Kids in Jazz explained
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Status: | Active |
Date: | Mid August |
Frequency: | Annually |
Location: | Oslo |
Country: | Norway |
Years Active: | 2012 - present |
First: | Founded 2011 |
Founder Name: | Odd André Elveland |
Kids in Jazz (established 2012 in Norway) is an international jazz festival where children perform. The festival takes place in August, with concerts on numerous stages in Oslo.
Biography
Kids in Jazz was initiated as a cooperation project, involving Improbasen, Sapporo Junior Jazz School, Nasjonal Jazzscene, Oslo Jazzfestival, and Barnas Jazzhus. Once established, the festival demonstrated an international need for a meeting place for the youngest jazztalents and their tutors. In 2013 more countries joined, including Austria, Ukraine and Japan.
In 2014 Kids in Jazz established a cooperation with the official organizations for jazz in Denmark (JazzDanmark) and Sweden (Svensk Jazz). Kids in Jazz 2014 presented several concerts featuring young performers from Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, Austria and Japan.In 2014 the founder of Kids in Jazz Odd André Elveland received the award Ella-prisen for his work with children and jazz.
Profile
The aim of the festival is to give children around the world an opportunity to develop their talent, by performing and by meeting other kids with the same passion for music. Many of the young talents presented during Kids in jazz, are likely to be found in the next generation of international jazz performers.
References
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Notes and References
- http://jazzinorge.no/2012/08/11/jazzfestival-for-unge-jazztalenter/ Kids in Jazz 2012 - Jazzinorge.no
- http://www.ballade.no/sak/kids-in-jazz/ Kids in Jazz 2012 - Ballade.no
- http://www.aktivioslo.no/hvaskjer/barnas-jazzfestival-kids-jazz/ Kids in Jazz 2012 - AktiviOslo.no
- http://norway.mfa.gov.ua/en/press-center/news/6368-u-norvegiji-prohodiv-mizhnarodnij-muzichnij-festivaly-kids-in-jazz/ Ukrainian Embassy in Norway on Kids in Jazz - Norway.mfa.gov.ua
- http://nasjonaljazzscene.no/arrangement/kids-in-jazz/ Kids in Jazz 2014 - NasjonalJazzscene.no
- http://www.visitnorway.com/no/product/?pid=218065 Kids in Jazz at The International Museum of Children's Art - VisitNorway.com
- http://kultoslo.no/-/event/show/543387_kids-in-jazz-paa-barnekunstmuseet/7733635?ref=checkpoint Kids in Jazz at The International Museum of Children's Art - Kultoslo.no
- http://nordicblacktheatre.no/2014/06/19/kids-in-jazz-2014/ Kids in Jazz, Closing concert 2014 - NordicBlackTheatre.no
- http://www.oblad.no/underholdning/gleder-seg-til-jazzfestival-og-besok-fra-japan-1.7405209?localLinksEnabled=false/ Improbasen and Kids in Jazz - Oblad.no
- http://www.go-sjf.com/report/SJF2012.pdf The 2012 Official Official Report from Sapporo Junior Jazzschool, report from Kids in Jazz on pages 57-59 - SJF.com
- http://www.norway.or.jp/norwayandjapan/culture/music/sapporojazzschool_oslo/#.VBQbpPl_u-a Norwegian Embassy in Japan on Kids in Jazz 2012 - Norway.or.jp (in Japanese)
- http://nasjonaljazzscene.no/2013/08/10/kids-in-jazzfestivalen/ Kids in Jazz 2013 - NasjonalJazzscene.no
- http://jazzinorge.no/2013/08/09/kids-in-jazz-festival-i-helgen/ Kids in Jazz 2013 - Jazzinorge.no
- http://keepitswinging.blogspot.no/2014/04/way-down-yonder-in-new-orleans.html Kids in Jazz 2013 - Video featuring kids from Ukraine, Norway and Japan - Keepitswinging.blogspot.no
- http://www.jazzdanmark.dk/da/nyheder/jazzcamp-piger-til-oslo/ Jazzcamp-piger til Oslo - JazzDanmark.dk
- http://jazzinorge.no/2014/08/12/ella-prisen-til-elveland/ About the award Ella-prisen 2014 - Jazzinorge.no
- http://jazzinorge.no/2012/02/23/improbasen-unge-jazzutovere-i-sentrum/ Improbasen - Jazzinorge.no (Øistein Lorange Meyer, 2012)
- http://vestnorsk.jazzinorge.no/2014/03/25/barnas-jazzuker-22-mars-5-april/ Improbasen, Cultural Exchange project - Vestnorsk.Jazzinorge.no
- http://www.svenskjazz.se/index.php/en/component/content/article/196-nyheter/644-insikter-och-laerdomar-fran-den-europeiska-jazzkonferensen-i-trondheim/ Improbasen at Europe Jazz Network General Assembly 2013 - SvenskJazz.se
- http://www.jazzdanmark.dk/en/nyheder/jazzcamp-girls-oslo/ Jazzcamp for girls - JazzDanmark.dk
- http://www.tagblatt.ch/ostschweiz/thurgau/romanshorn/tz-ro/Sophie-steht-in-Oslo-im-Rampenlicht;art123832,3804481 Barnas Jazzhus, Cultural Exchange, interview with Swiss trombone kid - Tagblatt.ch
- http://www.tagblatt.ch/ostschweiz/stgallen/stadtstgallen/tb-sr/Mit-der-Trompete-nach-Oslo;art190,3794212 Barnas Jazzhus, Cultural Exchange, interview with Swiss trumpet kid - Tagblatt.ch