2015 in jazz explained

This is a timeline documenting events of jazz in the year 2015.

Events

January

• 21 – The 4th Bodø Jazz Open started in Bodø, Norway (January 21 – 24).^[1]
• 23 – The 34th annual Djangofestival started on Cosmopolite in Oslo, Norway (January 23 – 24).^[2]

February

• 5
  • The 17th Polarjazz Festival started in Longyearbyen, Svalbard (February 5 – 8).^[3]
  • The 10th Ice Music Festival started in Geilo, Norway (February 5 – 8).^[4]

March

• 6 – The 11th Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival started in Jakarta, Indonesia (March 6 – 8).^[5]
• 27 – The 42nd Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (March 27 – 29).^[6]
• 28
  • Thea Hjelmeland was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2015 for the album Solar Plexus.^[7]
  • Live Maria Roggen performs the commissioned work Apukaluptein at Vossajazz.^[8]

April

• 2 - GoGo Penguin signs with Blue Note Records^[9]
• 23 – The 21st SoddJazz started in Inderøy, Norway (April 23 – 27).^[10]
• 30 – The International Jazz Day.^[11]

May

• 5 – The 27th MaiJazz started in Stavanger, Norway (May 5 – 10).^{[12] [13]}
• 6 – The 11th AnJazz started in Hamar, Norway (May 6 – 9).^[14]
• 7
  • Julie Dahle Aagård played at Uhørt in Oslo, Norway.
  • Lisa Ekdahl play at Rockefeller in Oslo, Norway.
  • Bergen Big Band with Gabriel Fliflet and Ole Hamre played at Sardinen USF in Bergen, Norway.
  • The 37th Trondheim Jazz Festival started in Trondheim, Norway (May 7 – 10).^[15]
• 8
  • Per Mathisen Trio played at Draaben Bar in Sandefjord, Norway.
  • Hanna Paulsberg Concept / Soil Collectors / MOPO played at Victoria - Nasjonal Jazzscene Oslo, Norway.
• 10 – Kampenjazz: Anja Eline Skybakmoen played at Cafeteatret Oslo, Norway.
• 15 – Per Mathisen Trio played at Victoria - National Jazz Scene in Oslo, Norway.^[16]
• 16 – Farmers Market played at Victoria - National Jazz Scene in Oslo, Norway.^[17]
• 22
  • The 44th Moers Festival starts in Moers, Germany (May 22 – 25)^[18]
  • Eivind Opsvik Overseas played at Victoria - National Jazz Scene in Oslo, Norway.^[19]
• 23 – Beady Belle played at Victoria - National Jazz Scene in Oslo, Norway.^[20]
• 28
  • The 4th Torino Jazz Festival started in Turin (May 28 - June 2).^[21]
  • The 43rd Nattjazz 2015 started in Bergen, Norway (May 28 – June 6)^[22]
  • Bergen Big Band was the very first recipients of Olav Dale's Memorial Award at the opening of Nattjazz 2015.^{[23] [24]}

June

• 17 – The 27th Jazz Fest Wien started in Vienna, Austria (June 26 – July 11).^[25]
• 26 – The 35th Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada (June 26 – July 5).^[26]

July

• 1
  • The 51st Kongsberg Jazzfestival started at Kongsberg, Norway (July 1 – 4).^[27]
  • Ellen Andrea Wang was recipient of the Kongsberg Jazz Award or DNB.prisen 2015 at the Kongsberg Jazzfestival.^[28]
• 2
  • The 15th Stavernfestivalen started in Stavern, Norway (July 2 – 4).^[29]
  • The 25th JazzBaltica starts in Schloss Salzau close to Kiel, Germany (July 2 – 5).^[30]
• 3
  • The 37th Copenhagen Jazz Festival started in Copenhagen, Denmark (July 3 – 12).^[31]
  • The 49th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (July 3 – 18).^[32]
• 7 – The 68th Nice Jazz Festival started in Nice, France (July 7 – 12).^[33]
• 10 – The 40th North Sea Jazz Festival started in Rotterdam, Netherlands (July 10 – 12).^[34]
• 11
  • The 27th Aarhus Jazz Festival started in Aarhus, Denmark (July 11 – 18).^[35]
  • The 50th Pori Jazz Festival started in Pori, Finland (July 11 – 19).^[36]
• 13 – The 55th Moldejazz started in Molde, Norway with Mats Gustafsson as artist in residence (July 13 – 18).^[37]
• 16 – Jan Ole Otnæs received the 2015 Molderosen at Moldejazz.^[38]
• 22 – The 20th Canal Street started in Arendal, Norway (July 22 – 25).^[39]
• 31 – The 59th Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (July 31 – August 2).^[40]

