2012 in Norwegian music

Events

January

• 25 – Bodø Jazz Open started in Bodø.
• 27
• * Nordlysfestivalen started in Tromsø.
• * Inga Juuso was awarded the Nordlysprisen 2012 at Nordlysfestivalen.

  February

• 1 – The Polarjazz Festival 2012 started in Longyearbyen.
• 2 – Kristiansund Opera Festival opened.

  March

• 9 – Narvik Winter Festival started.
• 30 – Vossajazz started in Voss.
• 31
• * Sigrid Moldestad was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2012.
• * Karl Seglem performs the commissioned work Som Spor at Vossajazz.

  April

• 25 – SoddJazz 2012 started in Inderøy, Nord-Trøndelag.

  May

• 5 – Mathias Eick Quintet was recipient of the BMW Welt Jazz Award 2012.
• 23
• * Festspillene i Bergen starts
• * Nattjazz starts in Bergen

  June

• 14 – Norwegian Wood 2012 started in Oslo, Norway.
• 21 – Bergenfest 2012 started in Bergen.

  July

• 4 – Kongsberg Jazzfestival started at Kongsberg.
• 7 – Ola Kvernberg was recipient of the Kongsberg Jazz Award or DNB.prisen 2012 at the Kongsberg Jazzfestival.
• 16 – Moldejazz started in Molde with Jon Balke as artist in residence.
• 17
• * Mopti was awarded the JazzIntro 2012.
• * Anja Eline Skybakmoen was awarded the Jazztalent 2012.
• * Albatrosh was awarded the JazZtipendiat 2012.

  August

• 13
• * Oslo Jazzfestival started in Oslo.
• * Bugge Wesseltoft was recipient of the Ella-prisen 2012 at the Oslo Jazzfestival.

  September

• 6 – Punktfestivalen started in Kristiansand.

  October

• 22 – The Ekkofestival started in Bergen.
• 25 – The Insomnia Festival started in Tromsø.
• 30 – The Oslo World Music Festival started in Oslo.

  November

• 14 – The Vardø Blues Festival started.
• 15 – The 7th Barents Jazz, Tromsø International Jazz Festival started.

  December

• 11 – The Nobel Peace Prize Concert was held at Telenor Arena.

  Albums released

January

• 27
• * The Well by Tord Gustavsen Quartet.
• * Klangkammer 1 by Stian Omenås.

  February

• 10 – The Death Defying Unicorn by Motorpsycho and Ståle Storløkken.

  March

April

• 27 – Andrea Kvintett by Andrea Rydin Berge.

  May

• 8 – Reminder by Pixel.
• 11
• * Cabin Music by Ballrogg
• * Northern Arc'' by Northern Arc

  June

July

August

• 27 – Neck of the Woods by Marius Neset and Daniel Herskedal.

  September

• 7 – Atlantis by Elephant9, with Reine Fiske.
• 14 – Möya Og Myten by Eplemøya Songlag

  October

• 14 – Her Name and Mine – The Oslo Recordings by Fredrik Mikkelsen and Pernille Koch.

  November

• 9 – Dream Logic by Eivind Aarset.
• 16 – Noctilucent by Espen Berg.

  December

Unknown date

• Andrea Kvintett by Andrea Kvintett.

• Mari Kvien Brunvoll by Mari Kvien Brunvoll.

• Spinnaker by Winther – Storm.

  New Artists

• LidoLido received the Spellemannprisen award, as 'Best newcomer of the year 2012', for the album Pretty Girls & Grey Sweaters and was with that also recipient of the Gramo grant.
• Mopti was awarded the 2012 'JazzIntro' by the Norwegian Jazz Associations at the Moldejazz, July 17, 2012.

  Deaths

• 4 – Totti Bergh, jazz saxophonist.
• 31 – Anders Eikås, rock drummer, Honningbarna .

• 13 – Nils Grinde, classical organist, musicologist, and theatre historian
• 22 – Eivin One Pedersen, jazz accordionist and pianist.

• 15 – Edvard Hagerup Bull, contemporary classical composer.

• 30 – Finn Benestad, musicologist

• 13 – Trond Bråthen alias "Trondr Nefas", black metal singer and guitarist, Urgehal.

• 26 – Harry W. Kvebæk, classical trumpeter and academic.

• 3
• *Anne-Lise Berntsen, operatic soprano singer.
• *Odd Børretzen, author and folk singer, pneumonia.
• 15 – Frode Thingnæs, jazz trombonist and bandleader, complications from a heart attack.
• 26 – Per Tveit, classical pianist and composer

  Seed also

• 2012 in Norway
• Music of Norway
• Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012