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2012 in Norwegian music

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The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2012 in Norwegian music.
(Go to LAST YEAR or NEXT YEAR in Norwegian music.)

Contents

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 avwarded Vossajazzprisen 2012.
  • Karl Seglem performs the commissioned work Som Spor at Vossajazz.

    • April

  • 25 – SoddJazz 2012 started in Inderøy, 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, Norway (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).

    • 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).

    • March

  • 2 – Numb, Number by BOL, with Westerhus / Snah (Gigafon).

    • 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).

    • Unknown date

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  • Andrea Kvintett by Andrea Kvintett.

    • B

  • Mari Kvien Brunvoll by Mari Kvien Brunvoll.

    • W

  • 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 (76), jazz saxophonist.
  • 31 – Anders Eikås (20), rock drummer of Honningbarna (car accident).
    • March
  • 15 – Edvard Hagerup Bull (89), composer.
    • May
  • 13 – Trond Bråthen alias "Trondr Nefas" (35), singer and guitarist of the black metal band Urgehal (the cause of death is still unknown).
    • June
  • 26 – Harry W. Kvebæk (87), classical trumpeter and academic.
    • November
  • 3
  • Anne-Lise Berntsen (69), soprano singer.
  • Odd Børretzen (85), author and folk singer (pneumonia).
  • 15 – Frode Thingnæs (72), jazz trombonist and bandleader (complications from a heart attack).

    • Seed also

  • 2012 in Norway

    • References

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