The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1998 in Norwegian music.
Events
February 16 – The 1st Polarjazz started in Longyearbyen, Svalbard (February 16 – 18).
April 3 – The 25th Vossajazz started in Vossavangen, Norway (April 3 – 5).
May 6 – The 9th MaiJazz started in Stavanger, Norway (May 6 – 10). 20 – The 26th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 20 – 31).
June 6 – The Norwegian Wood started in Oslo, Norway (June 6 – 7).
July 13 – The 38th Moldejazz started in Molde, Norway (July 13 – 18).
August 6 – The 11th Notodden Blues Festival started in Notodden (August 6 – 9). 12 – The 12th Sildajazz started in Haugesund, Norway (August 12 – 16). 26 – The last Kalvøyafestivalen was canceled at Kalvøya near by Oslo.
Albums released
October 5 – Rites (ECM Records), by Jan Garbarek
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B Jon Balke Saturation (Jazzland Recordings) Rotor (Curling Legs), with Cikada String Quartet Ketil Bjørnstad The Sea II (ECM Recordings), with David Darling, Jon Christensen, and Terje Rypdal
K Bjørn Kruse Song For Winter (Works For Choir) (Aurora Records)
Deaths
May 20 – Robert Normann, jazz guitarist (born 1916).
June 14 – Hans W. Brimi, fiddler and farmer (born 1917).
December 4 – Egil «Bop» Johansen, jazz drummer (born 1934).
Births
April 25 – Ella Marie Hætta Isaksen, Sami singer and yoiker.
See also 1998 in Norway Music of Norway Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998
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