Steffen Schorn’s new work "Cellular Structures" will be performed for the first time during the Oslo Jazz Festival 2010. "Cellular Structures" breaks down barriers and finds new paths to the unique an..

Per Husby talks to Norway's legendary pianist "Pastor'n" in conjunction with the launch of the pianist's biography.

The interview will be held in Norwegian.

Einar "Pastor'n" Iver..

Pianist, percussionist, arranger and composer Alexis Bosch is one of Cuba’s most acknowledged jazz musicians and has been a member of several very popular bands such as Habana Ensamble and Charanga Ha..

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The Oslo Jazz Festival hosted Aspheim Oldtimers’ 25th anniversary in 2004, and last year the band celebrated its 30th anniversary. Traditional jazz enthusiast and founding member of Aspheim Oldtimers,..

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Tenor saxophonist Bodil Niska is one of Norway’s most popular players. She follows in the footsteps of Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster and Stan Getz, and she has released three critically acclaimed album..

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Cassandra Wilson comes to the Oslo Jazz Festival 2010 with the band from her Grammy winning album "Loverly".

First and foremost Wilson is a jazz vocalist, but rooted in folk, blues and jazz..

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Kongsberg native Christian Wallumrød made his ECM debut in 1996 with the album "No Birch" and has since then released five very successful albums on this prestigious record label including last year’s..

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Ellingtones comprises five very experienced muscians from Norway’s music and jazz scene. Their repertoire is built up of material from different periods of Duke Ellington’s carriere. They have played ..

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Gamle Sandvika Storband is a complete and hard swinging big band mainly made up of former members of the well-known Norwegian big band Sandvika Storband. The band was re-established in 1999 and has be..

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HiO Storband is a big band made up of students and teachers from the Oslo University College. This very popular band is a regular part of the celebrations marking the start of the academic year at the..

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Nina Simone’s immortal musical and poetic univers crossing the boundries of race and culture is the starting point for this tribute.

Norwegian vocalist, actress and revue artist Susanne Fuh..

Jazz pioneer Ornette Coleman turned 80 on 9th March 2010, and in August the Oslo Jazz Festival celebrates this milestone in the Norwegian National Opera & Ballet. This will be the first time Coleman v..

For the third year running the Oslo Jazz Festival will open in the Norwegian National Opera & Ballet, and this year one of the world’s greatest contemporary jazz names will grace this stage.

Read more about Jazz i Operaen: Toots Thielemans Quartet

The founding members of Norway’s oldest jazz band, The Big Chief Jazzband, have sadly passed away, but the four remaining members decided to carry on the band’s musical style and traditions by startin..

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After four years of renovation the Oslo Jazz Festival can finally move its church concerts back into Oslo’s cathedral, and Magnolia Jazzband and Topsy Chapman will host the moving in party.

Read more about Magnolia Jazzband med Topsy Chapman

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Once again the Oslo Jazz Festival will be jumping the gun on the festival’s official opening. This year the pre-festival concert takes place on 30th July when Melody Gardot will be playing an outdoor ..

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Royal Garden Jazzband was founded in 1955 and is Norway’s second oldest jazz band. They played at the very first Molde International Jazz Festival and have played countless concerts at home and abroad..

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Monkey Plot
Monkey Plot consists of three students from the Norwegian Acedemy of Music. They compose their own material, and their music is a wonderful mix of energetic grooves, rock r..

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The recipient of Statkraft’s Young Star scholarship 2009 returns to this year’s festival with a commissioned work called "Shadows". Bassist Guro Skumsnes Moe was the third recipient of this scholarshi..

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English: Supersilent’s demanding and organic sound knows no boundaries and has references to jazz, rock, electronica, ambient and noise. In 2008 the quartet became a trio when drummer Jarle Vespestad ..

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The Trio of Oz’s repertoire streches from compositions by Duke Ellington via Wayne Shorter and Joni Mitchell to Sting, Coldplay and Bjørk all the while focusing on songs with a solid groove and a rich..

Tomasz Stanko is one of the most influencial European jazz musicians of all time and has been a central figure on the international jazz stage for decades.

Just 20 years old Tomasz Stanko e..

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sgrow’s music is a combination of jazz, club music, art music and pop. The band members are in their early twenties and have both recently compeleted studies in composition and production at the Nordi..

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