agder Folk High School. With Rikskonsertene and jazz festivals in Norway, it holds the «Jazzintro», a competition that selects the newcomer of the year on the Norwegian jazz scene, «This year's young jazz musicians», awarded during the Moldejazz every second year. [1] [4]

In addition the Norwegian Jazz Forum distributes funds ad hoc, as Frifond, band or musician scholarship. The Jazz Magazine Jazznytt is published by the Norwegian Jazz Forum. Managing Director in 2005 and 2011 were Tore Flesjø, that year they started to crown year's jazz club, first Ørsta/Volda 2004), and then Horten (2005), Stavanger (2006), Sortland (2007), Bergen (2008), Tromsø (2009), Asker (2010), Arendal (2011), Jazz Evidence, Kongsberg (2012) & Barnas Jazzhus, Ski (2013). [5]

Awards

Jazzintro
The finale at Moldejazz included Mewenner, B.W.M, Motif, Mandala, Tore Johansen, Taurus People & ZeeBop
The finale at Moldejazz included Heidi Skjerve Quartet (Kjetil Eide, Ole Morten Vågan & Truls Rønning)
The finale at Moldejazz included ELMER (Hayden Powell, Espen Bjarnar, Jo Skansaar and Kristoffer Alberts), People Are Machines (Magnus Hjorth, Petter Eldh and Anton Eger) and Supersonic Rocketship (Dag Erik Knedal Andersen, Jørgen Mathisen, Even Helte Hermanssen and Ola Høyer
The finale at Moldejazz included Revolver! & Flux
The finale at Moldejazz included MotSol (Ståle Liavik Solberg & Stine Janvin Motland), Steinar Aadnekvam Quartet, & FairFist (Bendik «G.» Andersson, Eva B. Haugen, Jan K. Hovland, Gunnar «Z.» Hågbo & Theodor B. Onarheim)
The finale at Moldejazz included the bands Duplex (Harald Lassen & Christian Meaas Svendsen), Hanna Paulsberg Concept (including Trygve Waldemar Fiske, Hans Hulbækmo & Oscar Grönberg), and Knyst! (Kasper Skullerud Værnes, Christian Meaas Svendsen & Andreas Wildhagen)

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References

  1. 1 2 Bergh, Johs (2009-02-14). "Norsk Jazzforum Biography". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget . Retrieved 2013-11-16.
  2. 1 2 "Om Norsk Jazzforum" (in Norwegian). JazzINorge.no. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
  3. "Norsk Jazzforum Bransjeregister" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
  4. "Jazzintro - Jakten på Årets unge jazzmusikere 2014 er i gang!" (in Norwegian). JazzINorge.no. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
  5. "Årets Jazzklubb" (in Norwegian). JazzINorge.no. Retrieved 2013-11-16.