2011 in Norwegian music explained

The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2011 in Norwegian music.

Events

January

• 26 – The very first Bodø Jazz Open started in Bodø (January 26–29).^[1]
• 28
  • Nordlysfestivalen started in Tromsø (January 28 – February 5).^[2]
  • Marit Sandvik (vocals) was awarded the Nordlysprisen 2011 at Nordlysfestivalen.^[3]

February

• 3 – The Polarjazz Festival 2011 started in Longyearbyen (February 3 – 7).^[4]
• 9 – Kristiansund Opera Festival opened (February 9 – 20).^[5]

April

• 15 – Vossajazz starts in Voss (April 15–17).^[6]
• 16
  • Mari Kvien Brunvoll was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2011.^[7]
  • Mathias Eick performs the commissioned work Voss at Vossajazz^[8]
• 27
  • Bergenfest 2011 started in Bergen (April 27 – May 1).^[9]
  • SoddJazz 2011 started in Inderøy Municipality, Nord-Trøndelag (April 27 – May 1).^[10]

May

• 25
  • The start of Bergen International Music Festival Festspillene i Bergen (May 25 – June 6).^[11]
  • Nattjazz starts in Bergen (May 25 – June 4).^[12]
• 29 – Jacob Koranyi was awarded the Norwegian Soloist Prize 2011 during Festspillene i Bergen.^[13]

June

• 9 – Norwegian Wood 2011 started in Oslo, Norway (June 9 – 13).^[14]

July

• 18 – Moldejazz starts in Molde (July 18–23).^[15]

August

• 10 – Sildajazz starts in Haugesund (August 10–14).^[16]
• 12 – Marius Neset is awarded the Sildajazzprisen 2011.^[17]
• 15 – Oslo Jazzfestival started (August 15 – 20).^[18]

September

• 1 – Punktfestivalen started in Kristiansand (September 1 – 3).^[19]
• 15 – The Ekkofestival started in Bergen (September 23 – October 1).^[20]

October

• 20 – The Insomnia Festival started in Tromsø (October 20 – 22).^[21]
• 27 – Marius Neset performs at 'Nasjonal Jazzscene' with the band 'Marius Neset Golde Xplosion' as part of the award 'jazZtipendiat' 2011, including with Magnus Hjort (piano), Peter Eldh (bass), and Martin France (drums).^[22]

November

• 2 – The Oslo World Music Festival started in Oslo, Norway (November 2 – 6).^[23]
• 9 – The Vardø Blues Festival (Blues i Vintermørket) started (November 9 – 13).^[24]
• 17 – The 6th Barents Jazz, Tromsø International Jazz Festival started (November 17 – 20).^[25]

December

• 11 – The Nobel Peace Prize Concert was held at Telenor Arena.^[26]
• 18 – Eldbjørg Raknes was awarded the 2011 Buddyprisen^[27]

Albums released

February

• 7 – Glossolalia by Sigbjørn Apeland (Hubro Music)^[28]
• 18 – Viscera by Jenny Hval (Rune Grammofon)^[29]

March

• 11
  • Elastics by Ole Mathisen, Per Mathisen and Paolo Vinaccia (Losen Records).^[30]
  • Uleste Bøker Og Utgåtte Sko by Oslo Ess^[31]
• 18 – Jeg Vil Hjem Til Menneskene by Susanna Wallumrød (performs lyrics by Gunvor Hofmo)^[32]
• 25
  • For Flowers, Cars And Merry Wars by Huntsville^[33]
  • La Alarmane Gå by Honningbarna^[34]

April

• 4 – The Shining Of Things by Hanne Boel^[35]
• 8 – Roadwork Vol. 4 – Intrepid Skronk by Motorpsycho^[36]
• 8 – Early Piano Music by Ketil Bjørnstad^[37]
• 15
  • Golden Xplosion by Marius Neset^[38]
  • Lysøen – Hommage À Ole Bull by Nils Økland / Sigbjørn Apeland^[39]
  • A Day at The Opera by Ivar Antonsen (Ponca Jazz Records).^[40]
• 19 – Pressure by Splashgirl^[41]

May

• 24 – Sounds and Sights by In The Country^[42]

June

• 15 – Nord by Tore Johansen, with guest Odd Børretzen reciting ”Nord” by Rolf Jacobsen^[43]

July

• 31 – Release of Tension by Jostein Gulbrandsen Trio.^[44]

