Improbasen is a nationwide center in Norway, where children learn to play jazz.
Biography Improbasens methods for teaching even small children to play complex music, has attracted attention all over Norway and abroad. Since 2008, some of the most progressive jazz musicians in Norway, including Thomas Strønen, Ole Morten Vågan, Hedvig Mollestad Thomassen, Mats Eilertsen, Hanna Paulsberg and Tore Brunborg, have conducted workshops at the center.
Projects Improbasen has engaged in comprehensive educational projects in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Faroe Islands, Italy, Switzerland, Austria and Japan.
The center also helped develop the jazz club Barnas Jazzhus, and the international festival Kids in Jazz. In August 2014, the founder of Improbasen, Odd André Elveland, received the award Ella-prisen for his work with children and jazz.
External links Improbasen
References Improbasen – Jazzinorge.no (Øistein Lorange Meyer, 2012) Improbasen in concert – Oblad.no (Una Oksavik Oltedal, 2010) Improbasen, Cultural Exchange project – Vestnorsk.Jazzinorge.no Improbasen, Cultural Exchange project – StavangerJazzforum.no Improbasen at Europe Jazz Network General Assembly 2013 – SvenskJazz.se Jazzcamp for girls – JazzDanmark.dk
Barnas Jazzhus, Cultural Exchange with Swiss kids – Swingkids.ch Barnas Jazzhus, Cultural Exchange, interview with Swiss trombone kid – Tagblatt.ch Barnas Jazzhus, Cultural Exchange, interview with Swiss trumpet kid – Tagblatt.ch
Barnas Jazzhus awarded Jazz Club Of The Year in Norway – Jazzinorge.no (Camilla Slaattun Brauer, 2013) Kids in Jazz 2012 – Jazzinorge.no The award Ella-prisen 2014 – Jazzinorge.no
TV Improbasen Det kan føles som man skal hoppe fra 10-metern,NRK (2024)
Reports from another countries Barnadjazz í Mosó 2023 - Visited to the President of Iceland's house, Forseti ísland-2023-6-22(Iceland)
Barnadjazz í Mosó 2023 - Vísir TV program-2023-6-23(Iceland)
Barnadjazz í Mosó 2023 -Article, Stelpur spiluðu djass í Mosó, mbi.is -2023-6-23(Iceland)
Barnadjazz í Mosó 2024 - Visit to the Norges ambassade i Reykjavik and Play in there.-2024-6-21(Iceland)
Barnadjazz í Mosó 2024 in Iceland-Archived Tónlistarskóli Ísafjarðar2024-6-23 (Iceland)
Sapporo Junior Jazz School Official Report『サッポロ・サウンド・スクエアVol.6』-2025-01-18(Sapporo,Japan)
Sapporo Junior Jazz School Official Report-2025年1月19日ー『Improbasen交流会』-2025-01-19(Sapporo,Japan)