The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1987 in

Norwegian music Much has been learned about early music in Norway from physical artifacts found during archaeological digs. These include instruments such as the lur. Viking and medieval sagas also describe musical activity, as do the accounts of priests and pil ...

Events

April

* 10 – The 14th

Vossajazz Vossajazz or Vossa Jazz (established 19 December 1973) is an international jazz festival in Voss, Norway, which takes place annually during the week before Easter, and which also includes concerts throughout the year. The festival has been led by ...

started in

Voss, Norway Voss () is a municipality and a traditional district in Vestland county, Norway. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Vossevangen. Other villages include Bolstadøyri, Borstrondi, Evanger, Kvitheim, Mjølfjell, Opp ...

(April 10 – 12).

May

* 20 – The 15th

Nattjazz 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 jazz, contemporary jazz. It is held annually in late May, coinciding with Festspil ...

started in Bergen, Norway (May 20 – June 3).

August

* 30 – The 18th Kalvøyafestivalen started at Kalvøya near by Oslo.

Albums released

Unknown date

B ;

Ketil Bjørnstad Ketil Bjørnstad (born 25 April 1952) is a pianist, composer and author. Initially trained as a classical pianist, Bjørnstad discovered jazz at an early age and has embraced the emergence of "European jazz". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian) ...

* ''Pianology'' (Hete Blikk) G ;

Jan Garbarek Jan Garbarek () (born 4 March 1947) is a Norwegian jazz saxophonist, who is also active in classical music and world music. Garbarek was born in Mysen, Østfold, southeastern Norway, the only child of a former Polish prisoner of war, Czesław ...

* '' Making Music'' (ECM Records), with

Zakir Hussain Zakir Hussain ( ur, , link=no) is the name of: * Zakir Husain (politician), an Indian politician and former president of India * Zakir Hussain (actor), Bollywood actor * Zakir Hussain (field hockey) (1934–2019), Pakistani field hockey player * ...

Hariprasad Chaurasia Hariprasad Chaurasia (born 1 July 1938) is an Indian music director and classical flautist, who plays the bansuri, in the Hindustani classical tradition. Early life Chaurasia was born in Allahabad (1938) (officially called Prayagraj) in the I ...

, and

John McLaughlin John or Jon McLaughlin may refer to: Arts and entertainment * John McLaughlin (musician) (born 1942), English jazz fusion guitarist, member of Mahavishnu Orchestra * Jon McLaughlin (musician) (born 1982), American singer-songwriter * John McLaug ...

* '' All Those Born With Wings'' (ECM Records) R ; Terje Rypdal & The Chasers * ''

Blue Blue is one of the three primary colours in the RYB colour model (traditional colour theory), as well as in the RGB (additive) colour model. It lies between violet and cyan on the spectrum of visible light. The eye perceives blue when ...

'' (ECM Records)

Deaths

; January * 25 –

Øivind Bergh Øivind Bergh (3 December 190925 January 1987) was a Norwegian violinist and orchestral leader. Biography Øivind Ingvard Bergh was born in Hamar, Norway. His parents were Even Johannesen Bergh (1873–1958) and Karen Hanssen (1881–1940). He ...

, violinist and orchestral leader (born

1909 Events January–February * January 4 – Explorer Aeneas Mackintosh of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition escaped death by fleeing across ice floes. * January 7 – Colombia recognizes the independence of Panama. * Jan ...

). ; February * 26 – Torbjørn Knutsen, composer and violinist (born

1904 Events January * January 7 – The distress signal ''CQD'' is established, only to be replaced 2 years later by ''SOS''. * January 8 – The Blackstone Library is dedicated, marking the beginning of the Chicago Public Library syst ...

). ; March * 18 –

Kari Diesen Kari Diesen (née Heide-Steen; 24 June 1914 – 18 March 1987) was a Norwegian singer and revue actress. She worked for the revue theatre Chat Noir from 1937 to 1953, and for the Edderkoppen Theatre from 1954 to 1959. She participated in 24 ...

, actor and singer (born

1914 This year saw the beginning of what became known as World War I, after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austrian throne was Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip. It als ...

). ; May * 13 – Signe Amundsen, classical violinist and orchestral leader (born

1899 Events January 1899 * January 1 ** Spanish rule ends in Cuba, concluding 400 years of the Spanish Empire in the Americas. ** Queens and Staten Island become administratively part of New York City. * January 2 – **Bolivia sets up a c ...

). ; November * 13 – Aage Samuelsen, evangelist, singer and composer (born

1915 Events Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. January * January – British physicist Sir Joseph Larmor publishes his observations on "The Influence of Local Atmospheric Cooling on Astronomical Refraction". * January ...

). ; December * 2 – Trygve Henrik Hoff, singer, composer, songwriter, and writer (born 1938). * 16 – Eva Prytz, operatic soprano (born

1917 Events Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. January * January 9 – WWI – Battle of Rafa: The last substantial Ottoman Army garrison on the Sinai Peninsula is captured by the Egyptian Expeditionary Fo ...

Births

; January * 25 – Ann-Iren Hansen, folk singer and songwriter. ; February * 15 –

Trygve Waldemar Fiske Trygve Waldemar Fiske (born 15 February 1987 in Frei, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (upright bass), known from different Norwegian jazz bands and recordings. Career Fiske was educated on the jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonsevatoriu ...

