AllEars is an annual festival for improvised music, held in Oslo, Norway. The goal is to present improvised music and related art forms in all its diversity. allEars is a non-profit festival by music enthusiasts for music enthusiasts.
Festivals
There are approx 30 different jazz festivals in Norway located from the south coast and all the way up to the islands of Svalbard in the Arctic Ocean.
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Bodø,
Norway
January
February
Bodø Jazz Open – international jazz festival above the Arctic circle. Norway's very first jazz band, the Bodø Jazz Band, was established in Bodø, Northern Norway as early as 1921. Bodø has a long history of jazz and popular music.
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Longyearbyen,
Norway
February
The northernmost jazz festival in the world has been arranged since 1998 in the scenic landscapes of Svalbard, in Longyearbyen and Ny-Ålesund, with national and international artists performing.
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Voss,
Norway
March
April
Voss Jazz remains one of the oldest, most acclaimed jazz festivals in Norway. Quite an achievement considering the modest size of Voss with its 15000 inhabitants. Every Easter since 1973 has started with 3 days of jazz, folk and world music.
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Inderøy,
Norway
April
The jazz festival was established in 1994 in collaboration with Sund Folkehøgskole. The students at the school are an integral part of the festival and work as volunteers during Soddjazz.
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Hamar,
Norway
May
AnJazz, Hamar Jazz Festival is the Norwegian hinterlands annual jazz festival, with a national and international focus. Hamar Theater is the festival's base located in the Victoria Quarter, Hamar's old town hall, which offers three intimate concert halls.
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Balestrand,
Norway
May
Imagine a quiet fjord. Imagine mountains with sugar cane tops. Imagine tones from a baritone saxophone in a hotel garden. That's Balejazz.
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Bodø,
Norway
May
Bodø Jazz Open – international jazz festival above the Arctic circle. Norway's very first jazz band, the Bodø Jazz Band, was established in Bodø, Northern Norway as early as 1921. Bodø has a long history of jazz and popular music. From 2011 the city also
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Stavanger,
Norway
May
MaiJazz – established in 1989 – is one of the most renowned jazz festivals in Norway, one of the greatest music events in the Stavanger region, and an essential part of the local cultural life.
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Trondheim,
Norway
May
Jazzfest in Trondheim dates back to 1980, when it went by the name JazzMazz. The driving force behind the festival has since its establishment been to front a strong artistic content focusing on the Norwegian, Nordic and European jazz.
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Bergen,
Norway
May
June
Nattjazz swings into action in late May every year, and in the course of 10 nights more than 65 concerts are presented. Since its 1973 début, Nattjazz has brought to Bergen many of the world's greatest artists.
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Norway
June
Mandaljazz is a fresh new jazz festival – established in 2014 – in Norway’s southernmost coastal town. With a varied and exciting program, consisting of jazz, improvised music and related artforms. The festival is run by volunteers.
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Kongsberg,
Norway
July
Kongsberg Jazzfestival is an international jazz festival that has been held annually in Kongsberg, Norway, since 1964.
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Molde,
Norway
July
Molde International Jazz Festival, or Moldejazz is the oldest continously running jazz festival in the world (as of 2021), as well as an important one in Norway. It was founded in 1961. During week 29, the jazz festival host about 120 concerts.
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Arendal,
Norway
July
Canal Street is one of Norway's finest music festivals and has its roots in jazz and blues. The festival has been held annually since 1996. One of the festival's characteristics is the use of special arenas, where character and experience go hand in hand
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Haugesund,
Norway
August
Sildajazz, Haugesund International Jazz Festival was established in 1987. During five days in August, the herring town Haugesund offer a variety of concerts and events.
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Tromsø,
Norway
August
Tromsø Jazz Festival is an annual summer festival in Tromsø, which was held for the first time in August 2016. Our program reflects both the strong jazz environment we have in northern Norway, and some of the best from the national and international jazz
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Oslo,
Norway
August
Annual jazz festival in Oslo, the capital of Norway, with an emphasis on both vanguard and tradition. Oslo Jazz Festival was held for the first time in 1986.
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Oslo,
Norway
August
Oslo based festival that specialize in promoting new and challenging music, perhaps with a special emphasis on jazz and improvised music.
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Vadso,
Norway
August
The Varanger Festival, a cross-genre music festival with a view to the north and the soul of jazz. Held in Vadsø every year in week 32.
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Kristiansand,
Norway
August
September
Punkt is a music festival in the city of Kristiansand in the south of Norway. The festival concept is centered around the concept Live Remix.
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Norway
September
Almost 30 years of continuous operation has created a vital, creative and artistically interesting jazz festival in northern Norway in September.
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Norway
October
DølaJazz - Lillehammer Jazz Festival started in 1978 and has over the years grown to become one of the most prominent jazz festivals in Norway.
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Mo i Rana,
Norway
October
Smeltedigelen is a music festival in Mo i Rana and emphasizes rhythmical music. The festival is held every year in October, and for the first time in 2005, the same year their main arena Nordland Teater took over its new building.