INTERVIEW: For some time now, the Norwegian saxophonist Harald Lassen has gotten us used to tightrope acts between jazz phrasing and harmonies on the one hand and pop experiments on the other. His album release Balans confirms that he is one of the most fascinating voices of his generation.
INTERVIEW: With a dozen albums to his credit and almost as many projects, Jonas Cambien is a voice that counts on the jazz and impro scene in Europe.
Maridalen, Harald Lassen, Hans Mathisen, Per Mathisen, Bendik Hofseth and Brothers of Melody are playing at Jazzahead 2025.
The Norwegian jazz scene is diverse and vibrant with a large number of jazz clubs, festivals and not least a large number of professional musicians, many of them internationally renowned. Find out more about the Norwegian Jazz scene at the Europe Jazz Network – Jazz Panorama.
The 11th edition of Jazz Out of Norway features some of the best in Norwegian Jazz and is now available in streaming platforms.
Sondre Moshagen Lightning Trio won the Jazzintro final at Molde International Jazz Festival in July. "Compositions of high caliber with a lot of rhythmic authority, and with melodic and harmonic ideas that give the trio a distinctive identity," states the jury.
Liv Andrea Hauge Trio, Hilde Louise Asbjørnsen Quartet, Oddgeir Berg trio and Trondheim Jazz Orchestra with Marianna Sangita Røe are the Norwegian artists in Jazzahead's official showcase program this year. Norsk Jazzforum and Music Norway will as usual be present at the trade fair area.
The 11th edition of Jazz Out of Norway is going to be released in September as a digital only release. It will be available on all streaming platforms, and will feature some of the best in Norwegian Jazz.
Norsk Jazzforum is launching the 10th edition of the promo-CD JazzCD.no at JazzAhead in Bremen on April 28.
Maridalen, Harald Lassen, Hans Mathisen, Per Mathisen, Bendik Hofseth and Brothers of Melody are playing at Jazzahead 2025.
