Moldejazz

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Free concerts at the Molde town hall plaza. The Molde panorama mountain range can be seen across the Romsdalfjord.
Free concerts at the Molde town hall plaza. The Molde panorama mountain range can be seen across the Romsdalfjord.

Molde International Jazz Festival (MIJF) (established 1961 in Molde) takes place annually in July, and is known as one of the oldest jazz festivals in Europe.

It was initiated by the local Storyville Jazz Club. Since 1964 it has received government support, and the government Buddy Award was for several years awarded at this festival.

Contents

[edit] Concerts and artists

[edit] Artist in residence

Chick Corea (2000), Pat Metheny (2001), Paal Nilssen-Love (2002), Michael Brecker (2003), Håvard Wiik (2004), Arild Andersen (2005), Joshua Redman (2006) and Terje Rypdal (2007).

[edit] Celebrity artists[1][2][3]

Benny Bailey (1961/70), Sonny Stitt (1963/81), Benny Golson (1964), Jimmy Witherspoon (1964), Don Cherry (1968/79/82/84/87), Tete Montoliu (1964), Dexter Gordon (1963/64/65/71/72), George Russell (1965), Kenny Drew (1965-68/75/86), Wayne Shorter (1966, 2007), Charles Lloyd (1966), Don Byas (1966), Jack DeJohnette (1966/77/81/86/97/2006), J. J. Johnson (1966), Keith Jarrett (1966, 1972, 1973, 1986), Roland Kirk (1967), Ben Webster (1967/69), Freddie Hubbard (1967/84/92), Phil Woods (1968/69/72/79/98), Joe Henderson (1968/84), Clark Terry (1971/73/99), Chick Corea (1972, 2000/07), Eubie Blake (1973), Gary Burton (1974, 2002/07), Herbie Hancock (1971/88/97/98/2002), Wallace Davenport (1975/77/78), McCoy Tyner (1975/96/2006), Max Roach (1977/83), Carla Bley (1978/93/99), Bill Evans trio med Marc Johnson og Joe LaBarbera (1980),[4] Lester Bowie (1982/89-92/95), Art Blakey (1983/90), Jaco Pastorius (1983), Stéphane Grappelli (1984), John Scofield (1984-87/89/90/92/95/97/99, 2006), Miles Davis (1984/85), Oscar Peterson/Manhattan Transfer (1987), Ornette Coleman (1987), Weather Report/Joe Zawinul (1971/89/99), Modern Jazz Quartet (1985), Dizzy Gillespie (1989), John Zorn (1991), Milt Jackson (1998), Dianne Reeves (2003), Branford Marsalis (2004).

[edit] Frequently visiting artists

Asmund Bjørken (1961/62,65-68/70/74/79/80/93), Jan Garbarek (1964-66/68/69/71/75-78/80/82/85/88/90/94), Karin Krog (1963/68/70/71/78//84/87/97), Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (1964-68/70-74/81/84/85/88-90/93, 2000/02) and Bjørn Kjellemyr (1974-).

[edit] Festival composer

The festival orders an orchestral piece annually, the first from Erling Aksdal (1980), later Ole Henrik Giørtz, Ab und Zu og Lars Saabye Christensen (Den akustiske skyggen, 1993), Terje Isungset (Floating Rhythms, 1999), Kvitretten (2000), Terje Rypdal (Lux Aeterna, 2000), Krøyt and Fläskkvartetten (2003), Jon Balke (2003), and last year Det store slaget from The Brazz Brothers and Terje Bjørklund/TrondheimSolistene, the Norwegian Sanctus (2006).

[edit] Popular concerts

Later years have seen an increasing share of wellselling concerts[5] featuring blues and pop musicians such as Muddy Waters (1977), James Brown (1986), Blues Brothers (1989), Motorpsycho (1991), Bob Dylan (1996),[6] Van Morrison (1996), Eric Clapton (1997), Gipsy Kings (1998), Jeff Healey (1999), Ray Charles (1999)[7] [8], B.B. King (2001), Paul Simon (2002), Santana (2002), Joe Cocker (2002)[9], Ibrahim Ferrer (2003), Stevie Wonder (2004), Lauryn Hill (2005), Sting (2006) and Steely Dan/Elvis Costello (2007).

[edit] Coverage

Concerts have been broadcast to the EBU, the first was Guttorm Guttormsen's quintet (1974), later Jan Gunnar Hoff Group (1996). The NRK transmit daily. A series of live recordings from Moldejazz include Sam Rivers, Live Trio Sessions (including Suite for Molde) and Arild Andersen (1973), Carl Magnus Neumann's Live at Moldejazz 1976 (2004), Muddy Waters, Three concerts (1978), Bill Evans in 1980 (The Oslo Concerts, 2007), Arild Andersen and Bill Frisell's A Molde concert (1981), Miles Davis Band From Idrettens Hus (DVD, 1984), Trondheim Jazzorkester and Chick Corea, Live in Molde (2005).

[edit] Literature

  • Arild Steen, Molde jazz (Gyldendal, 1972)
  • Terje Mosnes, Jazz i Molde two volumes (1981, 1991).[1]

[edit] Trivia

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Jazz i Molde I og II by Terje Mosnes (1990). Online.
  2. ^ Jazzarchive for Moldejazz, searchable.
  3. ^ list of musicians at Moldejazz (1961-2006)
  4. ^ August 1980 interview with Bill Evans, by Jan Stevens (9.8.1980), a few weeks before Evans passing
  5. ^ Mindre jazz på Moldejazz, by Bjørn Stendahl in Ny Tid (2003)
  6. ^ Bob har landet from bobdylan.nu
  7. ^ Verdas Navle by Roald Helgheim in Dag og Tid (22.7.1999)
  8. ^ Verdas Navle by Roald Helgheim in Dag og Tid (22.7.1999)
  9. ^ Ibrahim Ferrer by nrk.no (2003)