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The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2019 in Norwegian music.

Events

January

10 – The 18th All Ears festival started in Oslo (January 10 – 12).^[1]
19 – The Oslo Operaball was arranged in Oslo (February 19 – 20).^[2]
24 – The 38th annual Djangofestival started on Cosmopolite in Oslo, Norway (January 24–26).^[3]
25 – The 32nd Nordlysfestivalen started in Tromsø (January 25 – February 3).^[4]
29 – The Barokkfest started in Trondheim (January 29 – February 3).^[5]
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- The 8th Bodø Jazz Open Vinterjazz started in Bodø, Norway (January 31 – February 2).^[6]
- The 21st Polarjazz Festival started in Longyearbyen, Svalbard (January 31 – February 3).^[7]

February

14 – The 14th Ice Music Festival starts in Geilo, Norway (February 14–16).^[8]
20 – The Hemsingfestivalen starts in Aurdal (February 20 – 24).^[9]
28 – The By:Larm Festival started in Oslo (February 28 – March 2).^[10]

March

6 – The Borealis Festival starts in Bergen (March 6 – 10).^[11]
17 – The 62nd Narvik Winter Festival starts in Narvik (March 17 – 26).^[12]

April

12 – The 46th Vossajazz starts in Vossevangen (April 12 – 14).^[13]
18 – The Inferno Metal Festival starts in Oslo (April 18–21).^[14]
24 – The Nidaros Bluesfestival starts in Trondheim (April 24 – 28).^[15]

May

3 – The Balejazz starts in Balestrand (May 3 – 5).^[16]
6 – The 30th MaiJazz starts in Stavanger, Norway (May 6 – 12).^[17]
8 – The 15th AnJazz, the Hamar Jazz Festival starts at Hamar, Norway (May 8 – 12).^[18]
22 – The Festspillene i Bergen starts in Bergen (May 22 – June 5).^[19]
24 – The 47th Nattjazz starts in Bergen (May 24 – June 1).^[20]

June

1 – The National Music Day is arranged in Oslo.^[21]
5 – The Hardanger Musikkfest starts in Hardanger (June 5 – 10).^[22]
12 – The Bergenfest starts in Bergen (June 12 – 15).^[23]
13 – The Norwegian Wood music festival starts in Oslo (June 13 – 15).^[24]
14 – The Kråkeslottfestivalen starts in Bøvær, Senja (June 14 – 16).^[25]
25 – The Risør kammermusikkfest starts in Risør (June 25 – 30).^[26]
25 – The Hove Festival starts in Tromøya (June 28 – 29).^[27]

July

3 – The Kongsberg Jazzfestival opens at Kongsberg consert (July 3 – 6).^[28]
4 – The 23rd Skånevik Bluesfestival starts in Skånevik, Norway (July 4 – 6).^[29]
11 – The 18th Stavernfestivalen starts in Stavern (August 11 – 13).^[30]
15 – The Moldejazz starts in Molde (August 15 – 20).^[31]
18 – The Bukta Tromsø Open Air Festival starts in Tromsø (August 18 – 20).^[32]
24 – The 24th Canal Street Festival starts in Arendal (July 24 – 27).^[33]

August

6 – The 20th Øyafestivalen starts in Oslo, Norway (August 6 – 10).^[34]
8 – The 33rd Sildajazz starts in Haugesund (August 8 – 9).^[35]
11 – The 34th Oslo Jazzfestival starts in Oslo, Norway (August 11 – 17).^[36]

September

5 – The 14th Punktfestivalen opens in Kristiansand (September 5–7).^[37]

October

17 – The 37th DølaJazz starts in Lillehammer (October 17 – 20).^[38]

