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Jazz
If the country's jazz festivals ( Click here ) are any indication, Norway has a thriving jazz
scene, with world-class festivals held throughout the year and all over the country.
Jazz saxophonist Jan Garbarek is one of the most enduring Norwegian jazz personalities
and is one of the biggest names on the international stage, quite apart from his fame within
Norway.Hisworkdrawsonclassical,folkandworld-musicinfluencesandhehasrecorded
30 albums, some including collaborations with renowned artists across a range of genres.
His 1994 Officium, with its echoes of Gregorian chants, did well in the pop charts across
Europe,whilehis2005 In Praise of Dreams receivedaGrammynomination.Hisdaughter,
Anja Garbarek, is seen as one of the most exciting and innovative performers on the Nor-
wegian jazz scene, bringing pop and electronica into the mix.
Jazz Festivals
» Polar Jazz, Longyearbyen
» Vossajazz, Voss
» May Jazz, Stavanger
» Night Jazz (Nattjazz), Bergen
» Kongsberg Jazz, Kongsberg
» Moldejazz, Molde
» Canal Street Jazz & Blues, Arendal
» International Jazz, Oslo
» Silda Jazz, Haugesund
» Lillehammer Jazz, Lillehammer
Other well-known performers include the pianist Bugge Wesseltoft, saxophonist Trygve
Seim, accordion player Frode Haltli, drummer Jon Christensen, guitarist Terje Rypdal,
percussionist Paal Nilssen-Love, bassist Ingebrigt Håker Flaten, trumpeter Nils Petter
Molvaer, and female jazz singers Solveig Slettahjell, Sidsel Endresen and Karin Krog. Su-
persilent, the Christian Wallumrod Ensemble and the cutting-edge Jaga Jazzist rank among
Norway'sbest-loved jazz groups.Jazzbasen ( www.jazzbasen.no/index_eng.html ) ,the in-
ternet's true home of Norwegian jazz, covers festivals and has an extensive list of jazz
artists to watch out for.
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