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 | www |
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
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]
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
- ^ a b c Trellevik, Mads René (2013-01-26). "Fylte Bodø med jazz" (in Norwegian). Avisa Nordland. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
- ^ a b 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.