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The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2000 in Norwegian music.
The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2000 in Norwegian music.
Events
January
* 28 – The 3rdPolarjazz
Polarjazz or The Polar Jazz Festival (initiated 1998 in Longyearbyen, Svalbard) is the northernmost jazz festival in the world, and is arranged every year in February.
Background
The 19th Polarjazz festival took place between 3 and 7 February 2 ...
started in Longyearbyen
Longyearbyen (, locally lɔ̀ŋjɑrˌbyːən "The Longyear Town") is the world's northernmost settlement with a population greater than 1,000 and the largest inhabited area of Svalbard, Norway. It stretches along the foot of the left bank ...
, Svalbard
Svalbard ( , ), also known as Spitsbergen, or Spitzbergen, is a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. North of mainland Europe, it is about midway between the northern coast of Norway and the North Pole. The islands of the group range ...
(February 28–30).
February
* 2 – The annual by:Larm started in Trondheim, Norway (March 2– ).March
* , 16 – The Oslo Kirkemusikkfestival started in Oslo, Norway (March 16–25).April
* 14 – The 27th Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (April 14–16). * 26 – Ole Blues started in Bergen (April 26 – May 1).May
* 10 – The 11thMaiJazz
MaiJazz is the Stavanger International Jazz Festival in Stavanger, Norway.
Since the first MaiJazz in 1989, the festival has presented both international and national musicians. About 200 volunteers organize 40 concerts on 20 venues in and aroun ...
started in Stavanger, Norway (May 10–14).
* 24 – The start of Bergen International Music Festival Festspillene i Bergen (May 24 – June 4).
* 25 – The 28th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway
Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland county on the Western Norway, west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the list of towns and cities in Norway, secon ...
(May 25 – June 3).
June
* 10 – The Norwegian Wood started in Oslo, Norway (June 10–12). * 17 – The 2nd Øyafestivalen started at Kalvøya near by Oslo (June 17–18).July
* 5 – The 37thKongsberg Jazzfestival
Kongsberg Jazz Festival or Kongsberg Jazzfestival is an international jazz festival that has been held annually in Kongsberg, Norway, since 1964.
Artists
Several worldwide great artists have visited Kongsberg during this festival; internation ...
started in Kongsberg, Norway
Kongsberg () is a historical mining town and municipality in Buskerud, Viken county, Norway. The city is located on the river Numedalslågen at the entrance to the valley of Numedal. Kongsberg has been a centre of silver mining, arms production ...
(July 5–8).
* 17 – The 40th Moldejazz started in Molde, Norway (July 17–22).
August
* 9 – The 14th Sildajazz started inHaugesund, Norway
Haugesund () is a municipality on the North Sea in Rogaland county, Norway. While the population is greater in the neighboring Karmøy municipality, the main commercial and economic centre of the Haugaland region in northern Rogaland and southern ...
(August 9–13).
* 11 – The 15th Oslo Jazzfestival started in Oslo, Norway (August 11–19).
* 18 – The Bergen International Chamber Music Festival
Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula of ...
started in Bergen, Norway
Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland county on the Western Norway, west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the list of towns and cities in Norway, secon ...
(August 18–27).
September
* 5 – TheTrondheim Kammermusikk Festival
Trondheim ( , , ; sma, Tråante), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2020, it had a population of 205,332, was the third most populous municipality in Norway, and ...
started in Trondheim, Norway (September 5–10).
Oktober
* 6 – The Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival started in Oslo, Norway (October 6–15). * 12 – TheDølaJazz
Dølajazz is a Norwegian jazz festival held at Lillehammer in October each year. The festival was established in 1977 and first held in 1978.
In its first year, the festival was the fourth largest Norwegian jazz festival after Moldejazz, Kongsberg ...
started in Lillehammer, Norway (October 12–15).
November
* 2 – TheTrondheim Jazz Festival
Trondheim Jazz Festival or Jazzfest Trondheim (initiated 1979 in Trondheim, Norway under the name JazzMazz) is an annual music festival held in spring time.
History
The festival is a continuation of JazzMazz (1979–1994), and changed name to ...
started in Trondheim, Norway (November 2–5).
December
Albums released
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J ;Tore Johansen
Tore Johansen (born 23 December 1977) is a Norwegian jazz trumpeter and the younger brother of drummer Roger Johansen. He has worked with Chick Corea, Karin Krog, Kenny Wheeler, Steve Swallow, Lars Jansson, Hal Galper, Siri Gellein, and Jan Gunn ...
* ''Man, Woman And Child'' (Gemini Records), featuring Karin Krog
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; Terje Rypdal
* ''Double Concerto / 5th Symphony'' (ECM Records)
Deaths
;January * 29 –Beate Asserson
Beate Asserson Saxlund (March 9, 1913 – January 29, 2000) was a Norwegian mezzo-soprano opera singer.Karl-Josef Kutsch, & Leo Riemens. 2003. ''Großes Sängerlexikon'', 4th ed, vol. 4. Munich: K. G. Saur, .
Asserson was born in Bjelland in Vest- ...
, mezzo-soprano opera singer (born 1913
Events January
* January 5 – First Balkan War: Battle of Lemnos (1913), Battle of Lemnos – Greek admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis forces the Turkish fleet to retreat to its base within the Dardanelles, from which it will not ven ...
).
;February
* 12 – Reidar Andresen, popular singer and composer (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 Force's ...
).
;March
* 6 – Ole Jacob Hansen, jazz drummer (born 1940
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Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
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* 18 – Randi Hultin
Randi Winnifred Hultin, née Linden (9 January 1926 – 17 March 2000), was an internationally renowned Norwegian jazz critic and impresario.
Biography
Hultin studied art under the guidance of Per Krohg and was an educated visual artist. Throu ...
, jazz critic and impresario (born 1926
Events January
* January 3 – Theodoros Pangalos declares himself dictator in Greece.
* January 8
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** Crown Prince Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thuy ascends the throne, the last monarch of V ...
).
;April
* 2 – Greta Gynt, singer, dancer and actress (born 1916
Events
Below, the events of the First World War have the "WWI" prefix.
January
* January 1 – The British Royal Army Medical Corps carries out the first successful blood transfusion, using blood that had been stored and cooled.
* ...
).
;June
* 22 – Svein Finnerud
Svein Finnerud (2 September 1945, Oslo – 22 June 2000) was a Norwegian jazz pianist, painter and graphic artist.
Career
Finnerud was educated at Statens håndverks- og kunstindustriskole (1967–72), under guidance of Chrix Dahl and had ...
, jazz pianist, painter, and graphic artist (born 1945
1945 marked the end of World War II and the fall of Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan. It is also the only year in which nuclear weapons have been used in combat.
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
Januar ...
).
;October
* 17 – Joachim «Jokke» Nielsen, rock musician and poet (born 1964
Events January
* January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved.
* January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ...
).
See also
*2000 in Norway
The following lists events that happened during 2000 in Norway.
Incumbents
* Monarch – Harald V
* Prime Minister – Kjell Magne Bondevik ( Christian Democratic Party) until 17 March, Jens Stoltenberg ( Labour Party)
Events
January
* 19 ...
* Music of Norway
* Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000
* 2000 in jazz
In the 2000s in jazz, well-established jazz musicians, such as Dave Brubeck, Wynton Marsalis, Sonny Rollins, Wayne Shorter, Jessica Williams, Michael Franks and George Benson, continued to perform and record. In the 1990s and 2000s, a number o ...
References
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