Moldejazz

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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.

Celebrity jazz artists

Well-known visiting artists within jazz are^[1][2][3] Benny Bailey (1961/70), Lucky Thompson (1962), 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 incl. Marc Johnson and Joe LaBarbera (1980),^[4] Lester Bowie (1982/89-92/95), Art Blakey (1983/90), Jaco Pastorius (1983), Stéphane Grappelli (1984), Miles Davis (1984/85), Oscar Peterson/Manhattan Transfer (1987), Ornette Coleman (1987, 2008), Weather Report/Joe Zawinul (1971/89/99), Modern Jazz Quartet (1985), Dizzy Gillespie (1989), Milt Jackson (1998), Dianne Reeves (2003), Branford Marsalis (2004)

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), Terje Rypdal (2007), Marilyn Mazur (2008), Arve Henriksen (2009), Nils Petter Molvær (2010).

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, 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 Sam Rivers, Live Trio Sessions including Suite for Molde and Arild Andersen (1973), Carl Magnus Neumanns Live at Moldejazz 1976 (2004), Muddy Waters, Three concerts (1978), Bill Evans in 1980 (The Oslo Concerts, 2007), Arild Andersen and Bill Frisells A Molde concert (1981), Miles Davis Band Fra Idrettens Hus (DVD, 1984), Hermeto Pascoal e Grupo (1989), Rick Danko, Jonas Fjeld and Eric Andersen (One more shot, 1991/2000), Farmers Market (Speed Balkan boogie, 1994), Merzbow/Jazzkammer, Live at Molde (2001), Michael Brecker (with Farmers Market 2002, directions in music 03), Paal Nilssen-Love, Twentyseven years later (2002), Pipes and Bones (2004), Trondheim Jazzorkester and Chick Corea, Live in Molde (2005), Matthew Bourne, The Molde Concert (2005) and Peter Brötzmann, Chicago tentet at Molde 2007, Chick Corea and Gary Burton, The New Crystal Silence (2008).

Pop artists

Concerts co-occurring with the jazz festival include^[5] blues-, rock- 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] Buena Vista Social Club (2000), B.B. King (2001), Paul Simon (2002), Santana (2002), Joe Cocker (2002),^[8] Ibrahim Ferrer (2003), Stevie Wonder (2004), Lauryn Hill (2005), Sting (2006), Steely Dan and Elvis Costello (2007), Patti Smith and Mary J. Blige (2008), Leonard Cohen, Jamie Cullum and Raphael Saadiq (2009).

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