Bodø Jazz Open
Bodø Jazz Open | |
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Status | Active |
Genre | Jazz Festival |
Date(s) | Late January |
Begins | 31 January 2018 |
Ends | 3 February 2018 |
Frequency | Annually |
Location(s) | Bodø |
Country | Norway |
Years active | 2011 - present |
Inaugurated | Founded 2010 |
Founder |
Jan Gunnar Hoff Tore Johansen Erik Johansen |
Website |
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Bodø Jazz Open is a jazz festival, arranged at the end of January every year since 2011. The aim of the festival is to bring together local, national and international artists for collaborations, jam sessions and workshops. Every year between 2-3000 festival participants visit the festival, and create more life to Bodø in January, winter time. Bodø Jazz Open bring the jazz into the Bodø nightlife, and organizes gigs at local venues like Topp 13, Dama di, Paviljongen, Sinus, Bodø Kulturhus and Sydøst, to mention a few.[1]
Biography
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When Bodø Jazz Open was first planned, the first name on the desk was Bodø International Jazz Festival, then Bodø Jazz Fest and the autumn of 2010 came the proposal Bodo Jazz Open. This name suits perfectly for the festival held in Bodø, because it is a jazz festival that is open to all genres and rhythmic expression. Bodø Jazz Open was initiated in November 15, 2010 by Jan Gunnar Hoff, Tore Johansen and Erik Johansen. In 1921 'Bodø Jazz Band' with a lineup of 15 musicians, was established as the first jazz band in Bodø. Bodø Jazz Open was arranged for the first time in January 2011, and was a celebration of 90 years of jazz in Bodø. Since the city has a long tradition of jazz, it was a natural thing to establish a jazz festival here. In Bodø is the center small centrally, with children, hotel, airport and Coastal readily available. This makes Bodø an ideal place for a jazz festival.[2][3]
Concerts
The number of events during the festival raised from 25 in 2011 to 33 in 2012. The goal for 2013 was not to increase the number of events, but to consolidate and ensure the quality of the festival. In addition to evening concerts Bodø Jazz Open also arranged gigs called "After Work Jazz". It means that the musicians are set up in different cafés, and gives free gigs for café visitors and others who come by.[1]
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Bands and artists
2011 (January 26–29)
Norway – Misvær Ska Forening Norway – Hunting the light Norway – Bugge Wesseltoft The Netherlands – FOCUS Norway – Acuna/Hoff/Mathisen Norway – Torun Eriksen w/ Bodø Big Band Norway – Ole Hamre Norway – Slettens Merengue and Salsa-Prosjekt feat. Alex Acuna
2012 (January 25–28)
USA – Larry Carlton Quartet- Marengue feat.
Denmark – Marilyn Mazur Norway – Bodø Big Band Norway – Marit Sandvik Norway – Joddski Norway – Henning Gravrok Band Sweden – Anders Jormin Norway – Jan Gunnar Hoff Norway – Arve Henriksen USA – Tom Waits Tribute Norway – Audun Kleive Norway – 120 days Norway – Tore Johansen Norway – Your Headlights Are On Norway – Barnejazz with Espen Ruud and Nils Jansen Norway – Jaga Jazzist Norway – Gabriel Norway – Kjell Nordeng[2]
2013 (January 23–27)
USA – Mike Stern w/ Norway – Jan Gunnar Hoff Quartet Norway – Pushwagon Norway – Oslo Strykekvartett Norway – Arild Andersen w/ Bodø Rhythm Group and Bodø Big Band Norway – Eivind Aarset Norway – Oh! Denmark – JazzKamikaze Norway – Tore Johansen Norway – Sommerfuglfisk Denmark – Hanne Boel Norway – Hanne Hukkelberg Norway – Mambo Compañeros Norway – Lisa Dillan / Rolf Lennart Stensø Duo
2014 (January 22–26)
Norway – Terje Rypdal and Denmark – Palle Mikkelborg w/ Bodø Big Band Norway – Frode Alnæs Trio Norway – LAVA Norway – Petter Wettre and England – Jason Rebello USA – Steve Gadd[1]
2015 (January 21–24)
Norway – Jan Garbarek Group Denmark – Marilyn Mazur's Future Song w/ Norway – Eivind Aarset, Nils Petter Molvær a.o. Norway – Elle Marja Eira Norway – Ole Jørn Myklebust and Roger Ludvigsen Norway – Aleksander Kostopoulos Iceland – Mezzoforte Norway – Knut Reiersrud Norway – Arctic Philharmonic - for the second ever performance of England – Django Bates’ bass clarinet concerto, written for Norway – Håvard Lund[4]
References
- 1 2 3 Trellevik, Mads René (2013-01-26). "Fylte Bodø med jazz" (in Norwegian). Avisa Nordland. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
- 1 2 Brauer, Camilla Slaattun (2012-01-25). "Fylte Bodø med jazz" (in Norwegian). Nordnorsk.JazzINorge.no. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
- ↑ "Bodø Jazz Open". EuropeJazz.net. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
- ↑ "FESTIVAL ROUND-UP: Bodø Jazz Open 2015". LondonJazzNews.com. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
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