2014 in Norwegian music explained

The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2014 in Norwegian music.

Events

January

• 9 – The 13th All Ears festival started in Oslo (January 9 – 12).^[1]
• 16 – Ice Music Festival 2014 started in Geilo (January 16–19).^[2]
• 22 – Bodø Jazz Open started in Bodø (January 22–26).^[3]
• 24
  • Nordlysfestivalen started in Tromsø (January 24 – February 2).^[4]
  • Anne-Lise Sollied Allemano (soprano) was awarded the Nordlysprisen 2014 at Nordlysfestivalen.^[5]
• 30 – Kristiansund Opera Festival opened (January 30 – February 15).^[6]

February

• 5 – The Polarjazz Festival 2014 started in Longyearbyen (February 5 – 9).^[7]

March

• 14 – Narvik Winter Festival started (March 14 – 23).^[8]

April

• 3 – Tape to Zero started at Victoria, National jazz scene in Oslo (April 3 – 4).^[9]
• 11 – Vossajazz started at Voss (April 11–13).^[10]
• 12
  • Sigbjørn Apeland was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2014.^[11]
  • Mats Eilertsen performed the commissioned work Rubicon for Vossajazz 2014.^[12]
• 16 – Inferno Metal Festival 2014 started in Oslo (April 16–19).^[13]
• 23 – SoddJazz 2014 started in Inderøy Municipality, Nord-Trøndelag (April 23–27).^[14]

May

• 6 – Norway participated at the Eurovision Song Contest (May 6 – 10).
• 21 – The Festspillene i Bergen started (May 21 – June 4).^[15]
• 22 – Nattjazz started in Bergen (May 22 – 31)^[16]

June

• 10 – Norwegian Wood 2014 started in Oslo (June 10–14).^[17]
• 11 – Bergenfest started in Bergen (June 11–15).^[18]
• 21 – Festspillene i Nord-Norge started in Harstad (June 21–28).^[19]

July

• 2 – Kongsberg Jazzfestival started at Kongsberg (July 2–5).^[20]
• 5 – Mathias Eick was recipient of the Kongsberg Jazz Award or DNB.prisen 2014 at the Kongsberg Jazzfestival.^[21]
• 10 – The Stavernfestivalen started in Stavern (July 10–12).^[22]
• 14 – Moldejazz started in Molde with Sidsel Endresen as artist in residence (July 14–19).^[23]
• 15 – Monkey Plot was awarded the JazzIntro 2014.^[24]

August

• 11 – Oslo Jazzfestival started in Oslo (August 11–16).^[25]
• 12 – Odd André Elveland was recipient of the Ella-prisen 2014 at the Oslo Jazzfestival.^[26]

September

• 4 – The Punktfestivalen started in Kristiansand (September 4–6).^[27]
• 10 – Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival 2014 starts in Oslo (September 10–20).^[28]
• 17 – Nordic Music Days 2014 started in Oslo (September 17–20), hosted by the Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival for the Norwegian Society of Composers.^[29]

October

• 17 – The Ekkofestival started in Bergen (October 17–25).^[30]
• 20 – The Asker Jazz Festival started in Asker Municipality (October 20–26).^[31]
• 23 – The Insomnia Festival started in Tromsø (October 23–26).^[32]

November

• 12 – The Vardø Blues Festival (Blues i Vintermørket) started (November 12 – 15).^[33]
• 13 – The 9th Barents Jazz, Tromsø International Jazz Festival started (November 13 – 15).^[34]

December

• 11 – The Nobel Peace Prize Concert was held at Telenor Arena.^[35]

Albums released

January

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
6	Fly North	Jan Gunnar Hoff	Losen Records		^[36]
10	Chron	Arve Henriksen	Rune Grammofon		^[37]
17	Extended Circle	Tord Gustavsen Quartet	ECM Records	Produced by Manfred Eicher	^[38]
27	Valencia	Hildegunn Øiseth	Losen Records		^[39]

March

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
7	Behind The Sun	Motorpsycho with Reine Fiske	Rune Grammofon		^[41]
28	Maelstrom	Stian Westerhus & Pale Horses	Rune Grammofon		^[42]

April

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
7	Chet På Norsk / Ei Som Deg	Baker Hansen	NorCD		^[43]
11	Enfant Terrible	Hedvig Mollestad Trio	Rune Grammofon		^[44]
25	Lion	Marius Neset	ACT Music		^[45]

