KYGO + AURORA
Kygo - the world's hottest name on the electronic music scene right now, together with the sensational artist comet Aurora, will fill Kirketorget at the Kongsberg Jazz Festival on Friday 8 July.
The concert has an age limit of 18. We have received a number of questions about bringing children into the arena, and therefore remind you that there is an 18-year-old limit at the concert. This is a party for adults. If you still need to bring children with you, you will find more information about the guardianship scheme here.
Kygojazz with Ensemble Denada
Kygo is the sound of summer, and will guarantee the biggest party of the year at Kongsberg!
The special thing about the concert in Kongsberg is that Kygo does what not so many years ago was "standard procedure" for major international artists, namely bringing a very jazz orchestra on stage. Ensemble Denada's musicians are not unknown faces behind big artist names. But here the whole band takes to the stage in the finale to send Kygo on into Kongsbergnatta. Denada has specially written arrangements by band leader Helge Sunde. This year's opening artist, Pat Metheny, used the same Sunde as conductor when, together with Jan Garbarek and Michael Gibbs, he created an anniversary concert for the bass icon Eberhard Weber in Stuttgart last year. How a jazz orchestra and a world-class EDM artist will sound together, no one knows yet. But as Miles Davis said: "Music is always changing. It changes because of the times and the technology that's available»
Ensemble Denada is:
Frank Brodahl (trumpet), Marius Haltli (trumpet), Anders Eriksson (trumpet, flugelhorn), Frode Nymo (soprano sax), Børge-Are Halvorsen (alto sax, flute, alto flute), Atle Nymo (tenor sax, bass clarinet), Shannon Mowday (bass sax , contralto clarinet), Even Kruse Skatrud (trombone), Helge Sunde (trombone)
Jens Thoresen (guitar), Håkon Mjåset Johansen (drums)
KYGO is the sound of summer, and will guarantee the biggest party of the year at Kongsberg!
AURORA
Shooting star Aurora has in two short years enchanted both a Norwegian and international audience with her dark pop songs and fascinating stage personality. Aurora received the award as newcomer of the year at the Spellemannsprisen in January, she figured in the British charts before Christmas with the Oasis cover "Half the World Away" and these days visits the American talk show Jimmy Fallon's "Tonight Show". Aurora just released their long-awaited debut album and the superlatives have not been long in coming.
Despite an already impressive artist career, Aurora is still in her late teens, and we only dare to dream about everything we have in store from this sensational girl from Bergen.
Aurora Aksnes (vocals), Alf Lund Godbolt (keys), Selma Stang (bass, keys, vocals), Magnus Skylstad (drums, vocals)
Kygo and Aurora will each play a concert at Kirketorget, both of which are included in one ticket for Friday night at Kirketorget.
The doors to Kirketorget open at 19.00. Concert times: Aurora 20.15 + Kygo 22.30. The concert has an age limit of 18. Minors under the age of 18 enter accompanied by a guardian over the age of 25. Read more about the guardianship scheme here og download the guardianship form here.
En español:
KYGO
The hottest name in the electronic music scene worldwide right now and the most startling phenomenon Norwegian music industry has seen since A-ha. Friday 8th of July, Kygo will fill Kirketorget at Kongsberg Jazzfestival.
The concert has an 18 year limit. There have been questions regarding bringing children into the arena, and we want to remind you about the 18 year limit. This is a party for adults. Do you still need to bring a minor, you can download the legal guardian form here
In less than two years, the 24-year-old native of Bergen has experienced a career boost rarely seen before in the Norwegian music scene. Kygo has achieved over one billion plays on Spotify, headlined numerous festivals, remixed world class artists like Ellie Goulding, Coldplay and M83, and signed a lucrative recording contract with Sony. On top of this, he was recently honored with the artist of the year award at the Norwegian Grammy Awards. In January this year Kygo sold out Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York – a venue that takes 18,000 spectators. The Kygo fever has taken the world!
Kygo is the sound of summer, and will definitely be the party of the year in Kongsberg!
AURORA
The shooting star Aurora has within two short years enthralled both a Norwegian and international audience with her dark pop songs and fascinating stage personality. Aurora received an award as best newcomer at the Norwegian Grammy in January. She also hit the British charts before Christmas with the Oasis cover “Half the World Away”, and recently she visited the American talk show Jimmy Fallon “Tonight Show”. Aurora has just released her long-awaited debut album, which has been more than welcomed by both fans and media.
Despite an already impressive career as an artist, Aurora is still only in her late teens, and we only dare to dream about what we all have in store from this sensational Bergen girl.
Kygo and Aurora will play each of their concerts at Kirketorget, both of which are included in one ticket for Friday night at Kirketorget.
Doors open at 19.00 at Kirketorget. Concert schedule: Aurora 20.15 + Kygo 22.30. The concert has an 18 year limit. Minors under 18 can enter if accompanied by a legal guardian over 25 years old. Download guardian form here.