August

• 19 – Ha! by Humcrush with Sidsel Endresen^[45]
• 22 – Splashgirl/Huntsville: Split by Splashgirl/Huntsville^[46]

September

• 2 – SkyDive by Mats Eilertsen^[47]
• 16 – The Attic by Hayden Powell^[48]
• 17 – How High is the Sky by Kjersti Stubø (Bolage).^[49]
• 23
  • Shoot! by Hedvig Mollestad Trio^[50]
  • Yr by Ragnhild Hemsing (Simax Classics)^[51]
• 30
  • Liarbird by Ola Kvernberg (Jazzland Recordings), the commissioned work, live from Moldejazz 2010.^[52]
  • Fine Together by Roger Johansen feat. Georg Riedel^[53]

October

• 10 – Blackwood by Bjørn Berge^[54]
• 14 – Ingen Hverdag by Valkyrien Allstars^[55]
• 14 – Alle Skal Få by Stian Around A Hill (Omenås)^[56]
• 21 – Yonkers by Albatrosh^[57]
• 21 – The Coarse Sand & The Names We Wrote by Jon Eberson Group^[58]

November

• 9 – Live at the BBC by Elephant9^[59]
• 11 – Alle Snakker Sant by Siri Nilsen^[60]
• 11 – Unemployed by Alog^[61]
• 18 – Here Comes Everybody by Atomic.^[62]
• 21 – Scent Of Soil by Scent Of Soil^[63]

December

• 2
  • Songs by Bugge Wesseltoft (Jazzland Recordings)^[64]
  • Stillness by Hildegunn Øiseth (Losen Records)^[64]

Unknown date

F

• Gabriel Fliflet: Åresong^[65]

J

• JøKleBa: Jøkleba! / Nu Jøk?^[66]

M

• Mural: Live At The Rothko Chapel with Ingar Zach, Kim Myhr and Jim Denley^[67]

W

• Petter Wettre & Audun Kleive: The Only Way To Travel 2^[68]

New Artists

• Jonas Alaska received the Spellemannprisen award, as 'Best newcomer of the year 2011', for the album Jonas Alaska and was with that also recipient of the Gramo grant.^[69]
• Hanna Paulsberg Concept was awarded the 2011 'Young Nordic Jazz Comets' by the Scandinavian Jazz Associations at the Jazz club Fasching in Stockholm, September 10, 2011.^[70]

Deaths

January

• 24 – Audun Tylden, record producer (born 1948)^[71]

February

• 3 – Eline Nygaard Riisnæs, classical pianist and musicologist (born 1913).^[72]

April

• 10 – Børt-Erik Thoresen, television host and folk singer (born 1932).^[73]
• 22 – Eyvind Solås, classical pianist, composer, actor, and program host (born 1937).^[74]
• 24 – Dag Stokke, rock keyboarder, TNT, church organist and mastering engineer, cancer (born 1967).^[75]

May

• 31 – Sølvi Wang, pop and folk singer and actress (born 1929).^[76]

July

• 2 – Paul Weeden, American-born jazz guitarist (born 1923)^[77]
• 24 – Harald Johnsen, bassist, heart attack, (born 1970).^[78]

September

• 4 – Hilde Heltberg, pop and folk singer songwriter, cancer (born 1959).^[79]

December

• 1 – Siss Hartmann, pop and musical singer (born 1934)^[80]