August

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
15	Touchstone For Manu	Manu Katché feat. Jan Garbarek, Tomasz Stanko, Tore Brunborg, Nils Petter Molvær, Mathias Eick, Trygve Seim	ECM	Produced by Manfred Eicher	^[47]
22	The Nature Of Connections	Arve Henriksen	Rune Grammofon		^[48]

October

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
3	Universal Cycle	Eple Trio	Shipwreckords		^[50]
17	Innocent Play	Bjørn Alterhaug Quintet	Ponca Jazz Records		^[51]
	Skogenes Sang	In the Country & Frida Ånnevik	Grappa Music		^[52]
24	Lumen Drones	Lumen Drones (Nils Økland, Per Steinar Lie, Ørjan Haaland)	ECM		^[53]
	A Passion For John Donne	Ketil Bjørnstad	ECM Records		^[54]
	World Of Glass	Terje Isungset & Arve Henriksen	All Ice Records		^[55]

November

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
1	Kryssande	Gisle Torvik and Hardanger Big Band	NorCD		^[56]
7	Bonita	Sidsel Endresen & Stian Westerhus	Rune Grammofon		^[57]
	Night Owl	Albatrosh	Rune Grammofon		^[58]
10	Trademark	Christer Fredriksen	Losen Records		^[59]
21	Diving	Ellen Andrea Wang	Propeller Recordings		^[60] ^[61]
24	Lumen Drones	Lumen Drones (Ørjan Haaland, Nils Økland, Per Steinar Lie)	ECM Records	Produced by Manfred Eicher	^[62]
28	Feeling // Emotion	Kristoffer Eikrem & Kjetil Jerve	NorCD		^[63]

Unknown date

M

• Switch by Nils Petter Molvær (Okhe).^[65]

New Artists

• Emilie Nicolas received the Spellemannprisen award, as 'Best newcomer of the year 2014', for the album Like I’m A Warrior and was with that also recipient of the Gramo grant.^[66]
• Monkey Plot was awarded the 2014 JazzIntro at the Moldejazz, July 15, 2014.^[24]

Deaths

January

• 6 – Thor Hilmersen, rock guitarist (born 1946).^[67]
• 15
  • Per Eirik Johansen, rock singer and music manager (born 1959)^[68]
  • Aage Teigen, jazz trombonist (born 1944)^[69]

May

• 23 – Per Gunnar Jensen, pop singer (born 1928)^[70]

August

• 15 – Svein Nymo, traditional folk violinist and composer (born 1953).^[71]
• 19 – Kåre Kolberg, contemporary classical composer (born 1936).^[72]
• 23 – Inga Juuso, yoiker, Sami singer, and actress (born 1945).^[73]
• 29 – Jan Groth, rock singer (Aunt Mary, Just 4 Fun), cancer (born 1946).^[74]

October

• 10 – Olav Dale, jazz saxophonist, composer, and orchestra leader (born 1958).^[75]
• 22 – Almar Heggen (81), opera singer (born 1933).^[76]

December

• 8 – Knut Nystedt, contemporary classical composer (born 1915).^[71]
• 12 – John Persen, Sami composer (born 1941).^[77]

See also

• 2014 in Norway
• Music of Norway
• Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014
• Spellemannprisen