November

December

Albums released

January

February

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
2	And Then Comes The Nigh	Mats Eilertsen, Harmen Fraanje, Thomas Strønen	ECM		^[39]
8	Dualistic	Dualistic (Bernt Moen, Fredrik Sahlander, Tobias Solbakk)	Losen		^[40]
	Tana	Sverre Gjørvad	Losen		^[41]
	Æ	Anton Eger	Edition	Produced by Petter Eldh and Anton Eger, Executive producer Dave Stapleton	^[42]
22	Quilter	Thomas T Dahl	Losen	Produced by Thomas T Dahl	^[43]

March

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
1	Sucker Punch	Sigrid	Island Records	Produced by Martin Sjølie	^[44]
8	Voyage	Daniel Herskedal	Edition	Produced by Daniel Herskedal, Executive producer Dave Stapleton	^[45]
22	Sounds Of 3 Edition 2	Per Mathisen feat. Ulf Wakenius and Gary Husband	Losen		^[46]

April

May

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
24	Northbound	Eivind Austad Trio	Losen		^[47]

References

^ "All Ears". All-Ears.no. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
^ "Oslo Operaball 2019". Operaballet.no. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
^ "Djangofestivalen-billetter". Ticketmaster.no. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
^ "Nordlysfestivalen 25. januar – 3. februar 2019". Nordlysfestivalen. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
^ "Barokkfest 29. januar – 3. februar 2019". Barokkfest.no. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
^ "BJO vinterjazz 31 januar - 02 februar 2019" (in Norwegian). Bodø Jazz Open. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
^ "Polarjazz 2019". Polarjazz. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
^ "Ice Music Festival Norway returns to the dark, exotic mountains of Finse from Feb 14th to 16th 2019". Ice Music Festival. Archived from the original on 2018-03-08. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
^ "Hemsingfestivalen 2019 - 20. til 24 februar" (in Norwegian). Valdres.no. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
^ "By:Larm 28.02 - 02.03. 2019 Oslo Norway". By:Larm. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
^ "Borealis 6.-10. March 2019". BorealisFestival.no. Archived from the original on 2019-01-19. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
^ "Narvik Winter Festival Narvik: 17. Mar - 26. Mar 2017". NorwayFestivals.com. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
^ "Vossa Jazz 12. - 14. april 2019" (in Norwegian). Vossajazz. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
^ "Inferno Metal Festival Norway 2019". Inferno Metal Festival. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
^ "Nidaros Blues 2019" (in Norwegian). NidarosBlues.no. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
^ "Balejazz 2019" (in Norwegian). Balejazz. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
^ "Mai:Jazz 06–12 2019" (in Norwegian). MaiJazz. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
^ "AnJazz - Hamar Jazzfestival 2019: 8. – 12. mai" (in Norwegian). AnJazz. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
^ "Bergen International Festival". Festspillene i Bergen. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
^ "Nattjazz 2019 24. mai - 1. juni" (in Norwegian). Nattjazz. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
^ "National Music Day Oslo". VisitOslo.com. Archived from the original on 2019-01-19. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
^ "Velkommen til Hardanger Musikkfest 5. - 10. juni 2019" (in Norwegian). HardangerMusikkfest.no. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
^ "Bergenfest 12.-15 juni 2019" (in Norwegian). Bergenfest. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
^ "Norwegian Wood 2019" (in Norwegian). MusicFestivalWizard.com. Archived from the original on 2018-12-16. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
^ "Kråkeslottfestivalen - Bøvær, 14.-16. juni 2019" (in Norwegian). KulturSlottet.no. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
^ "Risør Kammermusikkfest 25.-30. juni 2019" (in Norwegian). Kammermusikkfest.no. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
^ "Hovefestivalen.no" (in Norwegian). Hove Festival. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
^ "Kongsberg Jazz Festival 3.-6. juli 2019" (in Norwegian). Kongsberg Jazzfestival. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
^ "Skånevik Bluesfestival 04.07.2017 - 06.07.2019" (in Norwegian). FjordHotellet.no. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
^ "Stavernfestivalen" (in Norwegian). Stavernfestivalen. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
^ "Moldejazz 15.-20. juli 2019" (in Norwegian). Moldejazz. Archived from the original on 2020-10-28. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
^ "Bukta 18.-20. juli 2019" (in Norwegian). Bukta. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
^ "Canal Street Arendal 24.-27 juli 2019". Canalstreet.no. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
^ "Øyafestivalen 2019". Øyafestivalen. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
^ "SildaJazz 2019" (in Norwegian). Sildajazz. Archived from the original on 2019-01-23. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
^ "Oslo Jazz Festival" (in Norwegian). Oslo Jazzfestival. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
^ "Punkt Festivalen 5. september 2019 - 7. september 2019" (in Norwegian). VisitNorway.no. Archived from the original on 2019-01-22. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
^ "Dølajazz – Lillehammer Jazzfestival – 17.-20. oktober 2019" (in Norwegian). DølaJazz. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
^ "Mats Eilertsen And Then Comes The Nigh Harmen Fraanje Thomas Strønen". ECM. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
^ "Dualistic - Dualistic". Musical reviews. Losen Records. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
^ "Tana - Sverre Gjørvad". Musical reviews. Losen Records. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
^ "Anton Eger - Æ". Musical reviews. Edition Records. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
^ "Quilter - Thomas T Dahl". Musical reviews. Losen Records. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
^ "Sigrid Announces New Album 'Sucker Punch'". ClashMusic.com. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
^ "Daniel Herskedal - Voyage". Musical reviews. Losen Records. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
^ "Sounds Of 3 Edition 2 - Per Mathisen". Musical reviews. Losen Records. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
^ "Northbound - Eivind Austad Trio". Musical reviews. Losen Records. Retrieved 2019-01-16.

