2012 in Norwegian music

The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2012 in Norwegian music.
(Go to LAST YEAR or NEXT YEAR in Norwegian music.)

Events

January

• 25 – Bodø Jazz Open started in Bodø (January 25–28).^[1]
• 27
  • Nordlysfestivalen started in Tromsø (January 27 - February 4).^[2]
  • Inga Juuso (vocals) was awarded the Nordlysprisen 2012 at Nordlysfestivalen.^[3]

February

• 1 – The Polarjazz Festival 2012 started in Longyearbyen (February 1 - 5).^[4]
• 2 – Kristiansund Opera Festival opened (February 2 - 18).^[5]

March

• 9 – Narvik Winter Festival started (March 9 - 18).^[6]
• 30 – Vossajazz started in Voss (March 30 - April 2).^[7]
• 31
  • Sigrid Moldestad was avwarded Vossajazzprisen 2012.^[8]
  • Karl Seglem performs the commissioned work Som Spor at Vossajazz.^[9]

April

• 25 – SoddJazz 2012 started in Inderøy, Nord-Trøndelag (April 25–29).^[10]

May

• 5 – Mathias Eick Quintet was recipient of the BMW Welt Jazz Award 2012.^[11]
• 23
  • Festspillene i Bergen starts (May 23 – June 6)^[12]
  • Nattjazz starts in Bergen (May 23 – June 2)^[13]

June

• 14 – Norwegian Wood 2012 started in Oslo, Norway (June 14 – 17).^[14]
• 21 – Bergenfest 2012 started in Bergen (June 21–24).^[15]

July

• 4 – Kongsberg Jazzfestival started at Kongsberg (July 4–7).^[16]
• 7 – Ola Kvernberg was recipient of the Kongsberg Jazz Award or DNB.prisen 2012 at the Kongsberg Jazzfestival.^[17]
• 16 – Moldejazz started in Molde with Jon Balke as artist in residence (July 16–21).^[18]
• 17
  • Mopti was awarded the JazzIntro 2012.^[19]
  • Anja Eline Skybakmoen was awarded the Jazztalent 2012.^[19]
  • Albatrosh was awarded the JazZtipendiat 2012.^[19]

August

• 13
  • Oslo Jazzfestival started in Oslo (August 13–18).^[20]
  • Bugge Wesseltoft was recipient of the Ella-prisen 2012 at the Oslo Jazzfestival.^[20]

September

• 6 – Punktfestivalen started in Kristiansand (September 6 - 8).^[21]

Albums released

January

• 27
  • The Well by Tord Gustavsen Quartet (ECM Records).^[22]
  • Klangkammer 1 by Stian Omenås.^[23]

February

• 10 – The Death Defying Unicorn by Motorpsycho and Ståle Storløkken (Rune Grammofon).^[24]

March

• 2 – Numb, Number by BOL, with Westerhus / Snah (Gigafon).^[25]

April

• 27 – Andrea Kvintett by Andrea Rydin Berge.^[26]

May

• 8 – Reminder by Pixel (Cuneiform Records).^[27]
• 11
  • Cabin Music by Ballrogg^[28]
  • Northern Arc by Northern Arc^[29]

August

• 27 – Neck of the Woods by Marius Neset and Daniel Herskedal (Edition Records).^[30]

September

• 7 – Atlantis by Elephant9, with Reine Fiske (Rune Grammofon).^[31]
• 14 – Möya Og Myten by Eplemøya Songlag (Anja Eline Skybakmoen, Liv Ulvik, Wenche Losnegård)^[32]

October

• 14 – Her Name and Mine - The Oslo Recordings by Fredrik Mikkelsen and Pernille Koch (Little Blue Records).^[33]

November

• 9 – Dream Logic by Eivind Aarset (ECM Records).^[34]

Unknown date

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A

• Andrea Kvintett by Andrea Kvintett.^[35]

B

• Mari Kvien Brunvoll by Mari Kvien Brunvoll.^[36]

