2012 in Norwegian music



The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2012 in Norwegian music.

January

 * 25 – Bodø Jazz Open started in Bodø (January 25–28).
 * 27
 * Nordlysfestivalen started in Tromsø (January 27 – February 4).
 * Inga Juuso (vocals) was awarded the Nordlysprisen 2012 at Nordlysfestivalen.

February

 * 1 – The Polarjazz Festival 2012 started in Longyearbyen (February 1 – 5).
 * 2 – Kristiansund Opera Festival opened (February 2 – 18).

March

 * 9 – Narvik Winter Festival started (March 9 – 18).
 * 30 – Vossajazz started in Voss (March 30 – April 2).
 * 31
 * Sigrid Moldestad was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2012.
 * Karl Seglem performs the commissioned work Som Spor at Vossajazz.

April

 * 25 – SoddJazz 2012 started in Inderøy Municipality, Nord-Trøndelag (April 25–29).

May

 * 5 – Mathias Eick Quintet was recipient of the BMW Welt Jazz Award 2012.
 * 23
 * Festspillene i Bergen starts (May 23 – June 6)
 * Nattjazz starts in Bergen (May 23 – June 2)

June

 * 14 – Norwegian Wood 2012 started in Oslo (June 14 – 17).
 * 21 – Bergenfest 2012 started in Bergen (June 21–24).

July

 * 4 – Kongsberg Jazzfestival started at Kongsberg (July 4–7).
 * 7 – Ola Kvernberg was recipient of the Kongsberg Jazz Award or DNB.prisen 2012 at the Kongsberg Jazzfestival.
 * 16 – Moldejazz started in Molde with Jon Balke as artist in residence (July 16–21).
 * 17
 * Mopti was awarded the JazzIntro 2012.
 * Anja Eline Skybakmoen was awarded the Jazztalent 2012.
 * Albatrosh was awarded the JazZtipendiat 2012.

August

 * 13
 * Oslo Jazzfestival started in Oslo (August 13–18).
 * Bugge Wesseltoft was recipient of the Ella-prisen 2012 at the Oslo Jazzfestival.

September

 * 6 – Punktfestivalen started in Kristiansand (September 6 – 8).

October

 * 22 – The Ekkofestival started in Bergen (October 22 – November 3).
 * 25 – The Insomnia Festival started in Tromsø (October 25 – 27).
 * 30 – The Oslo World Music Festival started in Oslo (October 30 – November 4).

November

 * 14 – The Vardø Blues Festival (Blues i Vintermørket) started (November 14 – 18).
 * 15 – The 7th Barents Jazz, Tromsø International Jazz Festival started (November 15 – 18).

December

 * 11 – The Nobel Peace Prize Concert was held at Telenor Arena.

January

 * 27
 * The Well by Tord Gustavsen Quartet (ECM Records).
 * Klangkammer 1 by Stian Omenås.

February

 * 10 – The Death Defying Unicorn by Motorpsycho and Ståle Storløkken (Rune Grammofon).

April

 * 27 – Andrea Kvintett by Andrea Rydin Berge.

May

 * 8 – Reminder by Pixel (Cuneiform Records).
 * 11
 * Cabin Music by Ballrogg
 * Northern Arc by Northern Arc

August

 * 27 – Neck of the Woods by Marius Neset and Daniel Herskedal (Edition Records).

September

 * 7 – Atlantis by Elephant9, with Reine Fiske (Rune Grammofon).
 * 14 – Möya Og Myten by Eplemøya Songlag (Anja Eline Skybakmoen, Liv Ulvik, Wenche Losnegård)

October

 * 14 – Her Name and Mine – The Oslo Recordings by Fredrik Mikkelsen and Pernille Koch (Little Blue Records).

November

 * 9 – Dream Logic by Eivind Aarset (ECM Records).
 * 16 – Noctilucent by Espen Berg (Atterklang – AKLANG306).

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 * Andrea Kvintett by Andrea Kvintett.

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 * Mari Kvien Brunvoll by Mari Kvien Brunvoll.

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 * Spinnaker by Winther – Storm.

New Artists

 * LidoLido received the Spellemannprisen award, as 'Best newcomer of the year 2012', for the album Pretty Girls & Grey Sweaters and was with that also recipient of the Gramo grant.
 * Mopti was awarded the 2012 'JazzIntro' by the Norwegian Jazz Associations at the Moldejazz, July 17, 2012.

Deaths

 * January
 * 4 – Totti Bergh, jazz saxophonist (born 1935).
 * 31 – Anders Eikås, rock drummer, Honningbarna (car accident) (born 1992).


 * February
 * 13 – Nils Grinde, classical organist, musicologist, and theatre historian (born 1927)
 * 22 – Eivin One Pedersen, jazz accordionist and pianist (born 1956).


 * March
 * 15 – Edvard Hagerup Bull, contemporary classical composer (born 1922).


 * April
 * 30 – Finn Benestad, musicologist (born 1929)


 * May
 * 13 – Trond Bråthen alias "Trondr Nefas", black metal singer and guitarist, Urgehal (born 1977).


 * June
 * 26 – Harry W. Kvebæk, classical trumpeter and academic (born 1925).


 * November
 * 3
 * Anne-Lise Berntsen, operatic soprano singer (born 1943).
 * Odd Børretzen, author and folk singer, pneumonia (born 1926).
 * 15 – Frode Thingnæs, jazz trombonist and bandleader, complications from a heart attack (born 1940).
 * 26 – Per Tveit, classical pianist and composer (born 1951)