The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1954 in Norwegian music.
Events
June 1 – The 2nd Bergen International Festival started in Bergen, Norway (June 1 – 15).
Deaths
January 21 – Per Reidarson, composer, violinist, and music critic (born 1879).
March 21 – Hanna Marie Hansen, composer, violinist, and music critic (born 1875).
Births
January 14 – Gunnar Andreas Berg, guitarist, music teacher, and record label manager.
February 16 – Torbjørn Sunde, jazz trombonist. 18 – Bertil Palmar Johansen, contemporary composer and violinist.
March 17 – Bjørn Eidsvåg, singer and songwriter. 21 – Haakon Graf, jazz pianist, keyboardist, composer, music arranger and record producer. 27 Helge Iberg, contemporary composer. Paolo Vinaccia, composer, jazz drummer, and percussionist (died 2019).
April 1 – Knut Værnes, jazz guitarist, composer, and band leader. 6 – Knut Stensholm, drummer in the band Sambandet (died 2010). 22 – Håkon Berge, contemporary composer, conductor, and music arranger. 28 – Frank Jakobsen, jazz drummer.
June 26 – Øystein Norvoll, jazz guitarist.
July 14 – Kristin Solli Schøien, author and composer. 19 – Cecilie Ore, composer. 25 – Svein Olav Blindheim, jazz double bassist, composer, and writer.
August 21 – Bodil Niska, jazz saxophonist.
September 8 – Hans Fredrik Jacobsen, multi-instrumentalist and composer.
October 8 – Lars Kristian Brynildsen, clarinetist, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra (died 2005).
November 8 – Kåre Garnes, jazz upright bassist.
December 10 – Edvard Askeland, jazz bassist. 18 – Kåre Nordstoga, organist.
See also 1954 in Norway Music of Norway
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