1998 in Norwegian music
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The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1998 in Norwegian music.
Events
February
- 16 – The 1st Polarjazz started in Longyearbyen, Svalbard (February 16 – 18).[1]
April
- 3 – The 25th Vossajazz started in Vossavangen, Norway (April 3 – 5).[2]
May
June
- 6 – The Norwegian Wood started in Oslo, Norway (June 6 – 7).[5]
July
August
- 6 – The 11th Notodden Blues Festival started in Notodden (August 6 – 9).[7]
- 12 – The 12th Sildajazz started in Haugesund, Norway (August 12 – 16).[8]
- 26 – The last Kalvøyafestivalen was canceled at Kalvøya near by Oslo.[9]
Albums released
October
- 5 – Rites (ECM Records), by Jan Garbarek
Unknown date
B
- Saturation (Jazzland Recordings)
- Rotor (Curling Legs), with Cikada String Quartet
- The Sea II (ECM Recordings), with David Darling, Jon Christensen, and Terje Rypdal
K
- Song For Winter (Works For Choir) (Aurora Records)
Deaths
- May
- 20 – Robert Normann, jazz guitarist (born 1916).[10]
- June
- 14 – Hans W. Brimi, fiddler and farmer (born 1917).[11]
- December
- 4 – Egil «Bop» Johansen, jazz drummer (born 1934).[12]
Births
- April
- 25 – Ella Marie Hætta Isaksen, Sami singer and yoiker.