Stevie Wonder (Support: Knut Anders Sørum)
Since Stevie Wonder broke through as a 13-year-old in 1963, he has been one of the truly greats in the Motown stable, both as an artist and as a songwriter. In 1972, Wonder signed a new and revolutionary contract with Motown, which both gave him ownership of all his own songs and full artistic freedom. This led to the most successful part of his career, a period where hits such as "You Are The Sunshine Of My Life", "Superstition" and "Higher Ground" came one after the other.
It has now been four years since Stevie Wonder was last in Norway, and the concert at Kongsberg will be Wonder's only concert in Norway in 2014. "If you are interested in music, you cannot ignore Stevie Wonder" wrote Aftenposten during one of the artist's previous visits to Norway, and this is just as true today. The artist appeals to all age groups, and has fans both among the more discerning jazz audience and the man in the street. At Kongsberg, the audience can expect a hit parade, which will probably include songs such as "I Just Called To Say I Love You", "Superstition", "Isn't She Lovely", "You Are The Sunshine Of My Life" and "Living For The City”
- One of the world's greatest musical legends finds his way to the jazz festival's 50th anniversary, says festival manager Kai Gustavsen. - Stevie Wonder is one of the last century's greatest composers, a God-given singer and multi-instrumentalist. This will be a great experience. He has a song repertoire that is so large that everyone has heard his songs, and he is loved by the audience and musicians. We are looking forward to Kongsberg Jazzfestival's 50th anniversary ending with an amazing party when Kirketorget is filled with groovy choruses and lots of sing-alongs!
Support: Knut Anders Sørum
Knut Anders Sørum is ready for Kongsbergjazz with his 10-piece orchestra. Norway has not seen a show band of this caliber for many years! Soul is served here in Norwegian. The man with the big voice has been writing brand new soul music for several years, this time in his native language, namely Totning.
The ticket gives access to an entire evening at Kirketorget! The program at Kirketorget on Saturday is as follows:
18:30 - doors open
19:00 - Knut Anders Sørum
21:00 p.m.—Stevie Wonder
NOTE: the concert has a photography and video ban. We have marked all tickets with a photo and video ban and hope that the audience respects the artist's wishes. In addition to this, we will not enforce photo bans with regard to mobile phones/mini cameras.
Are you under 18? Kongsberg Jazzfestival has a guardian arrangement where children and young people under the age of 18 can enter the concert accompanied by a guardian. The guardian must be at least 25 years old. Read more about our guardianship arrangement HERE