August

• 5 – The 29th Sildajazz 2015 started in Haugesund, Norway (August 5 – 9).^[41]
• 6 – The 21st Hemnesjazz 2015 started in Hemnesberget, Norway (August 6 – 9).^[42]
• 8 – The 4th Kids in Jazz 2015 festival started in Oslo, Norway as part of the Oslo Jazzfestival (August 8 – 12).^[43]
• 10 – The 30th Oslo Jazzfestival started in Oslo, Norway (August 10 – 15).^[44]
• 11 – The 17th Øyafestivalen started in Oslo, Norway (August 11 – 15).^[45]
• 12 – Anneli Drecker played at Øyafestivalen.^[46]

September

• 3 – The 11th Punktfestivalen started in Kristiansand, Norway (September 3 – 5).^[47]
• 18 – The 58th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 18 – 20).^[48]

October

• 9 – The 32nd Stockholm Jazz Festival started in Stockholm, Sweden (October 9 – 18).^[49]
• 10 - Miles Ahead, a documentary about the life of Miles Davis releases^[50]

November

• 13 – The 24th London Jazz Festival started in London, England (November 13 – 22).^[51]

December

• 29 – The 10th RIBBEjazz started in Lillestrøm, Norway.^[52]

Albums released

Month	Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
January	15	Songs For Quintet	Kenny Wheeler	ECM	Produced by Manfred Eicher, Steve Lake
	16	Break Stuff	Vijay Iyer Trio	ECM	Produced by Manfred Eicher
		Imaginary Cities	Chris Potter Underground Orchestra	ECM	Produced by Manfred Eicher
		Made in Chicago	Jack DeJohnette	ECM	Produced by Dave Love, Jack DeJohnette
	20	Meditation	Terje Isungset	All Ice
	21	Nangijala	Andreas Loven	Losen		^[53]
	22	Encore	Eberhard Weber	ECM	Live recordings 1990–2007
	30	Pinball	Marius Neset	ACT	Produced by Marius Neset and Anton Eger	^[54]
		Bits & Pieces	Mopti feat. Bendik Baksaas	Jazzland	Produced by Bendik Baksaas, Christian M. Svendsen, Aleksander Sjølie, Harald Lassen	^[55]
February	3	Wallflower	Diana Krall	Verve Records	Produced by David Foster	^[56]
	6	Gefion	Jakob Bro	ECM	Produced by Manfred Eicher
		The Half-finished Heaven	Sinikka Langeland	ECM	Produced by Manfred Eicher
	16	Ten Love Songs	Susanne Sundfør	Warner		^[57]
	20	It´s OK To Play	Øystein Blix	Losen		^[58]
		Phoenix	Cyminology	ECM	Produced by Manfred Eicher
	27	Bird Calls	Rudresh Mahanthappa	ACT	Produced by Rudresh K. Mahanthappa	^[59]
		Midwest	Mathias Eick	ECM	Produced by Manfred Eicher
March	6	A Clear Midnight (Kurt Weill And America)	Julia Hülsmann Quartet with Theo Bleckmann	ECM	Produced by Manfred Eicher
		Trees Of Light	Anders Jormin / Lena Willemark / Karin Nakagawa	ECM	Produced by Manfred Eicher
	17	Time Within Itself	Michael Waldrop Big Band / Jack Cooper / Jimi Tunnell	Origin	Produced by Michael Waldrop
	20	Grieg, Tveitt & I	Dag Arnesen	Coco & Co
		In Maggiore	Paolo Fresu / Daniele di Bonaventura	ECM	Produced by Manfred Eicher
		This Is The Day	Giovanni Guidi Trio	ECM	Produced by Manfred Eicher
	22	Hit The Wall!	Mats Gustafsson together with Thurston Moore	Smalltown Superjazzz
