2011 in Norwegian music

Events

January

• 26 – The very first Bodø Jazz Open started in Bodø.
• 28
• * Nordlysfestivalen started in Tromsø.
• * Marit Sandvik was awarded the Nordlysprisen 2011 at Nordlysfestivalen.

  February

• 3 – The Polarjazz Festival 2011 started in Longyearbyen.
• 9 – Kristiansund Opera Festival opened.

  March

April

• 15 – Vossajazz starts in Voss.
• 16
• * Mari Kvien Brunvoll was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2011.
• * Mathias Eick performs the commissioned work Voss at Vossajazz
• 27
• * Bergenfest 2011 started in Bergen.
• * SoddJazz 2011 started in Inderøy, Nord-Trøndelag.

  May

• 25
• * The start of Bergen International Music Festival Festspillene i Bergen.
• * Nattjazz starts in Bergen.
• 29 – Jacob Koranyi was awarded the Norwegian Soloist Prize 2011 during Festspillene i Bergen.

  June

• 9 – Norwegian Wood 2011 started in Oslo, Norway.

  July

• 18 – Moldejazz starts in Molde.

  August

• 10 – Sildajazz starts in Haugesund.
• 12 – Marius Neset is awarded the Sildajazzprisen 2011.
• 15 – Oslo Jazzfestival started.

  September

• 1 – Punktfestivalen started in Kristiansand.
• 15 – The Ekkofestival started in Bergen.

  October

• 20 – The Insomnia Festival started in Tromsø.
• 27 – Marius Neset performs at 'Nasjonal Jazzscene' with the band 'Marius Neset Golde Xplosion' as part of the award 'jazZtipendiat' 2011, including with Magnus Hjort, Peter Eldh, and Martin France.

  November

• 2 – The Oslo World Music Festival started in Oslo, Norway.
• 9 – The Vardø Blues Festival started.
• 17 – The 6th Barents Jazz, Tromsø International Jazz Festival started.

  December

• 11 – The Nobel Peace Prize Concert was held at Telenor Arena.
• 18 – Eldbjørg Raknes was awarded the 2011 Buddyprisen

  Albums released

January

February

• 7 – Glossolalia by Sigbjørn Apeland
• 18 – Viscera by Jenny Hval

  March

• 11
• * Elastics by Ole Mathisen, Per Mathisen and Paolo Vinaccia.
• * Uleste Bøker Og Utgåtte Sko by Oslo Ess
• 18 – Jeg Vil Hjem Til Menneskene by Susanna Wallumrød
• 25
• * For Flowers, Cars And Merry Wars by Huntsville
• * La Alarmane Gå by Honningbarna

  April

• 4 – The Shining Of Things by Hanne Boel
• 8 – Roadwork Vol. 4 – Intrepid Skronk by Motorpsycho
• 8 – Early Piano Music by Ketil Bjørnstad
• 15
• * Golden Xplosion by Marius Neset
• * Lysøen – Hommage À Ole Bull by Nils Økland / Sigbjørn Apeland
• * A Day at The Opera by Ivar Antonsen.
• 19 – Pressure by Splashgirl

  May

• 24 – Sounds and Sights by In The Country

  June

• 15 – Nord by Tore Johansen, with guest Odd Børretzen reciting ”Nord” by Rolf Jacobsen

  July

• 31 – Release of Tension by Jostein Gulbrandsen Trio.

  August

• 19 – Ha! by Humcrush with Sidsel Endresen
• 22 – Splashgirl/Huntsville: Split by Splashgirl/Huntsville

  September

• 2 – SkyDive by Mats Eilertsen
• 16 – The Attic by Hayden Powell
• 17 – How High is the Sky by Kjersti Stubø.
• 23
• * Shoot! by Hedvig Mollestad Trio
• * Yr by Ragnhild Hemsing
• 30
• * Liarbird by Ola Kvernberg, the commissioned work, live from Moldejazz 2010.
• * Fine Together by Roger Johansen feat. Georg Riedel

  October

• 10 – Blackwood by Bjørn Berge
• 14 – Ingen Hverdag by Valkyrien Allstars
• 14 – Alle Skal Få by Stian Around A Hill
• 21 – Yonkers by Albatrosh
• 21 – The Coarse Sand & The Names We Wrote by Jon Eberson Group

  November

• 9 – Live at the BBC by Elephant9
• 11 – Alle Snakker Sant by Siri Nilsen
• 11 – Unemployed by Alog
• 18 – Here Comes Everybody by Atomic.
• 21 – Scent Of Soil by Scent Of Soil

  December

• 2
• * Songs by Bugge Wesseltoft
• * Stillness by Hildegunn Øiseth

  Unknown date

• Gabriel Fliflet: Åresong

• JøKleBa: Jøkleba! / Nu Jøk?

• Mural: Live At The Rothko Chapel with Ingar Zach, Kim Myhr and Jim Denley

• Petter Wettre & Audun Kleive: The Only Way To Travel 2

  New Artists

• Jonas Alaska received the Spellemannprisen award, as 'Best newcomer of the year 2011', for the album Jonas Alaska and was with that also recipient of the Gramo grant.
• Hanna Paulsberg Concept was awarded the 2011 'Young Nordic Jazz Comets' by the Scandinavian Jazz Associations at the Jazz club Fasching in Stockholm, September 10, 2011.

  Deaths

• 24 – Audun Tylden, record producer

• 3 – Eline Nygaard Riisnæs, classical pianist and musicologist.

• 10 – Børt-Erik Thoresen, television host and folk singer.
• 22 – Eyvind Solås, classical pianist, composer, actor, and program host.
• 24 – Dag Stokke, rock keyboarder, TNT, church organist and mastering engineer, cancer.

• 31 – Sølvi Wang, pop and folk singer and actress.

• 2 – Paul Weeden, American-born jazz guitarist
• 24 – Harald Johnsen, bassist, heart attack,.

• 4 – Hilde Heltberg, pop and folk singer songwriter, cancer.

• 1 – Siss Hartmann, pop and musical singer

  Seed also

• 2011 in Norway
• Music of Norway
• Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011