Nattjazz

Bergen International Jazz Festival Nattjazz
Agbaland at Nattjazz May 30, 2015.
Status	Active
Genre	Jazz Festival
Date(s)	May - June
Begins	26 May 2016
Ends	4 June 2016
Frequency	Annually
Location(s)	Verftet, Bergen
Country	Norway
Years active	1972 - present
Inaugurated	Founded 1971
Website
nattjazz.no

Bergen International Jazz Festival or Nattjazz, is one of the largest jazz festivals of Norway. The festival has a musical profile with an emphasis on ethnic and contemporary jazz. It is held annually in late May, coinciding with Festspillene i Bergen, and is located at Verftet in Bergen.^[1]

Biography

The festival was arranged for the first time in 1972 at Håndverkeren in Bergen (now closed). It moved to Studentsenteret in 1978 (now demolished and rebuilt), and eventually to USF Verftet in 1994. In 2012 Nattjazz was held in different localities in Vågsbunnen because of the reconstructions of USF Verftet.^[2]

During the course of the festival most concerts are held indoors but occasionally there are outdoor concerts too. The festival has also from time to time collaborations with e.g. Festspillene i Bergen in Grieghallen. Inside the USF Verftet there have been concerts on four different stages and the public bought admission to the house, not to individual concerts. The four scenes that were in use varied in capacity from about 70 to 700 people. Some rooms were set up with seating, others primarily with people standing. In addition, it was adapted to include areas where the public could relax and watch what happened at the various stages using internal channels. There were normally several artists on every stage in the course of an evening. This scheme was followed in 2012, although the stages were in different localities. Future plans are to re-establish the USF Verftet as the main location for events at the festival.^[3]

Selected artists

Selected bands and artists 2015 - 2016

2015 Thursday, May 28 OBRA – Bergen Big Band & Batagraf, at Røkeriet, USF Verftet Espen Berg Trio (N), at Sardinen, USF Verftet Thomas Strønens' Time Is A Blind Guide (N/UK), at Studio, USF Verftet Waldemar 4, at Sardinen, USF Verftet Ole Paus, at Røkeriet, USF Verftet Friday, May 29 DJ Pared de Piedra (N), at Røkeriet, USF Verftet Arild Andersen Sextet play Mingus, at Sardinen, USF Verftet Daniel Herskedal - Slow Eastbound Train, at Sardinen, USF Verftet Duplex, at Studio, USF Verftet Melingo (ARG), at Røkeriet, USF Verftet Cortex, at Sardinen, USF Verftet Zplint!, at Studio, USF Verftet Saturday, May 30 Broen, at Sardinen, USF Verftet Ayumi Tanaka Trio (JP/N), at Studio, USF Verftet Reggie Watts (US), at Røkeriet, USF Verftet Agbaland, at Sardinen, USF Verftet NULL, at Studio, USF Verftet Emilie Nicolas, at Røkeriet, USF Verftet Sunday, May 31 BaJazz: Angelina Jordan, at Røkeriet, USF Verftet + Lekerommet, at Sardinen, USF Verftet JazzNytt18, at Bakgården, USF Verftet BUS & SAUS with Hans Mathisen, at Studio, USF Verftet Steve Lehman Octet (US), at Røkeriet, USF Verftet Arve Henriksen / Hilmar Jensson / Skúli Sverrisson (N/IS), at Sardinen, USF Verftet Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog (US), at Røkeriet, USF Verftet Monday, June 1 Griegakademiet – Exam Concerts (Daytime), at Studio, USF Verftet The Bow Corpse - Bit20 Ensemble & Gisle Martens Meyers, at Røkeriet, USF Verftet Tueesday, June 2 Griegakademiet – Exam Concerts (Daytime), at Studio, USF Verftet Vijay Iyer Trio (US), at Sardinen, USF Verftet Bly de Blyant featuring Ches Smith (N/US/IS), at Sardinen, USF Verftet Wednesday, June 3 Johanna Borchert (DE/US), at Sardinen, USF Verftet Nils Økland Band (N), at Studio, USF Verftet Finn-Erix & Frode Grytten - Finn-Erix Veggen, at Røkeriet, USF Verftet The Thing (N/S), at Sardinen, USF Verftet Thursday, June 4 Kari Bremnes (N), at Røkeriet, USF Verftet Thomas Agergaard New Nordic Quartet (N/S/DK) LUFT (S/FR), at Sardinen, USF Verftet LUFT – Mats Gustafsson & Erwan Keravec (S/FR), at Studio, USF Verftet Ulf Wakenius / Leonardo Corradi / Tony Match (S/IT/FR), at Røkeriet, USF Verftet Reflections in Cosmo (N), at Sardinen, USF Verftet Friday, June 5 DJ Ptig Paa (N), at Røkeriet, USF Verftet Team Hegdal (N), at Sardinen, USF Verftet Jazz i Sikte-winner: Luby's Cafeteria, at Studio, USF Verftet Mark Ernestus' Ndagga Rhythm Force (SEN/DE), at Røkeriet, USF Verftet Jazz i Sikte-winner: Antionian, at Studio, USF Verftet Elephant9 (N), at Sardinen, USF Verftet Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 (NIG), at Røkeriet, USF Verftet Saturday, June 6 DEFINITION OF iLL (N), at Røkeriet, USF Verftet C FAU & The Riot Monkeys, at Sardinen, USF Verftet Humcrush (N), at Studio, USF Verftet Manna (N), at Røkeriet, USF Verftet Kjetil Møster / Jeff Parker / John Herndon / Joshua Abrams (N/US), at Sardinen, USF Verftet Sean Noonan Brooklyn Lager Bavarian Trio (US), at Studio, USF Verftet Tungtvann (N), at Røkeriet, USF Verftet[4]

