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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 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 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.

Norsk Jazzforum is launching the 9th edition of the promo-CD JazzCD.no on International Jazz Day.

At Jazzahead 2019 Norsk jazzforum launched the brand new book THIS IS OUR MUSIC, edited by Rob Young, about the Norwegian scene.

27 bands consisting of 117 Norwegian musicians and artists are booked for jazzahead! in Bremen in April.