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2014 in Norwegian music

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The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2014 in Norwegian music.
(Go to LAST YEAR or NEXT YEAR in Norwegian music.)

Contents

January

  • 16 – Ice Music Festival 2014 started in Geilo (January 16–19).
  • 22 – Bodø Jazz Open started in Bodø (January 22–26).
  • 24
  • Nordlysfestivalen started in Tromsø (January 24 - February 2).
  • Anne-Lise Sollied Allemano (soprano) was awarded the Nordlysprisen 2014 at Nordlysfestivalen.
  • 30 – Kristiansund Opera Festival opened (January 30 - February 15).

    • February

  • 5 – The Polarjazz Festival 2014 started in Longyearbyen (February 5 - 9).

    • March

  • 14 – Narvik Winter Festival started (March 14 - 23).

    • April

  • 11 – Vossajazz started at Voss (April 11–13).
  • 12
  • Sigbjørn Apeland was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2014.
  • Mats Eilertsen performed the commissioned work Rubicon for Vossajazz 2014.
  • 16 – Inferno Metal Festival 2014 started in Oslo (April 16–19).
  • 23 – SoddJazz 2014 started in Inderøy, Nord-Trøndelag (April 23–27).

    • May

  • 21 – The Festspillene i Bergen started (May 21 – June 4).
  • 22 – Nattjazz started in Bergen (May 22 – 31)

    • June

  • 10 – Norwegian Wood 2014 started in Oslo, Norway (June 10–14).
  • 11 – Bergenfest 2014 started in Bergen, Norway (June 11–15).

    • July

  • 2 – Kongsberg Jazzfestival started at Kongsberg (July 2–5).
  • 5 – Mathias Eick was recipient of the Kongsberg Jazz Award or DNB.prisen 2014 at the Kongsberg Jazzfestival.
  • 10 – Stavernfestivalen 2015 started in Stavern (July 10–12).
  • 14 – Moldejazz started in Molde with Sidsel Endresen as artist in residence (July 14–19).
  • 15 – Monkey Plot was awarded the JazzIntro 2014.

    • August

  • 11 – Oslo Jazzfestival started in Oslo (August 11–16).
  • 12 – Odd André Elveland was recipient of the Ella-prisen 2014 at the Oslo Jazzfestival.

    • September

  • 4 – The Punktfestivalen started in Kristiansand (September 4–6).
  • 10 – Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival 2014 starts in Oslo (September 10–20).
  • 17 – Nordic Music Days 2014 started in Oslo (September 17–20), hosted by the Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival for the Norwegian Society of Composers.

    • October

  • 17 – The Ekkofestival started in Bergen (October 17–25).

    • January

  • 6 – Fly North by Jan Gunnar Hoff (Losen Records).
  • 10 – Chron by Arve Henriksen (Rune Grammofon).
  • 17 – Extended Circle by Tord Gustavsen Quartet (ECM Records).
  • 27 – Valencia by Hildegunn Øiseth (Losen Records)

    • March

  • 7 Behind The Sun by Motorpsycho with Reine Fiske (Rune Grammofon).
  • 28 Maelstrom by Stian Westerhus & Pale Horses (Rune Grammofon).

    • April

  • 7 – Chet På Norsk / Ei Som Deg by Baker Hansen.
  • 11 – Enfant Terrible by Hedvig Mollestad Trio.
  • 25 – Lion by Marius Neset.

    • August

  • 22 – The Nature Of Connections by Arve Henriksen.

    • September

  • 19 – Som Spor by Karl Seglem.

    • October

  • 3 – Universal Cycle by Eple Trio
  • 17
  • Innocent Play by Bjørn Alterhaug Quintet (Ponca Jazz Records).
  • Skogenes Sang by In the Country & Frida Ånnevik
  • 24
  • A passion for John Donne by Ketil Bjørnstad
  • World Of Glass by Terje Isungset & Arve Henriksen (All Ice Records).

    • November

  • 7
  • Bonita by Sidsel Endresen & Stian Westerhus (Rune Grammofon)
  • Night Owl by Albatrosh (Rune Grammofon)
  • 21 – Diving by Ellen Andrea Wang (Propeller Recordings).
  • 28 – Feeling // Emotion by Kristoffer Eikrem & Kjetil Jerve (NorCD).

    • December

  • 5 – Den Tredje Dagen by Parallax.

    • Unknown date

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  • Switch by Nils Petter Molvær (Okhe).

    • New Artists

  • Emilie Nicolas received the Spellemannprisen award, as 'Best newcomer of the year 2014', for the album Like I’m A Warrior and was with that also recipient of the Gramo grant.
  • Monkey Plot was awarded the 2014 JazzIntro at the Moldejazz, July 15, 2014.

    • Deaths

    August
  • 15 – Svein Nymo, violinist and composer (61).
  • 19 – Kåre Kolberg, composer (78).
  • 23 – Inga Juuso, singer and actress (68).
  • 29 – Jan Groth, singer (Aunt Mary, Just 4 Fun), cancer (68).
    • October
  • 10 – Olav Dale, saxophonist, composer and orchestra leader (55).
    • December
  • 8 – Knut Nystedt, composer (99).
  • 12 – John Persen, composer (73).

    • Seed also

  • 2014 in Norway
  • Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014
  • Spellemannprisen

    • References

    2014 in Norwegian music Wikipedia
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