2016 Thursday, May 26 Voice & Strings & Timpani, at Røkeriet, USF Verftet Spirit in the Dark (N), at Sardinen, USF Verftet Bjørn Alterhaug Quintet (N), at Studio, USF Verftet Trondheim Jazz Orchestra& Come Shine, at Røkeriet, USF Verftet Sex Mob (US), at Sardinen, USF Verftet Friday, May 27 Adam Bałdych & Helge Lien Trio (PL/N), at Sardinen, USF Verftet Fieh (N), at Røkeriet, USF Verftet Bernhoft & The Fashion Bruises, at Røkeriet, USF Verftet The Firebirds (DK), at Studio, USF Verftet Red Kite (N), at Sardinen, USF Verftet Saturday, May 28 Carsten Dahl Experience (DK), at Sardinen, USF Verftet Solborg / Banke Duo (DK), at Studio, USF Verftet Bugge Wesseltoft: New Conception of Jazz – 2016 Edition, at Røkeriet, USF Verftet Erlend Apneseth Trio (N), at Studio, USF Verftet Hanna Paulsberg Concept (N/S), at Sardinen, USF Verftet The Budos Band (US), at Røkeriet, USF Verftet Sunday, May 29 BaJazz: Skrap with Øyvind Skarbø BaJazz: MonsterJazz Ingebjørg Bratland (N), at Røkeriet, USF Verftet Moskus with Nils Økland (N), at Sardinen, USF Verftet Karl Seglem – JazzBukk (N), at Røkeriet, USF Verftet Monday, May 30 Grieg Akademiet Eksamenskonserter, at Studio, USF Verftet Poesidigg, at Sardinen, USF Verftet Tuesday, May 31 Grieg Akademiet Eksamenskonserter, at Studio, USF Verftet Rufus Wainwright (CAN), at Røkeriet, USF Verftet Wednesday, June 1 Linus + Skarbø/Leroux (B/N), at Sardinen, USF Verftet Needlepoint (N), at Røkeriet, USF Verftet Bergen Ungdomsstorband with Shannon Mowday, at Sudio, USF Verftet Martin Küchen & Landæus Trio, at Røkeriet, USF Verftet Paco Séry Group (CI), at Røkeriet, USF Verftet Thursday, June 2 L’Orchestre de Contrebasses (F), at Røkeriet, USF Verftet LABtrio (B), at Sardinen, USF Verftet JazzIntro: Past Present (N), at Sardinen, USF Verftet JazzIntro: Ant Farm Boogie (N/DK), at Sardinen, USF Verftet Moon Hooch (US), at Røkeriet, USF Verftet Friday, June 3 Sarah McKenzie (AUS), at Røkeriet, USF Verftet Per Oddvar Johansen – Vektløs (N), at Sardinen, USF Verftet Aiming for Enrike (N), at Studio, USF Verftet Lee Ritenour (US), at Røkeriet, USF Verftet Lean Left (N/US/UK/NL), at Studio, USF Verftet Saturday, June 4 Dans Dans (B), at Sardinen, USF Verftet Jonas Cambien Trio (N/BE), at Studio, USF Verftet Buika (E), at Røkeriet, USF Verftet Horse Orchestra (DK/N/S/IS), at Sardinen, USF Verftet Gard Nilssen's Acoustic Unity (N/S), at Studio, USF Verftet Real Ones (N), at Røkeriet, USF Verftet[5]

Nattjazzprisen or Hansaprisen

Nattjazzprisen or Hansaprisen – verdt å vente på (Hansa Prize – well worth the wait) was established in 2005 by the jazz festival Nattjazz in Bergen, Norway in collaboration with Hansa Borg Bryggerier. The prize worth NKR 50 000 is awarded annually under the Nattjazz i Bergen and is given to an artist the jury believes has international qualities and the potential for international success.

The following musicians have been awarded the Hansaprisen:

• 2005: Tord Gustavsen (piano), from Hurdal
• 2006: Kjetil Møster (saxophone), from Os
• 2007: Helge Lien (2007) (piano), from Moelv

Vital/Nattjazz talent award

• 2004: Marius Neset
• 2007: Øyvind Hegg-Lunde (drums), from Moelv
• 2009: Mari Kvien Brunvoll (vocals), from Molde

See also

• List of music festivals
• List of jazz festivals
• 2016 in jazz

References

1. "Nattjazz Festival". EuropeJazz.net.
2. "Nattjazz". Directory MIC.no. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
3. "Framgang for Nattjazz" (in Norwegian). Norsk Musikkinformasjon MIC.no. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
4. "USF Nattjazz - Program på alle scener hver dag" (in Norwegian). Nattjazz. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
5. "Nattjazz 2016 - Programoversikt" (in Norwegian). Nattjazz. Retrieved 2016-03-25.

External links

• Official website (Norwegian)
• Bergen Jazzforum