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Øystein Norvoll
Øystein Norvoll (born 26 June 1954 in Tromsø, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (guitar). He won the "Gjett på Jazz", and annual jazz competition, in 1973. Career Norvoll was early inspired by the West Coast jazz guitarists Barney Kessel and Jim Hall. He was chairman of the Nordnorsk Jazzforum, og sentral i dennes utgivelse av ''Distant Reports'' med nordnorsk jazz (Gemini, 2001). Øystein Norvoll Quintet appeared at the Kongsberg Jazzfestival in 1988. He has also played with Hallgeir Pedersen in their collaborative project "Bebop Guitars" ("Nordland Musikkfestuke" and Festival of North Norway, 1999), duo at Moldejazz 2003, with his wife Marit Sandvik, with Jan Arvid Johansen on the album ''Tonen og Kjærligheten'' (2005), as well as in the band "Stett", together with Jørn Øien, Asbjørn Johannessen, Konrad Kaspersen and Trond Sverre Hansen (1989) and Kjell Svendsen Quintet. He is also a teacher in the music school in Tromsø. Norvoll has frequently performed w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tromsø
Tromsø is a List of towns and cities in Norway, city in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The city is the administrative centre of the municipality as well as the administrative centre of Troms county. The city is located on the island of Tromsøya which sits in the Tromsøysundet strait, just off the mainland of Northern Norway. The mainland suburb of Tromsdalen is connected to the city centre on Tromsøya by the Tromsø Bridge and the Tromsøysund Tunnel. The suburb of Kvaløysletta on the island of Kvaløya (Tromsø), Kvaløya is connected to the city centre by the Sandnessund Bridge. The city centre contains the highest number of old wooden houses in Northern Norway, the oldest dating from 1789. Tromsø is a cultural hub for the region, with several festivals taking place in the summer. The city has a population of 41,915 (2023) and a population density of . Names and etymology The city of Tromsø is named after the island of Tromsøya, on which it stands. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kjell Svendsen
Kjell is a Scandinavian usually male given name. In Denmark, the cognate is Kjeld or Keld. The name comes from the Old Norse word ''kÄ™till'', which means "kettle" and probably also "helmet" or perhaps "cauldron". Examples of old spellings or forms are ''Ketill'' (Old Norse), ''Kjætil'' (Old Swedish) and ''Ketil'' (Old Danish). An equally likely meaning is a source, a hope that the boy will get ample resources to draw upon later in life. Kjell has a name day on July 11 in Norway and July 8 in Sweden, and in Denmark with the variant ''Kjeld''. Prevalence In 2007, there were 59,011 men in Sweden with "Kjell" as their first name, making it the 42nd most common masculine name in Sweden. In Swedish and Norwegian it is pronounced with the voiceless alveolo-palatal sibilant fricative • There were 30,809 men in Norway with "Kjell" as their first name. This makes it the 5th most common masculine name in Norway. In Denmark, 8079 men were called "Kjeld" and 5491 "Keld". In Finland, the n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kjell Bartholdsen
Kjell Bartholdsen (2 October 1938 in Hammerfest – 6 November 2009) was a Norwegian jazz musician (saxophone), that lived in Bodø from 1968. Career Bartholdsen was a piano tuner by profession, and he was also a central person on the northern Norwegian jazz scene. His instruments were tenor saxophone, and clarinet (in his early career). He played at Moldejazz in 1974, Nattjazz in 1975, Kongsberg Jazzfestival in 1976, 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 ... in 1978 as well as several times in the Festival of North Norway and with Concerts Norway. He had to retire in 1988 after a stroke, and had also suffered from bad eyesight during his career. He died in November 2009. Honors *1989: Stubøprisen Discography Solo albums *2008: ''Arctic Bird'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alf Kjellman