W

• Spinnaker by Winther - Storm.^[37]

New Artists

• LidoLido received the Spellemannprisen award, as 'Best newcomer of the year 2012', for the album Pretty Girls & Grey Sweaters and was with that also recipient of the Gramo grant.^[38]
• Mopti was awarded the 2012 'JazzIntro' by the Norwegian Jazz Associations at the Moldejazz, July 17, 2012.^[39]

Deaths

January

• 4 – Totti Bergh (76), jazz saxophonist.^[40]
• 31 – Anders Eikås (20), rock drummer of Honningbarna (car accident).^[41]

March

• 15 – Edvard Hagerup Bull (89), composer.^[42]

May

• 13 – Trond Bråthen alias "Trondr Nefas" (35), singer and guitarist of the black metal band Urgehal (the cause of death is still unknown).^[43]

June

• 26 – Harry W. Kvebæk (87), classical trumpeter and academic.^[44]

November

• 3
  • Anne-Lise Berntsen (69), soprano singer.^[45]
  • Odd Børretzen (85), author and folk singer (pneumonia).^[46]
• 15 – Frode Thingnæs (72), jazz trombonist and bandleader (complications from a heart attack).^[47]

Seed also

• 2012 in Norway

References

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2. "Nordlysfestivalen 2012" (in Norwegian). TromsoBy.no. Retrieved 2015-04-26.
3. Matland, Helge (2012-01-30). "Nordlyspris til spellemann Inga Juuso" (in Norwegian). FestivalMagasinet.com. Retrieved 2015-04-26.
4. "Wednesday 1 February 2012 — Sunday 5 February 2012 - Polar Jazz". Last.fm. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
5. "Kristiansund Opera Festival 2012". MIC.no. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
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7. "Månadleg arkiv: april 2011" (in Norwegian). Vossajazz. Retrieved 2015-04-19.
8. "VOSSA JAZZ-PRISEN 2012 til Sigrid Moldestad" (in Norwegian). Hordaland Fylkeskommune. Retrieved 2015-04-21.
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11. Andreasen, Guttorm (2012-05-07). "Mathias Eick Quintet wins the BMW Welt Jazz Award 2012". ListenTo.no. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
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27. Lindsay, Bruce (2012-06-11). "Pixel: Reminder (2012) Track Review". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
28. "Ballrogg – Cabin Music". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-04-22.
29. "Northern Arc – Northern Arc". ArtistXite.com. Retrieved 2015-04-22.
30. Longley, Martin (2012). "A pristine production from the young Norwegian duo". BBC Review. Retrieved 2015-02-23.
31. "Elephant9 With Reine Fiske – Atlantis". Discography. Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
32. "Eplemöya Songlag – Möya Og Myten". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-04-22.
33. "The Oslo Recordings by Her Name and Mine". HerNameAndMine.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
34. "Eivind Aarset – Dream Logic". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-04-21.
35. "Andrea Kvintett, Andrea Rydin Berge – Andrea Kvintett". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
36. "Mari Kvien Brunvoll – Mari Kvien Brunvoll". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-04-22.
37. "Winther* - Storm* – Spinnaker". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
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39. Brauer, Camilla Slaattun (2012-07-17). "Mopti vant Jazzintro" (in Norwegian). JazzINorge.no. Retrieved 2015-04-21.
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42. Red. (2012-03-19). "Edvard Hagerup Bull er død" (in Norwegian). Ballade.no. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
43. "Urgehal Frontman Trondr Nefas Dies at 35". Loudwire.com. 2012-05-16. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
44. Askheim, Svein (2014-11-21). "Harry William Kvebæk". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-02-21.
45. Steen, Thea (2012-11-03). "Anne-Lise Berntsen er død". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-02-21.
46. Mikkelsen, Maria; Gustavsen, Øyvind; Nordmelan, Jorid (2012-01-03). "Odd Børretzen er død". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-02-21.
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