	23	Lucidity	Atomic	Jazzland	Produced by Atomic, co-producer Sten Nilsen
	24	Duets	Stanley Jordan, Kevin Eubanks	Mack Avenue		^[60]
	27	Kjølvatn	Nils Økland Band including Rolf-Erik Nystrøm, Sigbjørn Apeland and Mats Eilertsen	ECM		^[61]
		Slow Eastbound Train	Daniel Herskedal	Edition	Produced by Erik Johannessen	^[62]
		Young At Heart	Ida Sand	ACT	Produced by Nils Landgren, executive producer Siggi Loch	^[63]
April	7	Vol. 3	Team Hegdal	Particular Recordings
	17	Dallëndyshe	Elina Duni Quartet	ECM	Produced by Manfred Eicher
		Én	Duplex	NorCD		^[64]
		En Konsert For Folk Flest	Motorpsycho + Ståle Storløkken	Rune Grammofon		^[65]
		Surrounded By Sea	Andy Sheppard Quartet	ECM	Produced by Manfred Eicher
		You've Been Watching Me	Tim Berne's Snakeoil	ECM	Produced by Manfred Eicher
	24	Rocks & Straws	Anneli Drecker, lyrics based on poems by Arvid Hanssen	Rune Grammofon		^[66]
		Slow Snow	Tore Brunborg	ACT	Produced by Tore Brunborg	^[67]
May	1	Terje Isungset & Stian Westerhus	Terje Isungset, Stian Westerhus	All Ice
	4	Only Sky	David Torn	ECM	Produced by David Torn
	5	The Epic	Kamasi Washington	Brainfeeder		^[68]
	6	Barber / Bartók / Jarrett	Keith Jarrett	ECM
	8	Creation	Keith Jarrett	ECM
	9	Ospitalita Generosa	Per Mathiesen Trio	Alessa		^[69]
	15	The Goldilocks Zone	Olga Konkova Trio	Losen		^[70]
		Now This	Gary Peacock Trio	ECM	Produced by Manfred Eicher
	19	Firehouse	Gard Nilssen's Acoustic Unity including with Petter Eldh and André Roligheten	Clean Feed		^[71]
	22	Imágenes (Music For Piano)	Dino Saluzzi - Horacio Lavandera	ECM
	29	Jazzpaña	Gerardo Núñez live with Ulf Wakenius	ACT	Recording producer Christoph Terbuyken	^[72]
June	1	Starfire	Jaga Jazzist	Ninja Tune		^[73]
	3	Weathering	Kvien & Sommer	Full Of Nothing
	5	Rainy Omen	Finland (Morten Qvenild, Ivar Grydeland, Jo Berger Myhre, Pål Hausken)	Hubro		^[74]
	12	Amores Pasados	John Potter	ECM	Produced by Manfred Eicher
	16	Space Time Continuum	Aaron Diehl	Mack Avenue	Produced by Maria Ehreneich	^[75]
	26	Nomad Songs	Stephan Micus	ECM
July	21	Bugge & Friends	Bugge Wesseltoft	Jazzland
	24	Tears Of The World	Knut Reiersrud & Mighty Sam McClain	ACT	Produced by Knut Reiersrud and Nikolai Hængsle Eilertsen	^[76]
August	11	Individuals Facing the Terror of Cosmic Loneliness	Stein Urheim and Mari Kvien Brunvoll	Jazzland		^[77]
	21	Silver Mountain	Elephant9	Rune Grammofon		^[78]
		Vårres Egen Lille Krig	Vidar Vang	VV Records		^[79]
	28	Bridges	Adam Baldych & Helge Lien Trio	ACT	Mixed and mastered by Klaus Scheuermann	^[80]
		In The Morning (Music Of Alec Wilder)	Stefano Battaglia Trio	ECM	Produced by Manfred Eicher, Torino Jazz Festival
		Just The Two Of Us	Cæcilie Norby and Lars Danielsson	ACT		^[81]
		Time Before And Time After	Dominique Pifarély	ECM	Produced by Manfred Eicher
		Wild Dance	Enrico Rava Quartet with Gianluca Petrella	ECM	Produced by Manfred Eicher
