2000 in Norwegian music explained

The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2000 in Norwegian music.

Events

January

• 28 – The 3rd Polarjazz started in Longyearbyen, Svalbard (February 28–30).^[1]

February

• 2 – The annual started in Trondheim, Norway (March 2–).^[2]

March

• |16 – The Oslo Kirkemusikkfestival started in Oslo, Norway (March 16–25).^[3]

April

• 14 – The 27th Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (April 14–16).^[4]
• 26 – Ole Blues started in Bergen (April 26 – May 1).^[5]

May

• 10 – The 11th MaiJazz started in Stavanger, Norway (May 10–14).^[6]
• 24 – The start of Bergen International Music Festival Festspillene i Bergen (May 24 – June 4).^[7]
• 25 – The 28th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 25 – June 3).^[8]

June

• 10 – The Norwegian Wood started in Oslo, Norway (June 10–12).^[9]
• 17 – The 2nd Øyafestivalen started at Kalvøya near by Oslo (June 17–18).^[10]

July

• 5 – The 37th Kongsberg Jazzfestival started in Kongsberg, Norway (July 5–8).^[11]
• 17 – The 40th Moldejazz started in Molde, Norway (July 17–22).^[12]

August

• 9 – The 14th Sildajazz started in Haugesund, Norway (August 9–13).^[13]
• 11 – The 15th Oslo Jazzfestival started in Oslo, Norway (August 11–19).^[14]
• 18 – The Bergen International Chamber Music Festival started in Bergen, Norway (August 18–27).^[15]

September

• 5 – The Trondheim Kammermusikk Festival started in Trondheim, Norway (September 5–10).^[16]

Oktober

• 6 – The Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival started in Oslo, Norway (October 6–15).^[17]
• 12 – The DølaJazz started in Lillehammer, Norway (October 12–15).^[18]

November

• 2 – The Trondheim Jazz Festival started in Trondheim, Norway (November 2–5).^[19]

December

Albums released

Unknown date

J

Tore Johansen

• Man, Woman And Child (Gemini Records), featuring Karin Krog^[20]

R

Terje Rypdal

• Double Concerto / 5th Symphony (ECM Records)^[21]

Deaths

January

• 29 – Beate Asserson, mezzo-soprano opera singer (born 1913).^[22]

February

• 12 – Reidar Andresen, popular singer and composer (born 1917).^[23]

March

• 6 – Ole Jacob Hansen, jazz drummer (born 1940).^[24]
• 18 – Randi Hultin, jazz critic and impresario (born 1926).^[25]

April

• 2 – Greta Gynt, singer, dancer and actress (born 1916).^[26]

June

• 22 – Svein Finnerud, jazz pianist, painter, and graphic artist (born 1945).^[27]

October

• 17 – Joachim «Jokke» Nielsen, rock musician and poet (born 1964).^[28]

See also

• 2000 in Norway
• Music of Norway
• Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000
• 2000 in jazz

Notes and References

1. Web site: Polarjazz . VisitSvalbard.com . 2017-03-03.
2. Web site: By:Larm 2000 . MIC.no . 2017-03-03.
3. Web site: Oslo Kirkemusikkfestival 2001 . MIC.no . 2017-03-03.
4. Web site: Vossajazz – Historie . Norwegian . . 2017-03-03.
5. Web site: Ole Blues 2000 . MIC.no . 2017-03-03.
6. Web site: MaiJazz 2000 . MIC.no . 2017-03-03.
7. Web site: Festspillene i Bergen 2000 . Norwegian . MIC.no . 2017-03-03.
8. Web site: Nattjazz 2000 . Norwegian . MIC.no . 2017-03-03.
9. Web site: Norwegian Wood 2000 . MIC.no . 2017-03-03.
10. Web site: Øyafestivalen 2000 . MIC.no . 2017-03-03.
11. Web site: Kongsberg Jazz Festival 2000 . MIC.no . 2017-03-03.
12. Web site: Buena Vista til Moldejazz . Norwegian . . 2000-04-04 . 2017-03-03.
13. Web site: Sildajazz 2000 . Norwegian . MIC.no . 2017-03-03.
14. Web site: Oslo Jazzfestival 2000 . MIC.no . 2017-03-03.
15. Web site: Bergen Internasjonale Kammermusikk Festival 2000 . Norwegian . MIC.no . 2017-03-03.
16. Web site: Trondheim Kammermusikk Festival 2000 . Norwegian . MIC.no . 2017-03-03.
17. Web site: ULTIMA 2000 . MIC.no . 2017-03-03.
18. Web site: DölaJazz – Lillehammer Jazz Festival 2000 . MIC.no . 2017-03-03.
19. Web site: Trondheim Jazzfestival 2000 . MIC.no . 2017-03-03.
20. Web site: Tore Johansen (3) featuring Karin Krog – Man, Woman And Child . . 2017-03-20.
21. Web site: Terje Rypdal – Double Concerto / 5th Symphony . . 2017-03-20.
22. Web site: Norsk musikkhistorisk arkiv – NORSK OPERAHISTORIE . Biography . no . HF.UiO.no . 2017-05-05.
23. Web site: Andresen, Reidar . Biography . no . Ballade MIC.no . 2000-08-06 . 2017-03-07.
24. Web site: Ole Jacob Hansen . Discography . . 2017-03-03.
25. Web site: Randi Hultin – Under the Spell of Jazz . JazzHouse.org . 2017-03-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070929084125/http://www.jazzhouse.org/gone/lastpost2.php3?edit=955016324 . 2007-09-29 . dead .
26. Web site: Greta Gynt – Norwegian siren who brought glamour to postwar British films . Ronald . Bergan . . 2000-04-05 . 2017-03-14.
27. Web site: Svein Finnerud . Discography . . 2017-03-03.
28. Web site: Joachim 'Jokke' Nielsen funnet død . Norwegian . Mathiesen . Trygve . Puls.no . 2000-10-18 . 2017-03-07.