See also

• 2011 in Norway
• Music of Norway
• Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bodø Jazz Open . EuropeJazz.net . 2015-04-24.
2. Web site: Nordlysfestivalen 2011 . no . TromsoBy.no . 2015-04-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304085841/http://tromsoby.no/node/13503 . 2016-03-04 . dead .
3. Web site: Nordlysprisen til Marit Sandvik . no . John . Strandmo . ITromso.no . 2011-01-29 . 2015-04-26.
4. Web site: Polar Jazz: Longyearbyen, Svalbard, February 3–7, 2011 . John . Kelman . . 2011-02-21 . 2016-02-22.
5. Web site: Kristiansund Opera Festival 2011 . MIC.no . 2016-02-22.
6. Web site: Månadleg arkiv: april 2011 . no . . 2015-04-19.
7. News: Vossajazzpris til Mari Brunvoll . no . Ole . Foss . . 2011-04-16 . 2015-04-19 . 2015-10-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151009162743/http://www.rbnett.no/kultur/article330349.ece . dead .
8. Web site: Jazz Nordic Style at Vossa Jazz Festival . . 2015-04-21.
9. News: Bergenfest 2011 . no . . 2011-04-28 . 2015-04-22.
10. Web site: Soddjazz 2011, 27.april-1.mai! . no . Underskog.no . 2015-04-30.
11. Web site: 2011: BT: Kongelig åpning av Festspillene . no . . 2015-04-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150419234635/http://www.fib.no/no/Tettere-pa/Arkiv/BT-Kongelig-apning-av-Festspillene/ . 2015-04-19 . dead .
12. Web site: Nattjazz 2011 . no . Underskog.no . 2015-04-19.
13. News: Svenske vant Den norske solistpris . no . Ragnhils . Veire . . 2011-05-29 . 2015-04-19.
14. News: Norwegian Wood 2011 . Last.fm . 2016-02-22.
15. Web site: Vellykket Moldejazz 2011. . no . . 2015-04-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160221093445/http://www.moldejazz.no/2011/index.php?page_id=16046 . 2016-02-21 . dead .
16. Web site: Sildajazz 2011 . no . ScanTicket.no . 2015-04-22 . https://archive.today/20150422080919/http://www.scanticket.no/Evt_Show.aspx?Shw_Id=903 . 2015-04-22 . dead .
17. News: 25.000 kroner rikere: Marius Neset tildelt Statoils Sildajazzpris 2011. . no . Gunnar Johan . Sortland . . 2011-08-12 . 2015-04-22.
18. Web site: Oslo International Jazz Festival 2011 . John . Kelman . . 2011-08-31 . 2016-02-22.
19. Web site: Punkt lufter ut . no . Ballade.no . 2011-09-01 . 2016-02-22.
20. Web site: Ekko Festival 2011 . ResidentAdvisor.net . 2018-03-06.
21. Web site: Insomnia Festival 2011 . Songkick.com . 2018-03-06.
22. Web site: Gylden eksplosjon . no . Carl Kristian . Johansen . Ballade.no . 2011-10-25 . 2015-04-20.
23. Web site: Oslo World Music Festival 2011 Setlist . MIC.no . 2018-03-05.
24. Web site: Blues i Vintermørket 2011 . MIC.no . 2018-03-06.
25. Web site: Barents Jazz 2011 . MIC.no. 2018-03-06.
26. Web site: Nobel Peace Prize Concert 2011 Setlists . Setlist.fm . 2018-03-05.
27. Web site: Buddy-prisen til Eldbjørg Raknes . no . Camilla Slaattun . Brauer . Ballade.no . 2011-12-18 . 2015-04-20.
28. Web site: Sigbjørn Apeland: Glossolalia . Musical reviews . . 2015-04-19.
29. Web site: Jenny Hval – Viscera . . 2015-04-19.
30. Web site: Elastics – Ole Mathisen, Paolo Vinaccia, Per Mathisen . Musical reviews . no . . 2016-02-14.
31. Web site: Oslo Ess – Uleste Bøker Og Utgåtte Sko . Musical reviews . no . MusikkNyheter.no . 2015-04-22.
32. Web site: Susanna Wallumrød: Jeg vil hjem til menneskene – Susanna Wallumrød synger Gunvor Hofmo . . 2015-04-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305085953/http://www.grappa.no/no/grappa/susanna-wallumrod-jeg-vil-hjem-til-menneskene-susanna-wallum/ . 2016-03-05 . dead .
33. Web site: Huntsville – For Flowers, Cars And Merry Wars . . 2015-04-19.
34. Web site: Honningbarna – La Alarmane Gå . . 2015-04-22.