September	2	Buoyancy	Nils Petter Molvær	Okeh Records	Produced by Jo Berger Myhre, Nils Petter Molvær
		Bushman's Fire	Bushman's Revenge	Rune Grammofon		^[82]
		Jazz, Fritt Etter Hukommelsen	Bushman's Revenge	Rune Grammofon		^[83]
	4	For One to Love	Cécile McLorin Salvant	Mack Avenue	Produced by Al Pryor	^[84]
		Luys i Luso	Tigran Hamasyan with Yerevan State Choir conducted by Harutyun Topikyan	ECM	Produced by Manfred Eicher	^[85]
		Personal Piano	Morten Qvenild	Hubro		^[86]
	6	Ville Ord	Frida Ånnevik	Grappa	Recipient of the Spellemannprisen lyricist award	^[87]
	11	Hommage À Eberhard Weber	Pat Metheny, Jan Garbarek, Gary Burton, Scott Colley, Danny Gottlieb, Paul McCandless, Michael Gibbs, Helge Sunde, and SWR Big Band	ECM
		When You Cut Into The Present	Møster!	Hubro		^[88]
	16	Sunrain	Haakon Graf Trio, including Erik Smith and Per Mathisen	Losen Records	Produces by Graf, Smith, and Mathisen	^[89]
	18	Echo	Anja Eline Skybakmoen	Triogram		^[90]
		Megalodon	Megalodon Collective including with Henrik Lødøen	Gigafon		^[91]
		Waldemar 4	Trygve Waldemar Fiske	Gigafon		^[92]
	25	Circadian Rhythm And Blues	Hayden Powell	Periskop Records
		Mønster	Espen Berg Trio	Atterklang	Produced by Espen Berg Trio. AKLANG314	^[93]
		Past Present	John Scofield	Impulse!		^[94]
		The String Project	Philip Catherine live in Brussels	ACT	Produced by Philip Catherine	^[95]
October	2	Chiaroscuro	Giya Kancheli	ECM	Produced by Manfred Eicher
		Return to the Fire	Tim Garland	Edition		^[96]
		Time Is A Blind Guide	Thomas Strønen	ECM	Produced by Sun Chung, Thomas Strønen
	8	JazzBukkBox a box with three albums: Lærad The Tree, Live in Germany and WorldJazz	Karl Seglem	NorCD		^[97]
	9	Band Of Gold	Band Of Gold including Nikolai Hængsle Eilertsen and Nina Elisabeth Mortvedt	Jansen Plateproduksjon		^[98]
		Nachtfahrten	Michael Wollny	ACT	Produced by Siggi Loch	^[99]
	12	Golden Years	Pixel	Cuneiform		^[100]
	30	Mette Henriette	Mette Henriette	ECM		^[101]
		Winter Light	Scott DuBois	ACT	Produced by Scott DuBois	^[102]
	31	Cubistic Boogie	David Arthur Skinner	Losen	Produced by David Arthur Skinner, executive producer Odd Gjelsnes	^[103]
November	6	This Is Not A Miracle	Food	ECM
	12	Aimless Mary	Needlepoint	BJK Music		^[104]
	20	Pieces Of Solitude	Natalie Sandtorv	Va Fongool
		Trail of Souls	Solveig Slettahjell with Knut Reiersrud and In The Country	ACT		^[105]
	27	The Day I Had Everything	Malija including Mark Lockheart, Liam Noble, and Jasper Høiby	Edition		^[106]
		Just The Two Of Us	Cæcilie Norby with Lars Danielsson	ACT	Produced by Cæcilie Norby & Lars Danielsson, executive producer Siggi Loch	^[107]
		Time Is Coming	Hildegunn Øiseth	Losen		^[108]
December	1	Before the Storm	Nakama	Nakama Records	Produced by Nakama & Christian Obermayer	^[109]
	5	Love Swings	Ike Moriz	Mosquito Records London Pty Ltd.	Recorded at Paris Studios, Cape Town	^[110]

