2012 in Norwegian music

January • 25 – Bodø Jazz Open started in Bodø (January 25–28). • 27 • Nordlysfestivalen started in Tromsø (January 27 – February 4). • Inga Juuso (vocals) was awarded the Nordlysprisen 2012 at Nordlysfestivalen. February • 1 – The Polarjazz Festival 2012 started in Longyearbyen (February 1 – 5). • 2 – Kristiansund Opera Festival opened (February 2 – 18). March • 9 – Narvik Winter Festival started (March 9 – 18). • 30 – Vossajazz started in Voss (March 30 – April 2). • 31 • Sigrid Moldestad was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2012. • Karl Seglem performs the commissioned work Som Spor at Vossajazz. April • 25 – SoddJazz 2012 started in Inderøy Municipality, Nord-Trøndelag (April 25–29). May • 5 – Mathias Eick Quintet was recipient of the BMW Welt Jazz Award 2012. • 23 • Festspillene i Bergen starts (May 23 – June 6) • Nattjazz starts in Bergen (May 23 – June 2) June • 14 – Norwegian Wood 2012 started in Oslo (June 14 – 17). • 21 – Bergenfest 2012 started in Bergen (June 21–24). July • 4 – Kongsberg Jazzfestival started at Kongsberg (July 4–7). • 7 – Ola Kvernberg was recipient of the Kongsberg Jazz Award or DNB.prisen 2012 at the Kongsberg Jazzfestival. • 16 – Moldejazz started in Molde with Jon Balke as artist in residence (July 16–21). • 17 • Mopti was awarded the JazzIntro 2012. • Anja Eline Skybakmoen was awarded the Jazztalent 2012. • 13 • Oslo Jazzfestival started in Oslo (August 13–18). • Bugge Wesseltoft was recipient of the Ella-prisen 2012 at the Oslo Jazzfestival. October • 22 – The Ekkofestival started in Bergen (October 22 – November 3). • 25 – The Insomnia Festival started in Tromsø (October 25 – 27). • 30 – The Oslo World Music Festival started in Oslo (October 30 – November 4). November • 14 – The Vardø Blues Festival (Blues i Vintermørket) started (November 14 – 18). • 15 – The 7th Barents Jazz, Tromsø International Jazz Festival started (November 15 – 18). December • 11 – The Nobel Peace Prize Concert was held at Telenor Arena. ==Albums released==

January • 27 • The Well by Tord Gustavsen Quartet (ECM Records). • Klangkammer 1 by Stian Omenås. February • 10 – The Death Defying Unicorn by Motorpsycho and Ståle Storløkken (Rune Grammofon). March April • 27 – Andrea Kvintett by Andrea Rydin Berge. May • 8 – Reminder by Pixel (Cuneiform Records). • 11 • Cabin Music by Ballrogg • Northern Arc by Northern Arc June July August • 27 – Neck of the Woods by Marius Neset and Daniel Herskedal (Edition Records). September • 7 – Atlantis by Elephant9, with Reine Fiske (Rune Grammofon). • 14 – Möya Og Myten by Eplemøya Songlag (Anja Eline Skybakmoen, Liv Ulvik, Wenche Losnegård) October • 14 – Her Name and Mine – The Oslo Recordings by Fredrik Mikkelsen and Pernille Koch (Little Blue Records). November • 9 – Dream Logic by Eivind Aarset (ECM Records). • 16 – Noctilucent by Espen Berg (Atterklang – AKLANG306). December Unknown date # A • Andrea Kvintett by Andrea Kvintett. B • Mari Kvien Brunvoll by Mari Kvien Brunvoll. W • Spinnaker by Winther – Storm. ==New Artists==

• LidoLido received the Spellemannprisen award, as 'Best newcomer of the year 2012', for the album Pretty Girls & Grey Sweaters and was with that also recipient of the Gramo grant. • Mopti was awarded the 2012 'JazzIntro' by the Norwegian Jazz Associations at the Moldejazz, July 17, 2012. ==Deaths==

;January • 4 – Totti Bergh, jazz saxophonist (born 1935). • 31 – Anders Eikås, rock drummer, Honningbarna (car accident) (born 1992). ;February • 13 – Nils Grinde, classical organist, musicologist, and theatre historian (born 1927) • 22 – Eivin One Pedersen, jazz accordionist and pianist (born 1956). ;March • 15 – Edvard Hagerup Bull, contemporary classical composer (born 1922). ; April • 30 – Finn Benestad, musicologist (born 1929) ;May • 13 – Trond Bråthen alias "Trondr Nefas", black metal singer and guitarist, Urgehal (born 1977). ;June • 26 – Harry W. Kvebæk, classical trumpeter and academic (born 1925). ;November • 3 • Anne-Lise Berntsen, operatic soprano singer (born 1943). • Odd Børretzen, author and folk singer, pneumonia (born 1926). • 15 – Frode Thingnæs, jazz trombonist and bandleader, complications from a heart attack (born 1940). • 26 – Per Tveit, classical pianist and composer (born 1951) ==See also==