8th Nordic Jazz Conference
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Complete programme available

19/08/2009 21:15
The complete programme for The 8th Nordic Jazz Conference is now available for download here.
The 8th Nordic Conference is supported by Det Obelske Familiefond

Slight program changes

23/06/2009 11:19
Please note that there are some program changes. The only session on Thursday will be the workshop which will take place in the morning. The conference will finish with a lunch at the university.

Improved FAQ section & practical information

26/05/2009 10:33
The FAQs & practical information section have been improved to get a clear view of travel directions, accomodation etc.

Conference program and invitation

22/05/2009 13:33

Invitation to The 8th Nordic Jazz Conference 25-27th of August 2009 at Aalborg University



Centre for Danish Jazz History at Aalborg University welcomes everyone to sign up for The 8th Nordic Jazz Conference which will take place the 25-27th of August 2009. The conference will feature more than 10 speakers from the Nordic countries, Germany, Australia and Latvia. See the program here.

FAQ and practical information

04/05/2009 14:02
A few people have asked about how to sign up for the conference, conference fee and program etc. Some of that informations is now available in the FAQ section which will be updated as the planning goes on.

CFP deadline 4th May

27/04/2009 09:22
The CFP deadline for the 8th Nordic Jazz Conference is coming up but it is still possible to submit papers on the subjects ‘National and local jazz history writing in the Nordic countries’ and ‘The collaboration between the Nordic jazz archives’. Free papers regardless subject are also welcome. The conference program and practical information are expected to be published 18th May.

Please email papers to [email protected]

8th Nordic Jazz Conference CFP

04/02/2009 13:46
Centre for Danish Jazz History at Aalborg University welcomes researchers, music journalists and other interested to participate in The 8th Nordic Jazz Conference which will take place the 25-27th of August 2009. Read More...

Wolfram Knauer keynote speaker

12/01/2009 10:00
Dr. Wolfram Knauer attend the 8.th Nordic Jazz Conference as keynote speaker on the following subject:

History or Histories?


Why it is so difficult to draft a European jazz history


If European jazz has developed an own identity in recent years and decades, it is an identity of diversity. Yet, diversity in European jazz is quite different from diversity as present in American culture. It is a diversity based on century-old cultural traditions, differences and cross dissemination. The word "glocalization" has been used to describe this specific idea of a regional dialect within a seemingly globalized musical idiom. I will ask about the implications of glocalization for the drafting of a European jazz history. The paper will also discuss how a European archival network could help with the drafting of such a European jazz history.

Dr. Wolfram Knauer, the director of JazzInstitut Darmstadt, studied musicology, English and American literature, art history and sociology and holds a Ph.D. from Kiel University. Read More...

8th Nordic Jazz Conference

03/01/2009 15:25
The 8th Nordic Jazz Conference will take place the 25-27th of August 2009 in Denmark and is hosted by Centre for Danish Jazz History at Aalborg University. Stay tuned to this blog for updates on topics, CFP and speakers attending the conference.