Deaths

January

• 1 – Jeff Golub, American guitarist (born 1955).
• 3 – Ivan Jullien, French trumpeter (born 1934).
• 4 – Pino Daniele, Italian singer, songwriter, and guitarist (born 1955).
• 19 – Ward Swingle, American vocalist and pianist, The Swingle Singers (born 1927).

February

• 3 – William Thomas McKinley, American composer and pianist (born 1938).
• 12 – Richie Pratt, American drummer (born 1943).
• 21 – Clark Terry, American trumpeter (born 1920).^[111]
• 22 – Erik Amundsen, Norwegian upright bassist (born 1937).^[112]

March

• 8 – Lew Soloff, American trumpeter, composer, and actor (born 1944).
• 13 – Daevid Allen, Australian poet, guitarist, singer, composer, and performance artist, Soft Machine and Gong (born 1938).
• 15
  • Bob Parlocha, American saxophonist and gourmet cook (born 1938).
  • Mike Porcaro, American bassist, Toto (born 1955).
• 20 – Paul Jeffrey, American tenor saxophonist, arranger, and educator (born 1933).
• 21 – Jørgen Ingmann, Danish guitarist (born 1925).^[113]
• 26 – John Renbourn, English guitarist and songwriter (born 1944).
• 27 – Johnny Helms, American trumpeter and bandleader (born 1935).
• 31 – Ralph Sharon, Anglo-American pianist and arranger (born 1923).

April

• 6 – Milton DeLugg, American pianoist, accordionist, and composer (born 1918).^[114]
• 27 – Marty Napoleon, American pianist (born 1921).

May

• 3 – Ben Aronov, American pianist (born 1932).
• 6 – Jerome Cooper, American drummer (born 1946).
• 14 – B.B. King, American guitarist (born 1925).^[115]
• 20
  • Bob Belden, American saxophonist (born 1956).^[116]
  • Simon Flem Devold, Norwegian clarinetist and columnist (born 1927).^[117]
• 23 – Marcus Belgrave, American trumpeter (born 1936).^[118]
• 28 – Ray Kennedy, American pianist (born 1957).
• 31 – Slim Richey, American guitarist (born 1938).^[119]

June

• 8 – Paul Bacon, American musician and book and album cover designer (born 1923).
• 9 – James Last, German composer and big band leader, James Last Orchestra (born 1929).
• 11 – Ornette Coleman, American saxophonist (born 1930).^[120]
• 12 – Monica Lewis, American singer and actress (born 1922).^[121]
• 13 – Big Time Sarah, American singer (born 1953).
• 19 – Harold Battiste, American saxophonist, pianist, and composer (born 1931).
• 21 – Gunther Schuller, American composer, conductor, and horn player (born 1925).^[122]
• 30 – Eddy Louiss, French Hammond organist, Les Double Six (born 1941).

July

• 6 – Masabumi Kikuchi, Japanese jazz pianist and composer (born 1939).
• 15 – Howard Rumsey, American upright bassist (born 1917).^[123]
• 17 – John Taylor, British pianist and composer (born 1942).
• 19 – Van Alexander, American bandleader, arranger, and composer (born 1915).^[124]

August

• 13 – Harold Ousley, American tenor saxophonist and flautist (born 1929).
• 14 – Jazz Summers, British music manager (lung cancer), Scissor Sisters, The Verve, and Snow Patrol (born 1944).^[125]
• 30 – Hugo Rasmussen, Danish bassist (born 1941).

September

• 27 – Wilton Felder, American saxophonist and bassist, The Crusaders (born 1940).
• 29 – Phil Woods, American saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader and composer (born 1931).^[126]

October

• 3 – Dave Pike, American vibraphone and marimba player (born 1938).
• 9 – Larry Rosen, American drummer, entrepreneur, and music producer (born 1940).^[127]
• 20 – Don Rendell, English saxophonist, flautist, and clarinetist (born 1926).
• 22 – Mark Murphy, American singer (born 1932).^[128]
• 24 – Nat Peck, American trombonist (born 1925).

November

• 5
  • Kjell Öhman, Swedish pianist, hammond organist, and accordionist (born 1943).
  • Nora Brockstedt, Norwegian singer (born 1923).^[129]
• 9 – Andy White, Scottish drummer (born 1930).
• 17 – Al Aarons, American trumpeter (born 1932).
• 23
  • Bengt-Arne Wallin, Swedish composer, arrangeur, trumpeter, and flugelhornist (born 1926).
  • Cynthia Robinson, American trumpeter and vocalist, Sly and the Family Stone (born 1944).
• 25 – Svein Christiansen, Norwegian drummer (born 1941).^[130]

