2010 in Norwegian music

The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2010 in Norwegian music.
(Go to LAST YEAR or NEXT YEAR in Norwegian music.)

Events

January

• 29
  • Nordlysfestivalen started in Tromsø (January 29 - February 6).^[1]
  • Bodvar Moe (bass) was awarded the Nordlysprisen 2010 at Nordlysfestivalen.^[2]

February

• 3 – The Polarjazz Festival 2010 started in Longyearbyen (February 3 - 7).^[3]
• 4 – Kristiansund Opera Festival opened (February 4 - 20).^[4]

March

• 26 Vossajazz started in Voss (April 26–28).^[5]
• 27 Stein Urheim was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2010.^[6]
• 27 Karin Krog and John Surman performs the commissioned work Songs about this and that for Vossajazz 2010.^[7]

April

• 28
  • Bergenfest 2010 started in Bergen (April 28 - May 1).^[8]
  • SoddJazz 2010 started in Inderøy, Nord-Trøndelag (April 28 - May 2).^[9]

May

• 26
  • The start of Bergen International Music Festival Festspillene i Bergen 2010 (May 26 - June 7).^[10]
  • Nattjazz 2010 started in Bergen (May 26 - June 5).^[11]

June

• 10 – Norwegian Wood 2010 started in Oslo, Norway (June 10 – 13).^[12]

July

• 19 – Moldejazz started in Molde (July 19–24).^[13]

August

• 11 – Sildajazz starts in Haugesund (August 11–15).^[14]
• 16 – Oslo Jazzfestival started (August 16 – 22).^[15]

September

• 2 – Punktfestivalen started in Kristiansand (September 2 - 4).^[16]

Albums released

January

• 11 – I.S. by Tore Johansen featuring Steve Swallow (Inner Ear).^[17]
• 18 – Heavy Metal Fruit by Motorpsycho (Stickman Records, Rune Grammofon).^[18][19]

March

• 1 – Just What the World Needs by Mads Eriksen (MTG Music).^[20]

April

• 16 – Crime Scene by Terje Rypdal & Bergen Big Band (ECM Records).^[21]
• 19 – Live Extracts by Eivind Aarset's Sonic Codex Orchestra (ECM Records).^[22]

July

• 6 – Kvelertak by Kvelertak^[23]

September

• 20 – Jan Garbarek and The Hilliard Ensemble: Officium Novum (ECM Records)

October

• 19 – Norwegian Song 3 by Dag Arnesen (Losen Records)^[24]

November

• 1 – Synlige Hjerteslag by Frida Ånnevik^[25]

December

• 16 – License To Chill by keyboardist Haakon Graf with Per Mathisen and Erik Smith (Nordic Records).^[26]

Unknown date

#

A

• Atomic – Theater Tilters Vol 1.^[27]
• Atomic – Theater Tilters Vol 2.^[28]

E

• Eple Trio – In The Clearing / In The Cavern.^[29]

H

• Daniel Herskedal – City Stories.^[30]

New Artists

• Kvelertak received the Spellemannprisen award, as 'Best newcomer of the year 2010', for the album Kvelertak and was with that also recipient of the Gramo grant.^[31]
• Ferner/Juliusson was awarded the 2010 JazzIntro at the Moldejazz, Luly 21, 2010.^[32]

Deaths

January

• 26 – Dag Frøland (64), comedian, singer and variety artist.^[33]

March

• 4 – Amalie Christie (96), pianist.^[34]

April

• 21 – Gustav Lorentzen (62), folk singer and entertainer in Knutsen & Ludvigsen (Cardiac arrest).^[35]

June

• 5 – Arne Nordheim (78), composer.^[36]

July

• 15 – Knut Stensholm (56), drummer in the band Sambandet.^[37]

October

• 5 – Jack Berntsen (69), philologist, songwriter and folk singer.^[38]

Seed also

• 2010 in Norway

References

1. "Nordlysfestivalen 2010" (in Norwegian). TromsoBy.no. Retrieved 2015-04-26.
2. "Nordlysprisen 2010!" (in Norwegian). Høgskolen i Nesna. Retrieved 2015-04-26.
3. "Polarjazz 2010". MIC.no. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
4. "Kristiansund Opera Festival 2010". MIC.no. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
5. "Vossa Jazz 2010" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 2015-04-22.
6. "STEIN & MARI`S DAYDREAM COMMUNITY Stein Urheim, Mari Kvien Brunvoll, Hans Olav Molde. Jazzland". MDT.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
7. "Krog og Surman klare på Voss" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
8. Slater, Luke (2010-05-13). "Bergenfest 2010: The DiS review". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
9. "Soddjazz 2010" (in Norwegian). Soddjazz.no. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
10. "Festspillene åpnet" (in Norwegian). Kongehuset.no. 2010-05-26. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
11. Mosnes, Terje (2010-06-06). "Nattjazz-suksess i Bergen" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
12. "Norwegian Wood 2010". Last.fm. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
13. "Moldejazz 19-24 Juli 2010." (in Norwegian). Moldejazz. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
14. "Sildajazz 2010" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
15. "Oslo Jazz Festival 2010". MIC.no. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
16. "Punktfestivalen 2. – 4. september 2010 i Kristiansand" (in Norwegian). VisitSorlandet.Blogspot.no. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
17. "Tore Johansen (3) Feat. Steve Swallow – I.S.". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
18. "Rune Grammofon News". Rune Grammofon. 2010-06-05. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
19. "Stickman Records". Stickman Records. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
20. "Mads Eriksen – Just What The World Needs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
21. "Terje Rypdal – Crime Scene". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
22. Kelman, John (2012-06-29). "Eivind Aarset & The Sonic Codex – Live Extracts". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
23. "Kvelertak – Kvelertak". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-04-22.
24. Mosnes, Terje (2010-10-28). "«Norwegian Song 3» i fin, ny stil" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved 2015-05-06.
25. "Frida Ånnevik – Synlige Hjerteslag". Tigernet.no. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
26. "Haakon Graf – License To Chill". NordicRecords.no. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
27. "Atomic (2) – Theater Tilters Vol. 1". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
28. "Atomic (2) – Theater Tilters Vol. 2". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
29. "Eple Trio – In The Clearing / In The Cavern". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
30. "Daniel Herskedal". NorCD. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
31. "Kvelertak" (in Norwegian). MorgendagensHelter.no. Retrieved 2015-04-22.
32. Nedrelid, Ole Albrekt (2010-07-21). "Jazzintro 2010" (in Norwegian). JazzINorge.no. Retrieved 2015-04-22.
33. Johansen, Øystein David; Pettersen, Jonas (2010-01-26). "Revykongen Dag Frøland er død". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-02-21.
34. "Amalie Christie". Store Norske Leksikon. 2015-07-15. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
35. Furberg, Kristoffer (2010-04-21). "Gustav Lorentzen døde av hjertestans". Adresseavisa (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-02-21.
36. "Composer Nordheim dead at 78". NewsInEnglish.no. 2010-06-06. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
37. Smevoll, Vegard (2010-07-20). "- Det er veldig trist". Adresseavisa (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-02-21.
38. Berg, Vidar (2010-10-05). "Jack Berntsen døde tirsdag". Avisa Nordland (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-02-21.