[1] "All Ears". All-Ears.no. Retrieved 2019-01-18.

[2] "Oslo Operaball 2019". Operaballet.no. Retrieved 2019-01-18.

[3] "Djangofestivalen-billetter". Ticketmaster.no. Retrieved 2019-01-18.

[4] "Nordlysfestivalen 25. januar – 3. februar 2019". Nordlysfestivalen. Retrieved 2019-01-18.

[5] "Barokkfest 29. januar – 3. februar 2019". Barokkfest.no. Retrieved 2019-01-18.

[6] "BJO vinterjazz 31 januar - 02 februar 2019" (in Norwegian). Bodø Jazz Open. Retrieved 2019-01-18.

[7] "Polarjazz 2019". Polarjazz. Retrieved 2019-01-18.

[8] "Ice Music Festival Norway returns to the dark, exotic mountains of Finse from Feb 14th to 16th 2019". Ice Music Festival. Archived from the original on 2018-03-08. Retrieved 2019-01-18.

[9] "Hemsingfestivalen 2019 - 20. til 24 februar" (in Norwegian). Valdres.no. Retrieved 2019-01-18.

[10] "By:Larm 28.02 - 02.03. 2019 Oslo Norway". By:Larm. Retrieved 2019-01-18.

[11] "Borealis 6.-10. March 2019". BorealisFestival.no. Archived from the original on 2019-01-19. Retrieved 2019-01-18.

[12] "Narvik Winter Festival Narvik: 17. Mar - 26. Mar 2017". NorwayFestivals.com. Retrieved 2019-01-18.

[13] "Vossa Jazz 12. - 14. april 2019" (in Norwegian). Vossajazz. Retrieved 2019-01-18.

[14] "Inferno Metal Festival Norway 2019". Inferno Metal Festival. Retrieved 2019-01-18.

[15] "Nidaros Blues 2019" (in Norwegian). NidarosBlues.no. Retrieved 2019-01-18.

[16] "Balejazz 2019" (in Norwegian). Balejazz. Retrieved 2019-01-18.

[17] "Mai:Jazz 06–12 2019" (in Norwegian). MaiJazz. Retrieved 2019-01-18.

[18] "AnJazz - Hamar Jazzfestival 2019: 8. – 12. mai" (in Norwegian). AnJazz. Retrieved 2019-01-18.

[19] "Bergen International Festival". Festspillene i Bergen. Retrieved 2019-01-18.