December

• 9 – Rusty Jones, American drummer (born 1942).
• 28 – Joe Houston, American tenor saxophonist (born 1926).
• 31
  • Natalie Cole, American singer, songwriter, and actress (congestive heart failure) (born 1950).^[131]
  • Dal Richards, Canadian big band leader (born 1918).^[132]

See also

• List of 2015 albums
• List of years in jazz
• 2010s in jazz
• 2015 in music

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bodø Jazz Open 21-24 januar 2015 . . 2016-02-26.
2. Web site: Djangofestival 2015 . AktivIOslo.no . 2016-04-26.
3. Web site: Polarjazz . FestivalGuide.no . 2016-02-26.
4. Web site: Ice Music Festival 5th – 8th of February 2015 . SlaattaSkisenter.no . 2016-02-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160306100102/http://slaattaskisenter.no/__4/activities/ice_music_festival/ . 2016-03-06 . dead .
5. Web site: Java Jazz Festival 2015 . Last.fm . 2016-04-25.
6. Web site: Vossa Jazz 2015 . Norwegian . . 2016-02-26.
7. Web site: Vossajazz-prisen til Thea Hjelmeland . Norwegian . Per Kristian . Grimeland . . 2015-03-29 . 2016-02-26.
8. News: Merkelappar: live maria roggen . Norwegian . . 2016-02-26.
9. News: Blue Note France signs U.K. Trio GoGo Penguin. 2 April 2015. Blue Note Records. 25 May 2023.
10. Web site: Soddjazz 2015 . Norwegian . InderoyJazz.com . 2016-02-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150816121211/http://inderoyjazz.com/arrangement/soddjazz-2015/ . 2015-08-16 . dead .
11. Web site: International Jazz Day . . 2016-04-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170530015014/http://jazzday.com/ . 2017-05-30 . dead .
12. Web site: Mai:Jazz 2015 . Norwegian. . 2015-04-28.
13. Web site: Hjemmeseier på godt gjennomført MaiJazz . Norwegian. JazzINorge.no . 2015-05-10 . 2015-05-11.
14. Web site: AnJazz 6. – 9. mai 2015 . Norwegian. AnJazz.no . 2015-04-30.
15. Web site: Trondheim Jazzfestival 2015 . Norwegian. DittDistrikt.no . 2015-04-30.
16. Web site: Mathisen – Robin – Borlai . Norwegian. NasjonalJazzScene.no . 2015-05-05.
17. Web site: Farmers Market consert: 16.05.2015 – OSLO – [VICTORIA NASJONAL JAZZSCENE] ]. Norwegian. Farmers-Market.net . 2015-05-19.
18. News: Moers Festival 2015 . Henning . Bolte. . 2015-06-07 . 2016-03-04.
19. Web site: Eivind Opsvik Overseas . Norwegian. NasjonalJazzscene.no . 2015-05-22.
20. Web site: Beady Belle . Norwegian. NasjonalJazzscene.no . 2015-05-22.
21. Web site: Torino Jazz Festival Setlists . Setlist.fm . 2018-03-02.
22. News: Nattjazz 28. mai - 6. juni USF Verftet 2015 . Norwegian . . 2015-04-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150429010119/http://www.nattjazz.no/ . 2015-04-29 .
23. Web site: Til minne om Olav Dale . Norwegian . Vestnorsk.JazzINorge.no . 2014-10-14 . 2015-05-29.
24. Web site: Olav Dales minnepris til Bergen Big Band . Norwegian. JazzINorge.no . 2015-05-29 . 2016-02-26.
25. Web site: Jazz Fest Wien 2015: June 26 – July 11 . . 2016-04-25.
26. Web site: Festival International de Jazz de Montréal 2015 . . 2016-02-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305224957/http://www.montrealjazzfest.com/flipbooks/programmes/Default.aspx?annee=2015&lang=en . 2016-03-05 . dead .
27. Web site: Kongsberg Jazzfestival 1. - 4. juli . . 2016-02-26.
28. Web site: DNB-prisen til Ellen Andrea Wang . . 2015-07-01 . 2016-02-26.
29. Web site: Stavernfestivalen 2015 . . 2016-02-26.
30. Web site: Nils Landgren: Jazz Baltica 2015 is on! . . 2016-04-26.