Alf Erling Kjellman (17 January 1938 in Tromsø - 14 September 2010) was a Norwegian jazz musician (tenor, baritone and alto saxophones), organizer and composer. Biography Kjellman led his own revue orchestra in Tromsø (1955 and 56), was member of the «Swinging Quartet» (1956–57), Sverre Lund Quartet (1958–59), performed saxophone and wrote arrangements for the local jazz club orchestra (1958–59). In 1959 he moved to Oslo and joined the Oslo jazz scene, first with Kjell Karlsen (1959), then with Ditlef Eckhoff (at the first Moldejazz in 1961). Kjellman also contributed to film music on '' Line (film)'' (1961) including with Atle Hammer, Frode Thingnæs, Mikkel Flagstad, Eilif Holm, Einar Iversen, Erik Amundsen and Egil Johansen. In the 60's and 70's he contributed to the Club 7 environment, contributing to releases with Arild Wikstrøm, as well as the blues band Sapphires. He moved to Molde in 1975 and played on the album ''Østerdalsmusikk'', then he moved on to B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NBU-prisen
NBU-prisen is a prize which is awarded by the Norwegian Writers for Children to a person or institution who had produced award-winning work in children's or youth literature in Norway. It is awarded every year to a Norwegian author or organization. The actual prize is a work of art, typically created by an illustrator of children’s books. Prize winners *1988: Anne-Marie Hole Borgen *1989: Norsk Forfattersentrum *1990: Literature Project in Telemark *1991: Else Ditlevsen *1992: Wenche Blomberg *1993: Kåre Kverndokken *1994: Director Karin Beate Vold ( Norsk Barnebokinstitutt, the Norwegian Institute for Children’s Books) *1995: Hå Municipality *1996: Children's book editors Guri Vesaas (Samlaget) and Øyunn Krokann (of Gyldendal Tiden) *1997: Leikny Haga Indergaard *1988: Harald Bache-Wiig (University of Oslo) *1999: '' Barnetimen for de minste'' (NRK) *2000: Bookseller Lars-Erik Hanssen (of Fortuna Bokhandel) *2001: Author Anette Diesen *2002: Editor Irja T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stubøprisen
Stubøprisen (an Award initiated in 1989, in memory of the late guitar virtuoso and Northern Norway Enthusiast Thorgeir Stubø) is the highest honor given to a Northern Norwegian jazz musician. The award is given every second year to a person who makes or has made a special contribution to the Northern Norwegian Jazz Scene by the Thorgeir Stubø Memorial Fund (established 1987). The idea behind Thorgeir Stubø Memorial Fund is to honor a great jazz musician and simultaneously stimulate Northern Norwegian culture. The Stubøprisen Winners is awarded a grant of NKR 15 000 (2011) and a statuette created by the artist and sculptor Karl Erik Harr. Recipients of Stubøprisen *1989: Kjell Bartholdsen (saxophone) from Hammerfest *1991: Henning Gravrok from Bodø, 1 (saxophone) *1993: Marit Sandvik from Tromsø, 1993 (vocals) *1995: Øystein Norvoll from Tromsø, 1995 (guitar) *1997: Jan Gunnar Hoff from Bodø, 1997 (piano) *1999: Trond Sverre Hansen from Narvik (drums) *2001: Konrad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dagny (singer)
Dagny Norvoll Sandvik (born 23 July 1990), known mononymously as Dagny, is a Norway, Norwegian singer and songwriter. Her music is Pop music, pop-based, incorporating elements of Indie pop, indie, Dance-pop, dance, synth-pop, electropop and disco. She has released two studio albums, ''Strangers / Lovers'' (2020) and ''Elle'' (2024), and one EP, ''Ultraviolet'' (2016). Her single "Somebody" won Song of the Year at the P3 Gull#P3 Gull 2020, 2020 P3 Gull, and her 2017 track "Love You Like That" was the basis for Katy Perry's "Never Really Over" (2019). She frequently performs at festivals in Norway and the United Kingdom including Øyafestivalen, Stavernfestivalen, and Bergenfest. Dagny was nominated for Spellemannprisen#Breakthrough award, Newcomer of the Year at the Spellemannprisen in 2016 and Songwriter of the Year in 2018. Her songs "Backbeat", "Wearing Nothing" and "Somebody" were Spellemann-nominated for Song of the Year in 2016, 2017, and 2020, respectively. Early life Dagny ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harstad Tidende
