Bergen International Jazz Festival or Nattjazz , is one of the largest jazz festivals of Norway . The festival has a musical profile with an emphasis on ethnic and contemporary jazz . It is held annually in late May, coinciding with Festspillene i Bergen , and is located at Verftet in Bergen .
11-638: (Redirected from Asbjornsen ) Asbjørnsen is a Norwegian surname. Notable people with the surname include: Kristin Asbjørnsen (born 1971), Norwegian jazz singer Øyvind Asbjørnsen (born 1963), Norwegian film producer Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (1812–1855), Norwegian writer Sigvald Asbjørnsen (1867–1954), Norwegian-born American sculptor See also [ edit ] Battleships Asbjørnsen and Moe , fictional ships Aspinwall (surname) [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
22-573: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Kristin Asbj%C3%B8rnsen Kristin Asbjørnsen (born 12 May 1971) is a Norwegian jazz singer and composer whose focus is on improvised music . She is known for musical projects like Dadafon including with Carl Haakon Waadeland , Krøyt , Kvitretten , and Nymark Collective among others. Asbjørnsen was born in Lillehammer and educated at
33-679: The novel of the same name by Charles Bukowski . Asbjørnsen has featured on a number of album releases, as well as a series of tours and festival performances in Europe. In 2009 she won the Babel Med Mondomix Award. She is a member of the bands Dadafon and Krøyt , and was also in the Kvitretten, who split in 2001. In 2000 she received the Gammleng-prisen in the class jazz. For the album The Night Shines Like
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55-757: The Day she received the Spellemannprisen 2009 in open class. Asbjørnsen together with the world-renowned a cappella group Ladysmith Black Mambazo holding concerts in seven different townships in South Africa Back to eKasi , organized by, among others, Rikskonsertene . Nattjazz The festival was arranged for the first time in 1972 at Håndverkeren in Bergen (now closed). It moved to Studentsenteret in 1978 (now demolished and rebuilt), and eventually to USF Verftet in 1994. In 2012 Nattjazz
66-705: The Jazz Program at the Trondheim Conservatory of Music , Norwegian Academy of Music and the University of Oslo , Her style has its roots in the singer-songwriter tradition and includes elements from African music , World music , spirituals and jazz . Wayfaring Stranger – A Spiritual Songbook (2006) was her first solo album, based on African-American spirituals, and the note sheets she inherited from singer Ruth Reese, her former song teacher. The album, as well as an extended European tour,
77-522: The concept was continued with a Norwegian tour. The concerts at Cosmopolite in Oslo and at the Nattjazz Festival in Bergen in 2007 were recorded. The Bessie Smith Songbook includes many of the early jazz standards, such as " Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out " and "Oh, Daddy Blues". Asbjørnsen made her international debut as a film score composer for the film Factotum , based on
88-432: The house, not to individual concerts. The four scenes that were in use varied in capacity from about 70 to 700 people. Some rooms were set up with seating, others primarily with people standing. In addition, it was adapted to include areas where the public could relax and watch what happened at the various stages using internal channels. There were normally several artists on every stage in the course of an evening. This scheme
99-589: Was followed in 2012, although the stages were in different localities. Future plans are to re-establish the USF Verftet as the main location for events at the festival. Since 2013 Røkeriet at USF Verftet has been the main venue for the Nattjazz events. Nattjazzprisen or Hansaprisen – verdt å vente på (Hansa Prize) was established in 2005 by the jazz festival Nattjazz in Bergen , Norway in collaboration with Hansa Borg Bryggerier . The prize worth NKR 50,000
110-533: Was held in different localities in Vågsbunnen because of the reconstructions of USF Verftet . During the course of the festival most concerts are held indoors, but with some outdoor concerts too. The festival has also collaborated with other events, such as Festspillene i Bergen in Grieghallen . Inside the USF Verftet there have been concerts on four different stages and the public bought admission to
121-463: Was met with outstanding reviews. The album has received a Platinum Disc and nomination for the Spellemannprisen (Norwegian Music Awards equiv. to Grammy). A live recording, The Bessie Smith Songbook , sheds new light on the songs of legendary jazz and blues singer, sung with the quartet Nymark Collective. In 2005 Asbjørnsen, Tord Gustavsen and Knut Aalefjær were asked to perform together at Molde International Jazz Festival . Two years later
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