31. Web site: Copenhagen Jazz Festival July 3-12, 2015 . . 2016-02-26.
32. Web site: Montreux Jazz Festival 2014 . . 2016-02-26.
33. Web site: Nice Jazz Festival from 7 to 12 of july 2015 in Nice . Hotel-Nice-Stade.com . 2016-02-26.
34. Web site: North Sea Jazz Festival 2015 . . 2016-04-25.
35. Web site: Aarhus Jazz Festival Jul 11 - Jul 18, 2015 . . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160307184728/http://jazztimes.com/guides/events/5710-aarhus-jazz-festival . March 7, 2016 . dead . mdy-all .
36. Web site: Pori Jazz Festival 2015 Setlists . Setlist.fm . 2016-02-26.
37. Web site: Moldejazz 13 - 18 juli 2015 . Norwegian . . 2015-04-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150421063455/http://www.moldejazz.no/2015/ . 2015-04-21 . dead .
38. Web site: Molderosen til Jan Ole Otnæs . Norwegian . JazzINorge.no . 2016-02-26.
39. Web site: Canal Street Arendal 22. - 25. juli 2015 . Norwegian . CanalStreet.no . 2015-04-27.
40. Web site: Newport Jazz Festival 2015 . Apassion4Jazz.net . 2016-02-26.
41. Web site: 5. - 9. august 2015 SildaJazz . Norwegian. . 2015-04-27.
42. Web site: Hemnesjazz 2015 . Norwegian . Hemnesjazz.no . 2016-02-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20010714094543/http://www.hemnesjazz.no/ . 2001-07-14 . dead .
43. Web site: Kids in Jazz Mini Festival August 8th - 12th 2015 . . 2016-02-26.
44. Web site: Oslo jazzfestival . Norwegian . . 2016-02-26.
45. Web site: Øya Tøyenparken 11. - 15. August . . 2016-02-26.
46. Web site: Laura Marling og Anneli Drecker til Øya . Norwegian . . 2016-02-26.
47. Web site: Festivaler i Kristiansand . Norwegian . VisitNorway.com . 2015-02-26.
48. Web site: Monterey Jazz Festival 2015 . Josef . Woodard . . 2015-10-02. 2016-04-25.
49. Web site: Stockholm Jazz Festival 9 - 18 oktober 2015 . Swedish . . 2015-02-28.
50. (01-2016) January :Downbeat magazine : Internet Archive: (01-2016) January : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive, accessdate: May 28, 2023
51. Web site: London Jazz Festival 2015 . eFestivals.co.uk . 2016-02-26.
52. Web site: RIBBEjazz 2015 . Norwegian . Jazzklubb.no . 2016-04-26.
53. Web site: Andreas Loven – Nangijala . . 2016-02-26.
54. Web site: Marius Neset: Pinball - CD . Musical reviews . . 2016-02-26.
55. Web site: MOPTI & Bendik Baksaas - Bits & Pieces . Musical reviews . Norwegian . JazzINorge.no . 2016-02-26.
56. Web site: First Listen: Diana Krall, 'Wallflower'. January 25, 2015. NPR.
57. Web site: Susanne Sundfør: Ten Love Songs review – brilliant pop from Norwegian megastar . Michael . Hann . The Guardian . 2015-02-12 . 2016-02-05.
58. Web site: It´s OK to Play - Øystein Blix . Norwegian . . 2016-03-07.
59. Web site: Rudresh Mahanthappa: Bird Calls - CD . . 2017-01-02.
60. Web site: Stanley Jordan, Kevin Eubanks – Duets . . 2018-03-04.
61. Web site: Nils Økland Band: Kjølvatn . . 2016-02-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160221030546/http://www.grappa.no/en/ecm/nils-okland-band-kjolvatn/ . 2016-02-21 . dead .
62. Web site: Daniel Herskedal - Slow Eastbound Train . . 2017-01-05.
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117. News: Simon Flem Devold er død . Solfrid . Vartdal . . 2015-05-21 . 2017-04-29.
118. News: Marcus Belgrave, Famed Detroit Jazz Trumpeter, Dies at 78 . Alex . Stedman . . 2015-05-24 . 2016-04-11.
119. News: Slim Richey 1938-2015: Austin’s jazz maverick peaces out . Kevin . Curtin . . 2015-06-01 . 2016-04-15.
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