, jazz upright bassist. * 18 – Pål Moddi Knutsen, folk singer and songwriter. ; March * 13 –

Harald Lassen Harald Lassen (born 13 March 1987 in Kristiansand, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician, composer and band leader. Besides leading his own band LASSEN, he has also been a part of bands such as Pixel, Mopti (feat. Bendik Baksaas on the album ' ...

, jazz saxophonist and pianist. ; April * 18 –

Sandra Lyng Sandra Lyng Haugen (born 18 April 1987) is a Norwegian singer. Biography Sandra Lyng Haugen is from the town of Mosjøen in the municipality of Vefsn. She rose to popularity in 2004 after her participation in the Norwegian TV2 program '' I ...

, pop and dance singer. * 25 – Ida Jenshus, country singer. * 26 –

Kim-Erik Pedersen Kim-Erik Pedersen (born 26 April 1987 in Hamar, Norway) is a Norwegian artist and jazz musician (saxophone), known from bands like Jon Eberson / Kim-Erik Pedersen Quartet, Eberson Funk Ensemble, Andrea Rydin Berge Quintet and Anja Eline Skybakm ...

, jazz saxophonist. ; May * 20 –

Ingrid Helene Håvik Ingrid Helene Håvik (born 1987 in Ålesund, Norway) is a Norwegian songwriter and vocalist. She is best known as the lead singer of Highasakite but has also released a solo album under the artist name Ingrid. Biography Håvik is a former membe ...

, songwriter and vocalist. * 24 –

Mikhael Paskalev Jean Mikhael Paskalev Skaaden (born 24 May 1987), better known as Mikhael Paskalev is a Norwegian singer, songwriter and guitarist from Ålesund. He is of partial Bulgarian origin. Career Paskalev studied at Liverpool Institute for Performing ...

, singer, songwriter and guitarist. ; June * 11 –

Didrik Solli-Tangen Didrik Solli-Tangen (born 11 June 1987) is a Norwegian singer who represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song " My Heart Is Yours". Biography Solli-Tangen was born in Porsgrunn. From his early years he was interested i ...

, singer. * 30 – Aleksander Denstad With, pop singer. ; August * 13 – Bendik Brænne, rock saxophone player and singer/songwriter. * 18 –

Tine Thing Helseth Tine Thing Helseth ( ; ; born 18 August 1987) is a Norwegian trumpet soloist specializing in classical repertoire. Career Helseth was born in Oslo. She started to play trumpet at the age of 7 in a school band and studied at the Barratt Due I ...

, trumpet soloist. ; September * 11 – Bjørn Marius Hegge, jazz upright bassist and composer, Hegge. ; October * 12 –

Bjørnar Kaldefoss Tveite Bjørnar Kaldefoss Tveite (born 12 October 1987 at Voss, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz upright bassist, known from bands like Hullyboo and Morning Has Occurred. Karriere Tveite linked musical ties with guitarist Marius Hirth Klovning already at V ...

, jazz upright bassist (

Morning Has Occurred Morning Has Occurred (initiated 2010 in Bergen, Norway) is a Norwegian Jazz ensemble. Biography The band members met on the Jazz program at Griegakademiet, and started the band in 2010. The quartet performs self composed material, which are b ...

). * 25 – André Drage, drummer. ; November * 13 –

Hanna Paulsberg Hanna Paulsberg (born 13 November 1987 in Rygge, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (tenor saxophone) and composer. Career Paulsberg started playing saxophone at the age of fifteen, after listening to a cd with American saxophone player S ...

, jazz tenor saxophonist and composer. * 29 –

Cashmere Cat Magnus August Høiberg (born 29 November 1987), known professionally as Cashmere Cat, is a Norwegian DJ, record producer, songwriter and musician. He is best known for producing songs for artists including Kanye West, The Kid Laroi, Selena Gomez ...

, DJ, record producer, musician and turntablist. ; December * 12 –

Marte Eberson Marte Maaland Eberson is a Norwegian keyboardist and composer, known from bands including Morning Has Occurred and Highasakite. She is the daughter of the guitarist Jon Eberson. Career Eberson was born in Oslo, and obtained her formal music ...

, jazz pianist, keyboardist and composer. ; Unknown date *

Anja Lauvdal Anja Lauvdal (born 1987 in Flekkefjord, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (piano and keyboards) and composer. Career Lauvdal studied music on the Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonsevatorium, NTNU, where she joined the acoustic jazz band ...

, jazz pianist, keyboardist, and composer. *

Hanne Kalleberg Hanne Kalleberg (born 1987 in Flekkefjord, Norway) is a Norwegians, Norwegian jazz singer and composer. Career Kalleberg is a graduate of the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo. She released her debut album ''Papirfly'' (2013), within her own ...

, jazz singer and composer. * Thea Hjelmeland, Indie pop and folk singer and songwriter.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:1987 In Norwegian Music Norwegian music

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

Music Music is generally defined as the art of arranging sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm or otherwise expressive content. Exact definitions of music vary considerably around the world, though it is an aspe ...

1980s in Norwegian music