Notes and References

1. Web site: All Ears 2014 . MIC.no . 2018-03-06.
2. Web site: Ice Music Festival . . 2015-04-28.
3. Web site: Bodø Jazz Open 2014 . FestivalArchive.com . 2015-04-24.
4. Web site: Program 2014 . . 2015-04-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140219005247/http://nordlysfestivalen.no/en/nyheter/2013/program-2014 . 2014-02-19 . dead .
5. News: Han fikk Nordlysprisen 2015 . no . Susanne . Noreng . . 2014-01-24 . 2015-04-26.
6. Web site: Kristiansund Opera Festival 2014 . Norwegenstube.de . 2016-02-22.
7. Web site: Polar Jazz 2014 . Festivalinfo.se . 2016-02-22.
8. Web site: Festivalprogram 2014 . VinterFestUka.no . 2016-02-22.
9. News: Tape to Zero 2014 . no . MIC.no . 2017-04-19.
10. Web site: Vossa Jazz 2013 . Bruce . Lindsay . . 2014-04-22 . 2015-04-23.
11. Web site: Vossa Jazz-prisen til Sigbjørn Apeland . no . JazzINorge.no . 2015-04-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305205218/http://jazzinorge.no/notiser/vossa-jazz-prisen-til-sigbjorn-apeland/ . 2016-03-05 . dead .
12. Web site: Mats Eilertsen: Rubicon. Tingingsverket 2014 . no . . 2015-04-23.
13. Web site: Inferno Festival Norway 2014 Lineup . AllMetalFest.com . 2015-04-30.
14. Web site: Fin åpning av SODDjazz 2014 . no . MidtNorsk.JazzINorge.no . 2015-04-30.
15. Web site: Festspillene i Bergen 2014 . no . Festivalinfo.se . 2015-04-23.
16. News: NATTJAZZ 2014 / 22. mai – 31. mai . no . . 2015-04-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160302213001/http://www.ba.no/vis/kalender/events/4707942 . 2016-03-02 . dead .
17. News: Norwegian Wood 2014 . no . Songkick.com . 2015-04-25.
18. News: BERGENFEST: 11. –15. juni 2014 Bergen . no . Gaffa.com . 2015-04-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303213511/http://gaffa.com/Festivalguide/festival/737 . 2016-03-03 . dead .
19. News: Festspillene i Nord-Norge 2014 . no . MIC.no . 2017-04-19.
20. Web site: Kongsberg Jazzfestival . Last.fm . 2015-04-24.
21. Web site: Mathias Eick fikk pris på Kongsberg . . 2014-07-05 . 2015-04-24.
22. Web site: Stavernfestivalen 2014 . Forsvarsbygg.no . 2015-04-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231922/http://www.forsvarsbygg.no/festningene/Festningene/Fredriksvern-verft/Se-hva-som-skjer/Stavernfestivalen-2011 . 2016-03-03 . dead .
23. Web site: MOLDEJAZZ . no . Gaffa.com . 2015-04-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160306160730/http://gaffa.com/Festivalguide/festival/755 . 2016-03-06 . dead .
24. Web site: Monkey Plot vant Jazzintro 2014 . no . Camilla Slaattun . Brauer . JazzINorge.no . 2014-07-15 . 2015-04-22.
25. Web site: Oslo jazzfestival . no . OsloSurf.com . 2015-04-24.
26. Web site: Ella-prisen til Elveland . no . JazzINorge.no . 2014-08-12 . 2015-04-25.
27. Web site: Punkt festivalen 2014 for "dummies" . no . VisitSorlandet.blogspot.no . 2014-08-31 . 2015-04-25.
28. Web site: The Ultima Contemporary Music Festival soon to start in Oslo . Norway.cn . 2015-04-28.
29. Web site: Nordic Music Days 2014 . . 2015-04-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141221175122/http://ultima.no/nordicmusicdays/ . 2014-12-21 . dead .
30. Web site: Ekkofestivalen nr.11 . no . Underskog.no . 2015-04-25.
31. Web site: Asker Jazzfestival 2014 . no . MIC.no . 2017-04-19.
32. News: Insomnia Festival 2014 . no . . 2018-03-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180306202801/https://www.nordlys.no/vis/kalender/events/8660028 . 2018-03-06 . dead .
33. Web site: Blues i Vintermørket 12-15. november, Vardø . YouTube.com . 2018-03-05.
34. News: Barents Jazz 2014-13.-15- November . . 2018-03-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180307023235/https://www.nordlys.no/vis/kalender/events/10040605 . 2018-03-07 . dead .
