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Annual jazz festival in Norway

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::summary Annual jazz festival in Norway ::

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logoMoldejazz logo.png
logo_captionMoldejazz logo
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dateMid July
begins
ends
frequencyAnnually
locationMolde Municipality, Møre og Romsdal
coordinates
countryNorway
years_active1961 – present
firstFounded 1960
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Molde International Jazz Festival (MIJF) or Moldejazz (established 1961 in Molde Municipality, Norway) takes place annually in July, and is known as one of the oldest jazz festivals in Europe. It was initiated by the local Storyville Jazz Club. Since 1964 it has received government support, and the government Buddy Award was for several years awarded at this festival. To the extent Molde festival operates with records, is probably the bassist Bjørn Kjellemyr holder of "Most festivals in a row" musicians record. In 2015 he visits Moldejazz for the 17th time in row as performer. Two club gigs with Dag Arnesen's band is on the program for the versatile bassist. Guttorm Guttormsen (1974), Jon Balke (1975), Karin Krog (1978), Knut Riisnæs (1984), Terje Rypdal (1985, 1986, 1988) and Jon Eberson (1987, 1989) are among the artists he has visited Moldejazz through the years.

Celebrity jazz artists

Main article: List of Moldejazz celebrity artists

Artist in residence

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5c/Molde-1sm.jpg" caption="Free concerts at the [[Molde Municipality]] town hall plaza. The [[Molde panorama]] mountain range can be seen across the [[Romsdalfjord]]."] ::

Frequently visiting artists

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/30/Jazz_Street_Parade,_Molde.jpg" caption="Street Parade at Moldejazz in 2010"] ::

The daily parade has for several years been led by New Orleans-musician Lionel Batiste.

Recordings and compositions

Concerts have been broadcast to the EBU, the first was Guttorm Guttormsen's quintet (1974), later Jan Gunnar Hoff Group (1996). The NRK transmit daily. The composition Break of day in Molde (1969) was composed by Johs. Bergh and Karin Krog, based on Carla Bley's Ida Lupino. Live recordings include

Pop artists

Concerts co-occurring with the jazz festival include blues-, rock- and pop-musicians such as

Molderosen

Molderosen is an award established in 1967 awarded annually at Moldejazz to a person that during the festival helped to put Molde on the map.

Literature

References

References

  1. [http://www.nytid.no/?sk=9&id=1198 Mindre jazz på Moldejazz], av [[Bjørn Stendahl]] i [[Ny Tid]] (2003)
  2. [http://www.bobdylan.nu/Sider/BobiNorge/Molde1996.html Bob har landet] from bobdylan.nu
  3. [http://www.dagogtid.no/arkiv/1999/29/roald.html Verdas Navle] by [[Roald Helgheim]] in [[Dag og Tid]] (22.7.1999)
  4. [http://www.nrk.no/musikk/2924432.html Ibrahim Ferrer] by nrk.nk (2003)
  5. "Molderosen". [[Molde Bymuseum]].
  6. Tomren, Lasse. (2012-07-16). "Molderosen til Lionel". [[Romsdals Budstikke]].
  7. link. (2016-03-03 av [[Terje Mosnes]] (1990). Tilgjengelig online.)
  8. [http://www.moldejazz.no/hoved/historie/list_historie.php3 Jazzarkiv for Moldejazz] {{Webarchive. link. (2015-05-29 , online søkbar.)
  9. [http://www.moldejazz.no/hoved/historie/list_musikere.php3 musikerliste] {{Webarchive. link. (2015-02-23 fra Moldejazz (1961–2006))

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