35. Web site: Hanne Boel: The Shining of Things . . 2015-04-19.
36. Web site: Motorpsycho – Roadwork Vol. 4: Intrepid Skronk . . 2015-04-19.
37. Web site: Ketil Bjørnstad: Early Piano Music . . 2015-04-19.
38. Web site: CD Review: Marius Neset – Golden Xplosion . Chris . Parker . LondonJazzNews.com . 2015-04-19.
39. Web site: Nils Økland / Sigbjørn Apeland – Lysøen – Hommage À Ole Bull . . 2015-04-19.
40. Web site: Senest utgivelse fra Antonsen: A Day at The Opera . no . . 2015-05-04.
41. Web site: Splashgirl: Pressure . Musical reviews . . 2015-04-19.
42. Web site: RCD 2113 – In The Country: Sounds and Sights (CD + DVD) . . 2015-04-15.
43. Web site: Ny plate fra Tore Johansen: "Nord" . no . Inner Ear . 2015-04-19.
44. Web site: Release of Tension . 2015-05-13.
45. Web site: Humcrush with Sidsel Endresen – Ha! . . 2015-04-19.
46. Web site: Splashgirl/Huntsville: Split LP . . 2015-04-19.
47. Web site: Mats Eilertsen – SkyDive . . 2015-04-19.
48. Web site: Hayden Powell – The Attic . . 2015-04-19.
49. Web site: ersti Stubø – How high is the sky . Erling . Wicklund . Erling Wicklund . . 2011-09-29 . 2015-05-07.
50. Web site: RLP 3115 – Hedvig Mollestad Trio: Shoot! (LP) . . 2015-04-19.
51. Web site: Ragnhild Hemsing – Yr . . 2017-10-29.
52. Web site: Ola Kvernberg: Liarbird (2011) . John . Kelman . . 2011-11-07 . 2015-05-03.
53. Web site: Roger Johansen Feat. Georg Riedel – Fine Together . . 2015-04-19.
54. Web site: Bjørn Berge – Blackwood . . 2015-04-19.
55. Web site: Valkyrien Allstars – Ingen Hverdag . . 2015-04-19.
56. Web site: Stian Around A Hill – Alle Skal Få . . 2015-04-21.
57. Web site: RCD 2117 – Albatrosh: Yonkers (CD) . . 2015-04-19.
58. Web site: Jon Eberson Group – The Coarse Sand & The Names We Wrote . . 2015-04-22.
59. Web site: RLP 2118 – Elephant9: Live at the BBC (LP) . . 2015-04-19.
60. Web site: Siri Nilsen . Discography . no . . 2015-04-19.
61. Web site: RCD 2116 – Alog: Unemployed (CD) . . 2015-04-19.
62. Web site: ATOMIC: Here Comes Everybody . Musical reviews . AtomicJazz.Bandcamp.com . 2015-04-23.
63. Web site: Scent of Soil: Scent of Soil . Musical reviews . no . KlickTrack.com . 2015-04-19.
64. News: Sterke egenstemmer på cd . no . Terje . Mosnes . Musical reviews . . 2011-12-07 . 2015-05-06.
65. Web site: Gabriel Fliflet – Åresong . . 2015-04-21.
66. Web site: Jøkleba – Jøkleba! / Nu Jøk? . . 2015-04-21.
67. Web site: Mural – Live At The Rothko Chapel . . 2015-04-20.
68. Web site: Petter Wettre: The Only Way To Travel 2 (2011) . Musical reviews . Mark . Corroto . . 2011-01-17 . 2015-04-21.
69. Web site: Vinnerne under Spellemannprisen 2011 . no . Hegnar.no . 2012-01-15 . 2015-04-20.
70. Web site: Vinnerne under Spellemannprisen 2011 . no . Tonje . Johansson . JazzINorge.no . 2011-09-12 . 2015-04-20.
71. News: Audun Tylden er død . . no . 2011-01-24 . 2017-04-30.
72. Encyclopedia: Eline Nygaard Riisnæs . Nesheim . . 2016-11-08 . 2017-03-18.
73. Encyclopedia: Aase Nordmo Løvberg . no . Elef . Nesheim . . 2013-04-16 . 2017-03-18.
74. Web site: Eyvind Solås in memoriam . Erling . Wicklund . Erling Wicklund . no . . 2011-04-23 . 2017-03-20.
75. News: TNT-keyboardist Dag Stokke død . no . Halstein . Røyseland . . 2011-04-27 . 2016-02-21.
76. News: Sølvi Wang er død . no . Ugo . Fermariello . Ola Nymo Trulsen . Ighanian . . 2011-05-31 . 2016-02-21.
77. Web site: Paul Weeden . . 2017-04-30.
78. Web site: Johnsen, Harald . Biography . no . Norsk Jazzarkiv, MIC.no . 2015-12-02 . 2016-02-21.
79. News: Hilde Heltberg er død . no . Cathherine Gonsholt . Ighanian . . 2011-09-04 . 2016-02-21.
80. News: Siss Hartmann (obituary). Kvalvik. Bent. 9 December 2011. Aftenposten. no.