Herr Nilsen Jazz Club

Last updated
Herr Nilsen Jazz Club Hans Mathisen.jpg
Herr Nilsen Jazz Club

Herr Nilsen Jazz Club is a jazz club in Oslo, Norway. It is located southeast of the Norwegian National Gallery, just metres north of the Hotel Bristol and Oslo Nye Teater, overlooking the courthouse square. Darwin Porter of Frommer's describes the club as "one of the most congenial spots in Oslo and a personal favorite." [1] It often hosts internationally and nationally famous jazz musicians, with a focus on Dixieland jazz music of New Orleans.

The place organizes concerts in most genres, although in the beginning it was a purely jazz club. Oslo Jazzforum has held concerts in the venue since 1996. [2] Østkanten Blues Club, New Orleans Workshop Jazz Club and Norwegian Americana Forum also have regular events here. For a period in the 2000s, Mr Nilsen was part of the project National jazz scene. [3] The jazz club New Orleans has also had its base here. In 2015, Espen Nilsen, who runs the place, received the Ella award, the Oslo Jazz Festival's honorary award. [4]

Mr. Nilsen started in 1993, and got his name from the initiator Espen Nilsen, who wanted to replace Club 7, which closed down in 1985. [5]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NRK</span> State-owned Norwegian public broadcaster

The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known by its initialism NRK, is the Norwegian government-owned radio and television public broadcasting company, and the largest media organisation in Norway. All other TV channels, broadcast from Norway, were banned between 1960 and 1981. NRK broadcasts three national TV channels and thirteen national radio channels on digital terrestrial television, digital terrestrial radio and subscription television. All NRK radio stations are streamed online at NRK.no, which also offers an extensive TV service. NRK is a founding member of the European Broadcasting Union.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kurt Nilsen</span> Norwegian singer

Kurt Erik Nilsen is a Norwegian pop/country singer. He won the first season of the Norwegian reality show Idol, which aired on TV 2 in May 2003. He then won a one-off international version of Pop Idol called World Idol on 1 January 2004, featuring winners of the various national Idol shows.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thomas Seltzer (musician)</span> Norwegian musician, television personality and author.

Thomas Seltzer is a musician in the band Turbonegro, a television talk show host and documentary creator, and an author.

Norway participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song "Alvedansen" written by Kjetil Fluge, Christine Guldbrandsen and Atle Halstensen. The song was performed by Christine Guldbrandsen. The Norwegian broadcaster Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK) organised the national final Melodi Grand Prix 2006 in order to select the Norwegian entry for the 2006 contest in Athens, Greece. 18 entries competed in the national final that consisted of three semi-finals, a Last Chance round and a final. Eight entries ultimately qualified to compete in the final on 4 February 2006 where the winner was determined over two rounds of public televoting. The top four entries in the first round of voting advanced to the competition's second round—the Gold Final. In the second round of public televoting, "Alvedansen" performed by Christine Guldbrandsen was selected as the winner with 77,568 votes.

Norway participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "Ven a bailar conmigo" written by Thomas G:son. The song was performed by Guri Schanke. The Norwegian broadcaster Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK) organised the national final Melodi Grand Prix 2007 in order to select the Norwegian entry for the 2007 contest in Helsinki, Finland. 18 entries competed in the national final that consisted of three semi-finals, a Last Chance round and a final. Eight entries ultimately qualified to compete in the final on 10 February 2007 where the winner was determined over two rounds of voting. In the first round of voting, a public televote exclusively selected the top four entries to advance to the competition's second round—the Gold Final. In the second round of voting, "Ven a bailar conmigo" performed by Guri Schanke was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from three regional jury groups and a public televote.

Norway participated in and won the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "Fairytale" written and performed by Alexander Rybak. The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) organised the national final Melodi Grand Prix 2009 in order to select the Norwegian entry for the 2009 contest in Moscow, Russia. 21 entries competed in the national final that consisted of three semi-finals, a Last Chance round and a final. Eight entries ultimately qualified to compete in the final on 21 February 2009 where the winner was determined over two rounds of voting. In the first round of voting, a public televote exclusively selected the top four entries to advance to the competition's second round—the Gold Final. In the second round of voting, "Fairytale" performed by Alexander Rybak was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from four regional jury groups and a public televote.

Events in the year 1984 in Norway.