''Harstad Tidende'' (meaning ''Harstad Times'' in English) is a daily, regional newspaper published in the city of Harstad Municipality, Harstad, Norway. With a circulation of 13,503, the paper covers the municipalities of Harstad, Bjarkøy, Kvæfjord, Lødingen, Tjeldsund, Evenes, Skånland, Gratangen, Lavangen and Ibestad. The newspaper is owned by Harstad Tidende Gruppen, which is in turn owned by Polaris Media. The paper was edited by Haakon Storøy from 1945 to 1946.Simensen, S. 1953. ''Harstad gjennom femti år, 1903–1953''. Oslo: Merkur, p. 111. References External linksOfficial site Daily newspapers published in Norway Companies based in Troms Mass media in Harstad Polaris Media {{norway-newspaper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Gordon (musician)
Jon Gordon (born 1966 in New York City) is an American jazz saxophonist who leads the Jon Gordon Quartet. In 1996, he won first prize in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition. He is currently a professor in the jazz program at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada."Jazz is 'not about competition,' says Juno-nominated Winnipeg musician Jon Gordon" CBC News
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Louis Stewart (guitarist)
Louis Stewart (5 January 1944 – 20 August 2016) was an Irish jazz guitarist. Life and career Born in Waterford, Ireland, Stewart grew up in Dublin. He began playing guitar when he was thirteen, influenced by guitarists Les Paul and Barney Kessel. Stewart began his professional career performing in Dublin showbands. In 1968, he won an award as the most outstanding soloist at the Montreux Jazz Festival. Soon after, he spent three years with Benny Goodman. Stewart recorded his debut album, ''Louis the First'' in Dublin, and then recorded in London with Billy Higgins, Peter Ind, Sam Jones, Red Mitchell, and Spike Robinson. From the mid to late 1970s, he worked with George Shearing, touring America, and Brazil, playing European festivals, and recording eight albums, including several for the MPS label in a virtuosic trio with Shearing and the Danish bassist Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen. Stewart has also appeared on albums by Joe Williams and J. J. Johnson, and worked with many ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randy Johnston (musician)
Randy Barksdale Johnston (born December 5, 1956) is an American jazz guitarist. Career The Beatles's performance on ''The Ed Sullivan Show'' inspired Johnston to start playing guitar in childhood. He heard jazz for the first time on the album ''The Smithsonian Collection of Jazz'' and was influenced by guitarists Kenny Burrell and Grant Green. Johnston's family moved to Richmond, Virginia, when he was thirteen. He was a member of rock bands that performed at parties and school dances. In the late 1970s he attended the University of Miami, occasionally involved in jam sessions at a Unitarian Church with Ira Sullivan. In the early 1980s he moved to New York City and worked with Warne Marsh, then as a sideman with Houston Person and Etta Jones. Person produced his first album, ''Walk On'', which was engineered by Rudy Van Gelder. He has worked with Joey DeFrancesco, Lou Donaldson, Lee Konitz, and Lonnie Smith. Discography * '' Walk On'' (Muse, 1992) * ''Jubilation'' (Muse, 1994) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helge Sveen
Helge or Helgi is a Scandinavian, German, and Dutch mostly male name. The name is derived from Proto-Norse ''Hailaga'' with its original meaning being ''dedicated to the gods''. For its Slavic version, see Oleg. Its feminine equivalent is Olga. Notable people with this name *Halga, legendary Danish king mentioned in ''Beowulf'' and in medieval Scandinavian sources * Helgi Hjörvarðsson, Scandinavian hero from ''Helgakviða Hjörvarðssonar'', in the ''Poetic Edda'' *Helgi Hundingsbane, Scandinavian hero who figures in the ''Völsunga saga'' and who has two poems in the ''Poetic Edda'' *Helgi Haddingjaskati, Swedish hero from ''Hrómundar saga Gripssonar'' *Helge (Danish king), 9th-century king *Helge Akre (1903–1986), Norwegian diplomat *Helge Bostrom (1894–1977), Canadian ice hockey player *Helge Dohrmann (1939–1989), Danish politician *Helge Jung (1886–1978), Swedish general *Helge von Koch (1870–1924), Swedish mathematician *Helge Larsen (1915–2000), Danish politi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
