Trondheim Jazz Festival


Trondheim Jazz Festival or Jazzfest Trondheim is an annual music festival held in spring time.

History

The festival is a continuation of JazzMazz, and changed name to Jazzfest in 1994. It is centered on the Jazz program at NTNU, and the 25th anniversary in 2004 was dedicated to them. The festival is a collaborative arrangement between Trondheim Jazzforum, the venue Blæst, Trondheim Symphony Orchestra, Studentersamfundet i Trondhjem, Dokkhuset and Norsk jazzforum. The first leader was Bjørn Willadsen, followed by Ernst-Wiggo Sandbakk.
From 2007 they have been giving the «talentprisen» award, and initiated a long lasting financial cooperation with the NTNU.