Music

In the duo Skáidi, jazz bassist Steinar Raknes and traditional joiker Inga Juuso tear jazz and joik from their respective traditions and create a new, unrefined expression that transcends both mediums. Don't miss this concert at Scandinavia House in New York on September 23. Read more

The Aksel Kolstad Show presented by Anna Gutto, featuring classical piano and stand-up, by pianist and comedian Aksel Kolstad. The US premier at Carnegie Hall on October 10th, presents variations on works by Bach, Grieg, Rachmaninoff and Gershwin. Read more

As she gears up for the forthcoming release of her debut album, Peel Away, pop cabaret singer/performer and multi-hit songwriter SiLyA will kick off a summer residency at The Living Room in New York City on July 14, with further performances scheduled for July 28 and every Tuesday in September Read more

Photo: Anders Bergersen/Rikskonsertene

At Scandinavia House on July 15, Norwegian Benedicte Maurseth performs both as a Hardanger fiddler and traditional vocalist. The old tunes from Hardanger form an important part of her repertoire. These are often lyrical and complex, and many of them have been preserved in their original form. She evokes a deep, warm tone in these fiddles by using gut strings and a baroque bow. Read more

Photo: Andreas Ulvo

Huntsville performs on July 1st as part of the series, Out of Scandinavia: New Indie Music from the Nordics at Scandinavia House in New York, and July 2nd at Joe's Pub. Read more

Photo: Mathias Fossum

The bugle call that signals the entrance of the all-female quartet Katzenjammer onto the Norwegian stage, and now the international music scene, stems from the band’s first hit single, the whirlwind song called “A Bar in Amsterdam. Katzenjammer will be on tour across the US through July 10th. Read more

The annual Nordic Jazz Festival in Washington, D.C., from June 16th through June 18th, features some of the finest representatives of today's Nordic jazz scene with bands from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. Read more

The great Norwegian saxophonist Tore Brunborg plays gorgeously on the new Manu Katché album and he will join Manu for a rare New York City concert on July 1st! Read more

Two Miles A Day with Jacob Sacks on piano, Eivind Opsvik on bass, Paul Motian on drums and Mat Maneri on viola. At the Cornelia Street Cafe on June 11 & 12. Read more

The National Gallery’s traditional New Year Concert provides a gala finale to the festival, Norway comes to Washington, with guest conductor Bjarte Engeset leading the National Gallery Orchestra. Read more

Concert with the internationally acclaimed Norwegian vocal ensemble Nordic Voices at the National Gallery of Art. Read more

Pianist Håkon Austbø plays music by a succession of Norwegian composers. Read more

Steffen Horn, one of Norway’s best pianists, will join Conductor Kim Allen Kluge and the Alexandria Symphony in performing Grieg’s internationally beloved Concerto in A Minor. Read more

Carsten Boe Trio brings the legacy of Django Reinhardt into the new millennium. Read more

The repertoire will feature Solli's original compositions as well as selected standards and there will be an abundance of swing and adventurous solos from everyone involved in the concert. Read more

Eivind Opsvik Overseas represents Norway in the annual Nordic Jazz Week. Read more

Ballrogg

"Made In Norway”, double bill tour and CD-release with the two Norwegian impro duos Ballrogg & Vertex. Through June 4th at venies across the US. Read more

Norwegian duo Kings of Convencience on tour through June 10th. Read more

Norwegian singer-songwriter Hanne Hukkelberg performs at 9pm every Tuesday in May at NuBlu in New York. Hanne Hukkelberg started singing and playing instruments as a child in her home town of Kongsberg, Norway at the age of 3 and later played in various jazz, pop and rock groups as well as a doom metal band. Read more

One of Norway's premiere jazz musicians team up with New York's best and brightest. Read more