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This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 2015.

Contents

January

  • 21 – The 4th Bodø Jazz Open started in Bodø, Norway (January 21 – 24).
  • 23 – The 34th annual Djangofestival started on Cosmopolite in Oslo, Norway (January 23 – 24).

    • February

  • 5
  • The 17th Polarjazz Festival started in Longyearbyen, Svalbard (February 5 – 8).
  • The 10th Ice Music Festival started in Geilo, Norway (February 5 – 8).

    • March

  • 6 – The 11th Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival started in Jakarta, Indonesia (March 6 – 8).
  • 27 – The 42nd Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (March 27 – 29).
  • 28
  • Thea Hjelmeland was avwarded Vossajazzprisenprisen 2015 for the album Solar Plexus.
  • Live Maria Roggen performs the commissioned work Apukaluptein at Vossajazz.

    • April

  • 23 – The 21st SoddJazz started in Inderøy, Norway (April 23 – 27).
  • 30 – The International Jazz Day.

    • May

  • 5 – The 27th MaiJazz started in Stavanger, Norway (May 5 – 10).
  • 6 – The 11th AnJazz started in Hamar, Norway (May 6 – 9).
  • 7
  • Julie Dahle Aagård played at Uhørt in Oslo, Norway.
  • Lisa Ekdahl play at Rockefeller in Oslo, Norway.
  • Bergen Big Band with Gabriel Fliflet and Ole Hamre played at Sardinen USF in Bergen, Norway.
  • The 37th Trondheim Jazz Festival started in Trondheim, Norway (May 7 – 10).
  • 8
  • Per Mathisen Trio played at Draaben Bar in Sandefjord, Norway.
  • Hanna Paulsberg Concept / Soil Collectors / MOPO played at Victoria - Nasjonal Jazzscene Oslo, Norway.
  • 10 – Kampenjazz: Anja Eline Skybakmoen played at Cafeteatret Oslo, Norway.
  • 15 – Per Mathisen Trio played at Victoria - National Jazz Scene in Oslo, Norway.
  • 16 – Farmers Market played at Victoria - National Jazz Scene in Oslo, Norway.
  • 22
  • The 44th Moers Festival starts in Moers, Germany (May 22 – 25)
  • Eivind Opsvik Overseas played at Victoria - National Jazz Scene in Oslo, Norway.
  • 23 – Beady Belle played at Victoria - National Jazz Scene in Oslo, Norway.
  • 28
  • The 43rd Nattjazz 2015 started in Bergen, Norway (May 28 – June 6)
  • Bergen Big Band was the very first recipients of Olav Dale's Memorial Award at the opening of Nattjazz 2015.

    • June

  • 17 – The 27th Jazz Fest Wien started in Vienna, Austria (June 26 – July 11).
  • 26 – The 35th Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Montreal, Canada (June 26 – July 5).

    • July

  • 1
  • The 51st Kongsberg Jazzfestival started at Kongsberg, Norway (July 1 – 4).
  • Ellen Andrea Wang was recipient of the Kongsberg Jazz Award or DNB.prisen 2015 at the Kongsberg Jazzfestival.
  • 2
  • The 15th Stavernfestivalen started in Stavern, Norway (July 2 – 4).
  • The 25th JazzBaltica starts in Schloss Salzau close to Kiel, Germany (July 2 – 5).
  • 3
  • The 37th Copenhagen Jazz Festival started in Copenhagen, Denmark (July 3 – 12).
  • The 49th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (July 3 – 18).
  • 7 – The 68th Nice Jazz Festival started in Nice, France (July 7 – 12).
  • 10 – The 40th North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, The Netherlands (July 10 – 12).
  • 11
  • The 27th Aarhus Jazz Festival started in Aarhus, Denmark (July 11 – 18).
  • The 50th Pori Jazz Festival started in Pori, Finland (July 11 – 19).
  • 13 – The 55th Moldejazz started in Molde, Norway with Mats Gustafsson as artist in residence (July 13 – 18).
  • 16 – Jan Ole Otnæs received the 2015 Molderosen at Moldejazz.
  • 22 – The 20th Canal Street started in Arendal, Norway (July 22 – 25).
  • 31 – The 59th Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (July 31 – August 2).

    • August

  • 5 – The 29th Sildajazz 2015 started in Haugesund, Norway (August 5 – 9).
  • 6 – The 21st Hemnesjazz 2015 started in Hemnesberget, Norway (August 6 – 9).
  • 8 – The 4th Kids in Jazz 2015 festival started in Oslo, Norway as part of the Oslo Jazzfestival (August 8 – 12).
  • 10 – The 30th Oslo Jazzfestival started in Oslo, Norway (August 10 – 15).
  • 11 – The 17th Øyafestivalen started in Oslo, Norway (August 11 – 15).
  • 12 – Anneli Drecker played at Øyafestivalen.

    • September

  • 3 – The 11th Punktfestivalen started in Kristiansand, Norway (September 3 – 5).
  • 18 – The 58th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 18 – 20).

    • October

  • 9 – The 32nd Stockholm Jazz Festival started in Stockholm, Sweden (October 9 – 18).

    • November

  • 13 – The 24th London Jazz Festival started in London, England (November 13 – 22).

    • December

  • 29 – The 10th RIBBEjazz started in Lillestrøm, Norway.

    • Deaths

    February
  • 21 – Clark Terry (94), American trumpeter.
  • 22 – Erik Amundsen (78), Norwegian upright-bassist.
    • March
  • 21 – Jørgen Ingmann, (89), Danish guitarist.
    • May
  • 14 – B.B. King (89), American guitarist.
  • 20 – Bob Belden (58), American saxophonist.
  • 23 – Marcus Belgrave (78), American trumpeter.
  • 31 – Slim Richey (77), American guitarist.
    • June
  • 11 – Ornette Coleman, American saxophonist (85).
  • 12 – Monica Lewis (93), American singer and actress.
  • 21 – Gunther Schuller (89), American composer, conductor, and horn player.
    • September
  • 29 – Phil Woods (83), American saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader and composer.
    • October
  • 9 – Larry Rosen (75), American drummer, entrepreneur, and music producer.
  • 22 – Mark Murphy (83), American singer.
    • November
  • 5 – Nora Brockstedt, Norwegian singer (92).
  • 25 – Svein Christiansen, Norwegian drummer (74).
    • Desember
  • 31 – Natalie Cole (65), American singer, songwriter, and actress (congestive heart failure).

    • References

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