Norsk Jazzforum

Norsk Jazzforum or The 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.

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, when Karin 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.

Norwegian Jazz Forum has extensive dissemination. For the 50th anniversary was responsible for the Milestones in Jazz, en turne ledet av Knut Borge med band. The continuation of Odin Records (established in 1981) that fused into Curling Legs in 1993, as well as the Buddyprisen that since 1956 has been awarded to the jazz musician of the year. Jazz forum also awards «årets jazzklubb» in Norway. Since 1979, they organized "summer courses in jazz improvisation" on Agder Folk High School. With Rikskonsertene 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 the Moldejazz every second year.

In addition the Norwegian Jazz Forum distributes funds ad hoc, as Frifond, band or musician scholarship. The Jazz Magazine Jazznytt is published by the Norwegian Jazz Forum. Managing Director in 2005 and 2011 were Tore Flesjø, that year they started to crown year's jazz club, first Ørsta/Volda 2004), and then Horten (2005), Stavanger (2006), Sortland (2007), Bergen (2008), Tromsø (2009), Asker (2010), Arendal (2011), Jazz Evidence, Kongsberg (2012) & Barnas Jazzhus, Ski (2013).

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