1977 in Norwegian music

• 1 – The 4th Vossajazz started in Vossavangen, Norway (April 1 – 3).^[1]

• 25
  • The 25th Bergen International Festival started in Bergen, Norway (May 25 – June 8).
  • The 5th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 25 – June 8).^[2]

• 26 – The 8th Kalvøyafestivalen started at Kalvøya near by Oslo.

• 11 – The 9th Kalvøyafestivalen started at Kalvøya near by Oslo.^[3]

A

Arild Andersen

• Shimri (ECM Records)

E

Jan Eggum

• Heksedans (Columbia Records)

F

Flying Norwegians

• Live (Sonet Records)

G

Jan Garbarek

• Dis (ECM Records)

Haakon Graf

• Blow Out (Compendium Records) with Sveinung Hovensjø, Jon Eberson and Jon Christensen

K

Karin Krog

• But Three's A Crowd (Bluebell Records), with Red Mitchell
• As You Are (The Malmö Sessions) (RCA Victor), with Nils Lindberg
• A Song For You (Phontastic Records), with Bengt Hallberg

R

Inger Lise Rypdal

• Tider Kommer-Tider Går (Talent Records)

T

Jahn Teigen

• Teigen's Tivoli (Polydor Records)

Pål Thowsen

• No Time For Time (Zarepta Records), with Jon Christensen, Terje Rypdal, and Arild Andersen

Radka Toneff

• Winter Poem (Zarepta Records)

V

Jan Erik Vold

• Ingentings Bjeller (Polydor Records), with Jan Garbarek-Bobo Stenson Quartet

February

• 8 – Eivind Groven, composer and music critic (born 1901).^[4]
• 11 – Trygve Torjussen (91), composer and pianist (born 1885).^[5]

October

• 18 – Kristian Hauger, pianist, orchestra leader and composer of popular music (born 1905).