# 1979 in Norwegian music

The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1979 in Norwegian music.

## Events
### April

* 6 – The 6th Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (April 6 – 8).

### May

* 23
** The 27th Bergen International Festival started in Bergen, Norway (May 23 – June 6).
** The 7th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 23 – June 6).

### August

* 26 – The 11th Kalvøyafestivalen started at Kalvøya near by Oslo.

## Albums released
### Unknown date

A

#### Bjørn Alterhaug

* Moments (Arctic Records)
E

#### Jan Eggum

* En Sang Fra Vest (CBS Records)
* En Natt Forbi (CBS Records)
K

#### Egil Kapstad

* Til Jorden (ECM) with poems by Rolf Jacobsen.

#### Karin Krog

* Cloud Line Blue (Bluebell Records), with John Surman
N

#### Lillebjørn Nilsen

* Live At Sioux Falls South Dakota! (Skandisk Records), with Steinar Ofsdal
* Oslo 3 (Skandisk Records)
R

#### Inger Lise Rypdal

* Inger Lise Rypdal (RCA Victor)

#### Terje Rypdal

* Terje Rypdal / Miroslav Vitous / Jack DeJohnette (Zarepta Records)
S

#### Øystein Sunde

* Hærtata Hørt (Philips Records)
T

#### Jahn Teigen

* En Dags Pause (RCA Victor)
* Klar Dag / Instamatik (RCA Victor)
* Mentalkrem (RCA Victor)

#### Radka Toneff

* It Don't Come Easy (Zarepta Records)

## Deaths
### January

* 28 – Elling Enger, composer (born 1905).

### March

* 7 – Klaus Egge, composer and music critic (born 1906).

### April

* 3 – Ernst Glaser, violinist, orchestra conductor and music teacher (born 1904).

### October

* 24 – Trygve Lindeman, cellist and the head of the Oslo Conservatory of Music (born 1896).

## Births
### January

* 1 – Anders Danielsen Lie, actor, musician and medical doctor.
* 4 – Audun Ellingsen, jazz upright bassist.
* 24 – Anita Auglend, black metal singer (The Sins of Thy Beloved).

### February

* 12 – Eth Eonel, singer, songwriter, and producer.

### March

* 4 – Stein Urheim, jazz guitarist and composer.
* 10 – Ragnhild Furebotten, fiddler, folk musician and composer
* 20 – Robert Post, singer-songwriter.
* 24 – Jostein Hasselgård, pop singer.

### April

* 2 – Stian Westerhus, jazz guitarist.
* 12 – Thomas Dybdahl, singer/songwriter.
* 20 – Kenneth Kapstad, prog rock drummer.
* 25 – Martin Sjølie, pianist, songwriter and record producer.

### May

* 4 – Magnus Loddgard, orchestra conductor, pianist and vocal coach.
* 6 – Jan Erik Mikalsen, contemporary composer.
* 8
** Alf Wilhelm Lundberg, jazz guitarist, pianist, and composer.
** Ole Morten Vågan, jazz upright bassist.
* 16 – Hermund Nygård, jazz drummer and composer.
* 22 – Christer-André Cederberg, music producer, mixer, audio engineer, and musician.

### June

* 23 – Susanna Wallumrød, singer, pianist and composer.
* 26 – Mathias Eick, Norwegian trumpeter.

### July

* 8 – Noora Noor, neo soul singer.
* 24 – Heidi Skjerve, jazz singer and composer.

### August

* 1 – Bjørn Vidar Solli, jazz guitarist, vocalist, and composer.
* 3 – Maria Haukaas Mittet, pop singer.
* 10 – Ove Alexander Billington, jazz pianist and composer.

### October

* 2 – Peter Espevoll, death metal vocalist (Extol).
* 19 – Ingunn Ringvold, roots singer, musician and songwriter.
* 14 – Marcus Paus, composer.

### November

* 3 – Sampda Sharma, singer and actress.
* 18 – Einar Selvik, black metal drummer (Gorgoroth).

### December

* 6 – Ørjan Matre, contemporary composer.
* 10 – Tora Augestad, singer and actor.
* 20 – Benedikte Shetelig Kruse, singer and actor.
* 27 – Hanne Sørvaag, singer and songwriter.

### Unknown date

* Espen Reinertsen, jazz saxophonist, flutist, and composer.