Kids in Jazz
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| Kids in Jazz | |
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 Children from Norway and Japan playing together in Oslo, during Kids in Jazz closing concert in August 2014. (Photo by M. Bremnes) | |
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Jazz Festival |
| Date | Mid August |
| Frequency | Annually |
| Location | Oslo |
| Country | Norway |
| Years active | 2012 - present |
| Inaugurated | Founded 2011 |
| Founder | Odd André Elveland |
| Website | www |
Kids in Jazz (established 2012 in Norway) is an international jazz festival where children perform. The festival takes place in August, with concerts on numerous stages in Oslo.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Kids in Jazz was initiated as a cooperation project, involving Improbasen, Sapporo Junior Jazz School, Nasjonal Jazzscene, Oslo Jazzfestival, and Barnas Jazzhus. Once established, the festival demonstrated an international need for a meeting place for the youngest Jazztalents and their tutors. Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, Faroe Islands, Swissland, Austria, Ukraine, Portugal, Italy, Venezuela, Chile, Mexico and Japan kids joined Kids in Jazz since established 2012.[9][10][11][12][13][14]
In 2014 Kids in Jazz established a cooperation with the official organizations for jazz in Denmark (JazzDanmark) and Sweden (Svensk Jazz). Kids in Jazz 2014 presented several concerts featuring young performers from Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, Austria and Japan. In 2014 the founder of Kids in Jazz Odd André Elveland received the award Ella-prisen for his work with children and jazz.[15][16]