[20] "Nattjazz 2019 24. mai - 1. juni" (in Norwegian). Nattjazz. Retrieved 2019-01-18.

[21] "National Music Day Oslo". VisitOslo.com. Archived from the original on 2019-01-19. Retrieved 2019-01-18.

[22] "Velkommen til Hardanger Musikkfest 5. - 10. juni 2019" (in Norwegian). HardangerMusikkfest.no. Retrieved 2019-01-18.

[23] "Bergenfest 12.-15 juni 2019" (in Norwegian). Bergenfest. Retrieved 2019-01-18.

[24] "Norwegian Wood 2019" (in Norwegian). MusicFestivalWizard.com. Archived from the original on 2018-12-16. Retrieved 2019-01-18.

[25] "Kråkeslottfestivalen - Bøvær, 14.-16. juni 2019" (in Norwegian). KulturSlottet.no. Retrieved 2019-01-18.

[26] "Risør Kammermusikkfest 25.-30. juni 2019" (in Norwegian). Kammermusikkfest.no. Retrieved 2019-01-18.

[27] "Hovefestivalen.no" (in Norwegian). Hove Festival. Retrieved 2019-01-22.

[28] "Kongsberg Jazz Festival 3.-6. juli 2019" (in Norwegian). Kongsberg Jazzfestival. Retrieved 2019-01-18.

[29] "Skånevik Bluesfestival 04.07.2017 - 06.07.2019" (in Norwegian). FjordHotellet.no. Retrieved 2019-01-21.

[30] "Stavernfestivalen" (in Norwegian). Stavernfestivalen. Retrieved 2019-01-18.

[31] "Moldejazz 15.-20. juli 2019" (in Norwegian). Moldejazz. Archived from the original on 2020-10-28. Retrieved 2019-01-18.

[32] "Bukta 18.-20. juli 2019" (in Norwegian). Bukta. Retrieved 2019-01-22.

[33] "Canal Street Arendal 24.-27 juli 2019". Canalstreet.no. Retrieved 2019-01-18.

[34] "Øyafestivalen 2019". Øyafestivalen. Retrieved 2019-01-22.

[35] "SildaJazz 2019" (in Norwegian). Sildajazz. Archived from the original on 2019-01-23. Retrieved 2019-01-22.

[36] "Oslo Jazz Festival" (in Norwegian). Oslo Jazzfestival. Retrieved 2019-01-22.

[37] "Punkt Festivalen 5. september 2019 - 7. september 2019" (in Norwegian). VisitNorway.no. Archived from the original on 2019-01-22. Retrieved 2019-01-22.

[38] "Dølajazz – Lillehammer Jazzfestival – 17.-20. oktober 2019" (in Norwegian). DølaJazz. Retrieved 2019-01-22.

[39] "Mats Eilertsen And Then Comes The Nigh Harmen Fraanje Thomas Strønen". ECM. Retrieved 2019-01-22.

[40] "Dualistic - Dualistic". Musical reviews. Losen Records. Retrieved 2019-01-16.

[41] "Tana - Sverre Gjørvad". Musical reviews. Losen Records. Retrieved 2019-01-16.

[42] "Anton Eger - Æ". Musical reviews. Edition Records. Retrieved 2019-01-16.

[43] "Quilter - Thomas T Dahl". Musical reviews. Losen Records. Retrieved 2019-01-16.

[44] "Sigrid Announces New Album 'Sucker Punch'". ClashMusic.com. Retrieved 2019-01-18.

[45] "Daniel Herskedal - Voyage". Musical reviews. Losen Records. Retrieved 2019-01-16.

[46] "Sounds Of 3 Edition 2 - Per Mathisen". Musical reviews. Losen Records. Retrieved 2019-01-16.

[47] "Northbound - Eivind Austad Trio". Musical reviews. Losen Records. Retrieved 2019-01-16.

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2019 in Norwegian music

Events

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Albums released

January

February

March

April

May

See also

References