2017 in Norwegian music

Events

January

• 12 – The 16th All Ears festival started in Oslo.
• 20 – The 36th annual Djangofestival started at Cosmopolite in Oslo.
• 21 – Hot Club de Norvège headline at the annual Djangofestival at Cosmopolite in Oslo, Norway.
• 28 – Presentation of the Spellemannprisen awards.

  February

• 1 – The 6th Bodø Jazz Open started in Bodø, Norway.
• 2 – The 19th Polarjazz Festival started in Longyearbyen, Svalbard .
• 4 – The Oslo Operaball was arranged in Oslo.
• 9 – The 12th Ice Music Festival started in Geilo, Norway.

  March

• 2 – The Festival started in Oslo.
• 11 – Selection of the contributor of Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017.
• 17 – The 60th Narvik Winter Festival started in Narvik.
• 29 – The Fartein Valen Festival started in Haugesund.

  April

• 7 – The 44th Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway.
• 12 – Inferno Metal Festival 2017 started in Oslo.
• 15 – The Sámi Grand Prix took place at Báktehárji in Kautokeino.

  May

• 5 – The Balejazz started in Balestrand.
• 9 – The 28th MaiJazz started in Stavanger.
• 10 – The 13th AnJazz, the Hamar Jazz Festival started at Hamar, Norway.
• 24 – The Festspillene i Bergen started in Bergen, Norway.
• 26
• * The 45th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway
• * Fabio Biondi announces the termination of his commitment as early music programme director for Stavanger Symphony Orchestra.

  June

• 3 – The National Music Day was arranged in Oslo.
• 14 – The Bergenfest started in Bergen, Norway.
• 17 – The Norwegian Wood music festival started in Oslo, Norway.

  July

• 5 – The Kongsberg Jazzfestival opened at Kongsberg consert.
• 6
• * The 17th Stavernfestivalen started in Stavern, Norway.
• * The 21st Skånevik Bluesfestival started in Skånevik, Norway.
• 12 – The Slottsfjell Festival started in Tønsberg.
• 17 – The Moldejazz started in Molde.
• 20 – The Bukta Festival started in Telegrafbukta, Tromsø.
• 25 – Singer-songwriter Susanne Sundfør starred in a Prom concert at London's Royal Albert Hall, performing songs by Scott Walker.
• 26 – The Canal Street Festival started in Arendal.
• 27 – The Márkomeannu Festival started in Skånland.

  August

• 3 – The Notodden Blues Festival started in Notodden.
• 8 – The 19th Øyafestivalen started in Oslo.
• 9 – The Kalottspel started in Målselv.
• 10
• * The Rosendal Kammermusikkfestival started in Rosendal.
• * The Tromsø Jazz Festival started in Tromsø.
• 12 – The 32nd Oslo Jazzfestival started in Oslo.
• 18 – The Parkenfestivalen started in Bodø.
• 30 – The Blues in Hell started in Stjørdal.
• 31 – The 12th Punktfestivalen started in Kristiansand.

  September

• 1 – The Granittrock Festival started in Grorud.

  October

• 19 – The 34th DølaJazz started in Lillehammer.
• 27 – The Osafestivalen started in Voss.
• 31 – The Oslo World Music Festival started in Oslo.

  November

• 8 – The Vardø Blues Festival started.

  December

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

  Albums released

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New Artists

• Sigrid, singer and recipient of the newcomer Spellemannprisen.

  Deaths

• 18 – Ståle Wikshåland, musicologist.

• 22 – Dag Østerberg, sociologist and musicologist

• 9 – Knut Borge, journalist, entertainer, and jazz enthusiast.
• 10 – Øyvind Klingberg, pianist and showman, Dizzie Tunes.
• 18 – Arild Engh, drummer, Ole Ivars.

• 7 – Jan Høiland, singer and entertainer.
• 13 – Egil Kapstad, jazz pianist and composer.

• 7 – Jan Arvid Johansen, folk singer and musician.
• 22 – Atle Hammer, jazz trumpeter.

• 21 – Halvard Kausland, jazz guitarist.