Norway participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "Haba Haba" written by Beyond51, Big City and Stella Mwangi. The song was performed by Stella Mwangi. The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) organised the national final Melodi Grand Prix 2011 in order to select the Norwegian entry for the 2011 contest in Düsseldorf, Germany. 21 entries competed in the national final that consisted of three semi-finals, a Last Chance round and a final. Eight entries ultimately qualified to compete in the final on 12 February 2011 where the winner was determined over two rounds of voting. In the first round of voting, a public televote exclusively selected the top four entries to advance to the competition's second round—the Gold Final. In the second round of voting, "Haba Haba" performed by Stella Mwangi was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from four regional jury groups and a public vote.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Blå</span>

Blå ("Blue") is a jazz club in Grünerløkka, Oslo, Norway.

Norway participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the song "Silent Storm" written by Josefin Winther. The song was performed by Carl Espen. The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) organised the national final Melodi Grand Prix 2013 in order to select the Norwegian entry for the 2014 contest in Copenhagen, Denmark. 15 entries competed in the national final that consisted of three semi-finals and a final. Nine entries ultimately qualified to compete in the final on 15 March 2014 where the winner was determined over two rounds of public televoting. The top four entries in the first round of voting advanced to the competition's second round—the Gold Final. In the second round of public televoting, "Silent Storm" performed by Carl Espen was selected as the winner with 53,712 votes.

Andreas Amundsen is a Norwegian jazz bassist.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Oslo Jazzfestival</span> Norwegian music event

Oslo International Jazz Festival is a Norwegian music event, held in August, with a focus on music form the jazz genre, performed on stages in Oslo.

Ditlef Eckhoff is a Norwegian jazz musician (trumpet) known from numerous recordings and central on the Oslo Jazz Scene.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2012 in Norwegian music</span> Overview of the events of 2012 in Norwegian music

The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2012 in Norwegian music.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2015 in Norwegian music</span> Overview of the events of 2015 in Norwegian music

The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2015 in Norwegian music.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Majken Christiansen</span> Musical artist

Majken Christiansen is a Danish jazz vocalist, known from several releases and jazz standard performances.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bærum mosque shooting</span> Attempted terrorist attack in Bærum, Norway

The Bærum mosque shooting or Al-Noor Islamic Centre shooting occurred on 10 August 2019 at the Al-Noor Islamic Centre mosque in Bærum, Norway, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of the capital city Oslo. Philip Manshaus, a 21-year-old Norwegian man, shot and killed his adopted stepsister at their home. He then drove to the mosque and shot his way through the glass door before opening fire, hitting no one. He was subdued by three worshippers after a scuffle and turned over to police. He was convicted of murder and committing an act of terrorism, and sentenced to 21 years preventative detention.

Alexander Eik is a Norwegian director, screenwriter, series creator, and executive producer in the film company Cinenord AS, where he is also co-owner and head of script development. Eik made her feature film debut in 2003 with the blockbuster success

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 Oslo shooting</span> Mass shooting in Norway

On 25 June 2022, two people were killed and twenty-one people were wounded in a mass shooting in Oslo, Norway. Police are treating the incident as an "act of Islamist terrorism". The target may have been the Oslo LGBTQ pride event, which was hosted by the local branch of the Norwegian Organisation for Sexual and Gender Diversity.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Trond Kvernstrøm</span> Norwegian TV producer

Trond Håndlykken Kvernstrøm is a Norwegian TV producer.

References

  1. ↑ Porter, Darwin (1 May 2009). Frommer's Norway. John Wiley & Sons. p. 163. ISBN   978-0-470-43213-6 . Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  2. ↑ Knut Are Tvedt, ed. (2010). "C.J. Hambros plass". Oslo byleksikon (Femte ed.). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. p. 129.
  3. ↑ «Nyopprustede Cosmopolite er blitt Nasjonal jazzscene», i Dagbladet 15. august 2005.
  4. ↑ Jazznytt (2015-08-11). "Ella-prisen til Herr Nilsen". Jazz i Norge (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2023-06-25.
  5. ↑ NRK (2018-10-19). "Mono og Garage legger ned, men Herr Nilsen fortsetter". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2023-06-25.

59°54′55″N10°44′26″E / 59.91528°N 10.74056°E / 59.91528; 10.74056


Eighth notes and rest.svg

This article on a music performance venue is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.