Moldejazz

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Moldejazz logo

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.

Celebrity jazz artists

Well-known visiting artists within jazz are^[1]^[2]^[3]

Benny Bailey (1961/70),
Lucky Thompson (1962),
Dexter Gordon (1963/64/65/71/72),
Sonny Stitt (1963/81),
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (1964–68, 70–74, 81, 84–85, 88–90, 93, 2000 og 02),
Benny Golson (1964),
Jimmy Witherspoon (1964),
Tete Montoliu (1964),
George Russell (1965),
Kenny Drew (1965–68/75/86),
Wayne Shorter (1966, 2007, 2012),
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),
Don Cherry (1968/79/82/84/87),
Joe Henderson (1968/84),
Clark Terry (1971/73/99),
Herbie Hancock (1971/88/97/98, 2002/10),
Weather Report/Joe Zawinul (1971/89/99),
Chick Corea (1972, 2000/07)
Ralph Towner (1973/75/77/78),
Eubie Blake (1973),
Gary Burton (1974, 2002/07/10),
Wallace Davenport (1975/77/78),
McCoy Tyner (1975/96/2006),
Max Roach (1977/83),
Carla Bley (1978/93/99),
Bill Evans trio incl. Marc Johnson & Joe LaBarbera (1980),^[4]
Lester Bowie (1982/89–92/95),
Art Blakey (1983/90),

Jaco Pastorius (1983),
Stéphane Grappelli (1984),
Miles Davis (1984/85),
John Scofield (1984–87, 89–90, 92/95/97/99, 2006, 2012),
Modern Jazz Quartet (1985),
Oscar Peterson/The Manhattan Transfer (1987),
Ornette Coleman (1987, 2008),
Dizzy Gillespie (1989),
Terri Lyne Carrington (1990, 2011)
Milt Jackson (1998),
Dianne Reeves (2003/11),
Branford Marsalis (2004),
Joshua Redman (2006/09),
Sonny Rollins (2010),
Bobby McFerrin (2010),
John McLaughlin (2011),
Joe Lovano (2012)

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

Artist in residence

Frequently visiting artists

Street Parade at Moldejazz in 2010

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, 2008),
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (1964-68/70-74/81/84/85/88-90/93, 2000/02),
John Scofield (1984-87/89/90/92/95/97/99, 2006), and
Bjørn Kjellemyr (1974-).

The daily parade has for several years been led by New Orleans-musician Lionel Batiste.

Recordings and compositions

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. The composition Break of day in Molde (1969) was composed by Johs. Bergh and Karin Krog, based on Carla Bley's Ida Lupino. Live recordings include

1973: Sam Rivers Live Trio Sessions including Suite for Molde and Arild Andersen
1976: Carl Magnus Neumann's Live at Moldejazz 1976
1978: Muddy Waters, Three concerts
1980: Bill Evans in 1980 (The Oslo Concerts
1981: Arild Andersen and Bill Frisells A Molde concert
1984: Miles Davis Band Fra Idrettens Hus (DVD)
1989: Hermeto Pascoal e Grupo
1991: Rick Danko, Jonas Fjeld and Eric Andersen (One more shot, 1991/2000)
1994: Farmers Market (Speed Balkan boogie, 1994)

2000: Merzbow/Jazzkammer, Live at Molde
2002/03: Michael Brecker (with Farmers Market 2002, directions in music 03)
2004: Paal Nilssen-Love, Twentyseven years later (2002), Pipes and Bones
2005: Trondheim Jazz Orchestra and Chick Corea, Live in Molde
2005: Matthew Bourne, The Molde Concert (2005)
2007: Peter Brötzmann, Chicago tentet at Molde 2007
2008: Chick Corea and Gary Burton, The New Crystal Silence
2010: Ytre Suløens Jassensemble, Live at Moldejazz

Pop artists

Concerts co-occurring with the jazz festival include^[5] blues-, rock- and pop-musicians such as

1977: Muddy Waters
1986: James Brown
1989: Blues Brothers
1991: Motorpsycho
1996: Bob Dylan^[6]
1996: Van Morrison
1997: Eric Clapton
1998: Gipsy Kings

1999: Jeff Healey and Ray Charles^[7]
2000: Buena Vista Social Club
2001: B.B. King
2002: Paul Simon, Santana and Joe Cocker^[8]
2003: Ibrahim Ferrer
2004: Stevie Wonder
2005: Lauryn Hill
2006: Sting

2007: Steely Dan and Elvis Costello
2008: Patti Smith and Mary J. Blige
2009: Leonard Cohen, Jamie Cullum and Raphael Saadiq
2010: Jeff Beck, Karpe Diem and Missy Elliott
2011: Sinéad O'Connor
2012: Norah Jones and Janelle Monáe(2012).

Literature

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

External links

homepage
nrk.no offers audio and video coverage

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Jazz i Molde I og II av Terje Mosnes (1990). Tilgjengelig online.
↑ Jazzarkiv for Moldejazz, online søkbar.
↑ musikerliste fra Moldejazz (1961-2006)
↑ August 1980 interview with Bill Evans, by Jan Stevens (9.8.1980), weeks before Evans' passing
↑ Mindre jazz på Moldejazz, av Bjørn Stendahl i Ny Tid (2003)
↑ Bob har landet from bobdylan.nu
↑ Verdas Navle by Roald Helgheim in Dag og Tid (22.7.1999)
↑ Ibrahim Ferrer by nrk.nk (2003)

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.