1979 in Norwegian music

The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1979 in Norwegian music.

April

 * 6 – The 6th Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (April 6 – 8).

May

 * 23
 * The 27th Bergen International Festival started in Bergen, Norway (May 23 – June 6).
 * The 7th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 23 – June 6).

August

 * 26 – The 11th Kalvøyafestivalen started at Kalvøya near by Oslo.

Unknown date
A
 * Bjørn Alterhaug
 * Moments (Arctic Records)

E
 * Jan Eggum
 * En Sang Fra Vest (CBS Records)
 * En Natt Forbi (CBS Records)

K
 * Egil Kapstad
 * Til Jorden (ECM) with poems by Rolf Jacobsen.
 * Karin Krog
 * Cloud Line Blue (Bluebell Records), with John Surman

N
 * Lillebjørn Nilsen
 * Live At Sioux Falls South Dakota! (Skandisk Records), with Steinar Ofsdal
 * Oslo 3 (Skandisk Records)

R
 * Inger Lise Rypdal
 * Inger Lise Rypdal (RCA Victor)
 * Terje Rypdal
 * Terje Rypdal / Miroslav Vitous / Jack DeJohnette (Zarepta Records)

S
 * Øystein Sunde
 * Hærtata Hørt (Philips Records)

T
 * Jahn Teigen
 * En Dags Pause (RCA Victor)
 * Klar Dag / Instamatik (RCA Victor)
 * Mentalkrem (RCA Victor)
 * Radka Toneff
 * It Don't Come Easy (Zarepta Records)

Deaths

 * January
 * 28 – Elling Enger, composer (born 1905).


 * March
 * 7 – Klaus Egge, composer and music critic (born 1906).


 * April
 * 3 – Ernst Glaser, violinist, orchestra conductor and music teacher (born 1904).


 * October
 * 24 – Trygve Lindeman, cellist and the head of the Oslo Conservatory of Music (born 1896).

Births

 * January
 * 1 – Anders Danielsen Lie, actor, musician and medical doctor.
 * 4 – Audun Ellingsen, jazz upright bassist.
 * 24 – Anita Auglend, black metal singer (The Sins of Thy Beloved).


 * February
 * 12 – Eth Eonel, singer, songwriter, and producer.


 * March
 * 4 – Stein Urheim, jazz guitarist and composer.
 * 10 – Ragnhild Furebotten, fiddler, folk musician and composer
 * 20 – Robert Post, singer-songwriter.
 * 24 – Jostein Hasselgård, pop singer.


 * April
 * 2 – Stian Westerhus, jazz guitarist.
 * 12 – Thomas Dybdahl, singer/songwriter.
 * 20 – Kenneth Kapstad, prog rock drummer.
 * 25 – Martin Sjølie, pianist, songwriter and record producer.


 * May
 * 4 – Magnus Loddgard, orchestra conductor, pianist and vocal coach.
 * 6 – Jan Erik Mikalsen, contemporary composer.
 * 8
 * Alf Wilhelm Lundberg, jazz guitarist, pianist, and composer.
 * Ole Morten Vågan, jazz upright bassist.
 * 16 – Hermund Nygård, jazz drummer and composer.
 * 22 – Christer-André Cederberg, music producer, mixer, audio engineer, and musician.


 * June
 * 23 – Susanna Wallumrød, singer, pianist and composer.
 * 26 – Mathias Eick, Norwegian trumpeter.


 * July
 * 8 – Noora Noor, neo soul singer.
 * 24 – Heidi Skjerve, jazz singer and composer.


 * August
 * 1 – Bjørn Vidar Solli, jazz guitarist, vocalist, and composer.
 * 3 – Maria Haukaas Mittet, pop singer.
 * 10 – Ove Alexander Billington, jazz pianist and composer.


 * October
 * 2 – Peter Espevoll, death metal vocalist (Extol).
 * 19 – Ingunn Ringvold, roots singer, musician and songwriter.
 * 14 – Marcus Paus, composer.


 * November
 * 3 – Sampda Sharma, singer and actress.
 * 18 – Einar Selvik, black metal drummer (Gorgoroth).


 * December
 * 6 – Ørjan Matre, contemporary composer.
 * 10 – Tora Augestad, singer and actor.
 * 20 – Benedikte Shetelig Kruse, singer and actor.
 * 27 – Hanne Sørvaag, singer and songwriter.


 * Unknown date
 * Espen Reinertsen, jazz saxophonist, flutist, and composer.