35. Web site: Nobel Peace Prize Concert 2014 Setlists . Setlist.fm . 2018-03-05.
36. Web site: Jan Gunnar Hoff: Fly North! (2014) . Jakob . Baekgaard . Musical reviews . . 2014-01-09 . 2016-02-26.
37. Web site: Arve Henriksen – Chron . . 2016-02-26.
38. Web site: Tord Gustavsen / Tord Gustavsen Quartet - Extended Circle . . 2016-02-26.
39. Web site: Valencia - Hildegunn Øiseth . . 2016-02-26.
40. Web site: Espen Berg (2) – Acres Of Blue . . 2017-10-26.
41. Web site: Motorpsycho: Behind The Sun (CD/2LP) . . 2015-05-03 . 2014-09-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140924220530/http://www.runegrammofon.com/artists/motorpsycho/motorpsycho-behind-the-sun-cd-2lp/ . dead .
42. Web site: Stian Westerhus & Pale Horses – Maelstrom . . 2015-05-03.
43. Web site: Baker Hansen – Chet på norsk / Ei som deg . . 2015-04-24.
44. Web site: Hedvig Mollestad Trio: Enfant Terrible (CD/LP) . Musical reviews . . 2015-04-23.
45. Web site: Marius Neset: Lion – CD . Musical reviews . . 2015-04-22.
46. Web site: Jacob Young – Forever Young . . 2018-02-28.
47. Web site: Manu Katché – Touchstone For Manu . . 2018-03-03.
48. Web site: Arve Henriksen: The Nature Of Connections . John . Kelman . . 2014-08-25 . 2015-04-23.
49. Web site: Karl Seglem – Som Spor . . 2015-04-24.
50. Web site: Eple Trio – Universal Cycle . . 2015-04-24.
51. Web site: Kommende utgivelse fra Bjørn Alterhaug: . no . . 2015-05-04.
52. Web site: In the Country & Frida Ånnevik: Skogenes Sang . no . . 2015-04-30 .
53. Web site: Lumen Drones - Lumen Drones . . 2018-03-03.
54. Web site: Ketil Bjørnstad – A Passion For John Donne . . 2015-04-22.
55. Web site: World Of Glass . GlassMusic.no . 2015-05-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150712151400/http://www.glassmusic.no/press-/-media/ . 2015-07-12 . dead .
56. Web site: Gisle Torvik m. Hardanger Big Band - Kryssande . no . JazzINorge.no . 2016-03-07.
57. Web site: RCD2164 – Sidsel Endresen & Stian Westerhus: Bonita (CD/LP) . . 2015-05-03.
58. Web site: RCD2165 – Albatrosh: Night Owl (CD/LP) . . 2015-05-03.
59. Web site: Trademark - Christer Fredriksen . no . . 2016-03-07.
60. Web site: Ellen Andrea Wang - Diving . . 2016-02-27.
61. Web site: Ellen Andrea Wang: Diving . Gaffa.no . 2015-04-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150401093353/http://gaffa.no/anmeldelse/90775 . 2015-04-01 . dead .
62. Web site: Lumen Drones – Lumen Drones . . 2011-11-10.
63. Web site: Kristoffer Eikrem & Kjetil Jerve – Feeling // Emotion . . 2015-04-24.
64. Web site: Parallax (14) – Den Tredje Dagen . . 2015-04-24.
65. Web site: Nils Petter Molvaer: Switch . John . Kelman . . 2014-03-31 . 2016-02-05.
66. Web site: Emilie Nicolas er Årets nykommer . no . . 2014-01-17 . 2015-04-22.
67. News: Thor Hilmersen er død . no . Knut . Hjelmark . Pål . Vikesland . . 2014-08-26 . 2017-04-29.
68. News: Per Eirik Johansen er død . Pettersen . Jonas . Hege . Varsi . . no . 2014-01-15 . 2017-04-29.
69. News: Aage Teigen bisatt . no . JazzINorge.no . 2014-01-29 . 2017-04-29 .
70. News: Per Gunnar Jensen til minne. Hermansen. Boe Johannes. 2 June 2014. Dagen. 20. no.
71. Web site: – Han var en gnistrende kraft . no . Sondre . Bjørdal . . 2014-12-09 . 2015-05-03.
72. News: Nekrolog: Kåre Kolberg . no . Åse . Hedstrøm . . 2014-08-26 . 2016-02-21.
73. News: Inga Juuso er død . no . Torkil . Emberland . Astrid Øvre . Helland . . 2014-08-23 . 2016-02-21.
74. News: Sangeren Jan Groth er død . no . . 2014-08-27 . 2016-02-21.
75. Web site: Til minne om Olav Dale . no . Vestnorsk.JazzINorge.no . 2014-10-14 . 2015-05-29.
76. Web site: Nekrolog: Almar Heggen . no . Helge . Evju . . 2014-10-27 . 2017-03-18.
77. Web site: John Persen er død . no . Marianne . Boine . . 2014-12-14 . 2015-05-03.