Improbasen
Improbasen is a nationwide center in Norway, where children learn to play jazz.
Biography[edit]
Improbasens methods for teaching even small children to play complex music, has attracted attention all over Norway and abroad. Since 2008, some of the most progressive jazz musicians in Norway, including Thomas Strønen, Ole Morten Vågan, Hedvig Mollestad Thomassen, Mats Eilertsen, Hanna Paulsberg and Tore Brunborg, have conducted workshops at the center.[1][2]
Projects[edit]
Improbasen has engaged in comprehensive educational projects in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, Austria and Japan. [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
The center also helped develop the jazz club Barnas Jazzhus, and the international festival Kids in Jazz. In August 2014, the founder of Improbasen, Odd André Elveland, received the award Ella-prisen for his work with children and jazz.[12][13][14]
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Improbasen – Jazzinorge.no (Øistein Lorange Meyer, 2012)
- ^ Improbasen in concert – Oblad.no (Una Oksavik Oltedal, 2010) Archived 2014-09-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Improbasen, Cultural Exchange project – Vestnorsk.Jazzinorge.no
- ^ Improbasen, Cultural Exchange project – StavangerJazzforum.no Archived 2014-09-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Improbasen at Europe Jazz Network General Assembly 2013 – SvenskJazz.se
- ^ Jazzcamp for girls – JazzDanmark.dk Archived 2014-09-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Innovative jazz education project – Damusa.dk" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-09-11. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
- ^ Barnas Jazzhus, Cultural Exchange with Swiss kids – Swingkids.ch Archived 2014-09-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Barnas Jazzhus, Cultural Exchange, interview with Swiss trombone kid – Tagblatt.ch
- ^ Barnas Jazzhus, Cultural Exchange, interview with Swiss trumpet kid – Tagblatt.ch
- ^ Sapporo Junior Jazzschool Official Report 2012, about Improbasen on page 57-59, 81, 86–89 – SJF.com
- ^ Barnas Jazzhus awarded Jazz Club Of The Year in Norway – Jazzinorge.no (Camilla Slaattun Brauer, 2013)
- ^ Kids in Jazz 2012 – Jazzinorge.no
- ^ The award Ella-prisen 2014 – Jazzinorge.no
