1991 in Norwegian music explained

The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1991 in Norwegian music.

Events

March

• 22 – The 18th Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (March 22 – 24).^[1]

May

• 22 – The 19th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 22 – June 2).^[2]

June

• 28 – The 22nd Kalvøyafestivalen started at Kalvøya near by Oslo (June 28 – 29).^[3]

Albums released

Unknown date

B

Jon Balke

• On And On (Odin Records)with Per Jørgensen and Audun Kleive^[4]

G

Jan Garbarek

• StAR (ECM Records), with Miroslav Vitous and Peter Erskine^[5]

K

Bjørn Howard Kruse

• Service For The Nervois (Hot Club Records), with Warren Carlstrom and Celio de Carvalho^[6]

Deaths

January

• 29 – Ingebrigt Davik, teacher, children's writer, broadcasting personality, singer and songwriter (born 1925).^[7]

April

• 1 – Bjarne Nerem, jazz saxophonist (born 1923).^[8]
• 2 - Per Yngve Ohlin Black metal vocalist in Morbid (1986 - 1988) and Mayhem (1988 - 1991) (born 1969)

June

• 27 – Øistein "Tinka" Ringstad, jazz pianist and vibrafonist (born 1927).^[9]

July

• 7 – Jan Wølner, classical pianist (born 1909).^[10]
• 31 – Magne Elvestrand, pianist and harpsichordist, best known as an organist (born 1914).^[11]

October

• 17 – Kurt Foss, composer, singer and vaudeville artist (born 1925).^[12]
• 18 – Gunnar Sønstevold, composer (born 1912).^[13]

Births

January

• 24 – Monica Heldal, singer, songwriter, and guitarist.

February

• 4 – Kjetil Mulelid, jazz pianist and composer.
• 26 – Emil Solli-Tangen, operatic singer.

April

• 10 – Andreas Skår Winther, jazz drummer.

September

• 11 – Kygo, DJ, record producer, songwriter, and pianist.

October

• 20 – Henrik Lødøen, jazz drummer.

November

• 28 – Bendik Baksaas, Norwegian electronica artist.

See also

• 1991 in Norway
• Music of Norway
• Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991

Notes and References

1. Web site: Vossajazz – Historie . Norwegian . . 2017-03-17.
2. Web site: Nattjazz . Norwegian . . 2017-03-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160322193111/http://www.nattjazz.no/historie/index.php?ID=Alle . 2016-03-22 .
3. Web site: Kalvøyafestivalen 1991 Setlists . Setlist.fm . 2017-03-17.
4. Web site: Jon Balke, Per Jørgensen, Audun Kleive – On And On . . 2017-03-20.
5. Web site: Jan Garbarek, Miroslav Vitous, Peter Erskine – Star . . 2017-03-20.
6. Web site: Bjørn Howard Kruse*, Warren Carlstrom*, Celio de Carvalho – Service For The Nervois . . 2017-03-20.
7. Encyclopedia: Ingebrigt Davik . Karin Beate . Vold . . . Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . no . 2009-02-13 . 2017-03-30.
8. Web site: Nerem, Bjarne . Biography . MIC.no . 2016-06-16 . 2017-03-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160805024514/http://www.mic.no/nmi.nsf/micdoc/art2006060111071992542915 . 2016-08-05 .
9. Web site: Ringstad, Øistein . Biography . MIC.no . 2006-05-01 . 2017-04-05.
10. Encyclopedia: Jan Wølner . . Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . no . 2009-02-15 . 2017-03-20.
11. Web site: Magne Elvestrand . Rockipedia.no . 2017-03-20.
12. Encyclopedia: Kurt Foss . Svend Erik Løken . . Larsen . . Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . no . 2009-02-13 . 2017-03-26.
13. Encyclopedia: Gunnar Sønstevold . Arvid O. . Vollsnes . . . Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . no . 2009-02-13 . 2017-03-26.