The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1988 in Norwegian music.
Events
March 25 – The 15th Vossajazz started in Vossavangen, Norway (March 25 – 27).
May 25 – The 16th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 25 – June 8).
June 25 – The 19th Kalvøyafestivalen started at Kalvøya near by Oslo (June 25 – 26). 26 – Leonard Cohen performed a concert at Kalvøya, Bærum (Kalvøyafestivalen).
September 9 – The 1st Notodden Blues Festival started in Notodden (September 9 – 11).
Albums released
Unknown date
G Jan Garbarek Legend Of The Seven Dreams (ECM Records)
S Thorgeir Stubø The End Of A Tune (Cadence Jazz Records), with Art Farmer and Doug Raney
Deaths
January 9 – Peter L. Rypdal, fiddler and famous traditional folk music composer (born 1909).
July 1 – Robert Riefling, classical pianist and music teacher (born 1911).
Births
February 5 – Fredrik Luhr Dietrichson, jazz upright bassist. 15 – Ragnhild Hemsing, classical and traditional folk violinist. 26 – Christian Meaas Svendsen, jazz upright bassist and composer.
April 12 – Tone Damli Aaberge, singer.
May 7 – David Aleksander Sjølie, jazz guitarist, Mopti. 9 – Fredrik Rasten, guitarist, improviser, and composer.
July 31 – Andreas Wildhagen, jazz drummer.
August 12 – Chriss Rune Olsen Angvik, rhythm & blues guitarist and vocalist. 17 - Natalie Sandtorv, jazz singer, percussionist, and electronica artist.
Unknown date Jan Martin Gismervik, jazz drummer.
See also 1988 in Norway Music of Norway Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988
References