Norsk Jazzforum orThe Norwegian Jazz Forum (originally established in 1953, and later reappeared on June 8, 1997 in Oslo, when The Norwegian Jazz Federation and Association Norwegian Jazz Musicians fused into The Norwegian Jazz Forum) is a member and interest organization that gathers the Norwegian jazz community, and works to promote the Norwegian jazz in terms of cultural policy and the arts.[1][2][3]
The Norwegian Jazz Forum was established in 1997 by the merger of 'Norsk Jazzforbund' (established 1953) and 'Foreningen Norske Jazzmusikere'. A former Norwegian Jazz Forum existed in the 60's, whenKarin Krog took an initiative to give the Norwegian jazz community a voice. Today's Jazz Forum organizes jazz clubs, jazz festivals, amateur big band, professional jazz musicians and jazz five regional centers in Norway.[2]
Norwegian Jazz Forum has extensive dissemination. For the 50th anniversary was responsible for theMilestones in Jazz, a tour led byKnut Borge with a band. The continuation ofOdin Records (established in 1981) that fused intoCurling Legs in 1993, as well as theBuddyprisen that since 1956 has been awarded to the jazz musician of the year. Jazz forum also awards the Jazz Club of the Year («årets jazzklubb») in Norway. Since 1979, they organized "summer courses in jazzimprovisation" on Agder Folk High School. WithRikskonsertene and jazz festivals in Norway, it holds the «Jazzintro», a competition that selects the newcomer of the year on the Norwegian jazz scene, «This year's young jazz musicians», awarded during theMoldejazz every second year.[1][4]
In addition the Norwegian Jazz Forum distributes funds ad hoc, as Frifond, a band or musician scholarship. The Jazz MagazineJazznytt is published by the Norwegian Jazz Forum. Managing Director in 2005 and 2011 was Tore Flesjø. Starting in 2004, they started to crown a jazz club of the year. Winners were located inØrsta/Volda (2004),Horten (2005),Stavanger (2006),Sortland (2007),Bergen (2008),Tromsø (2009),Asker (2010),Arendal (2011), Jazz Evidence inKongsberg (2012), and Barnas Jazzhus inSki (2013).[5]
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