Davidsstjerna og hakekorset

På tross av sommer og agurktid er teamet på toppen av Haugen som alltid engasjerte og orienterte. De triste hjemmetapene mot Haugesund og (ikke minst) Bodø/Glimt er for lengst begravet i glemselens slør, og nyvunnet optimisme etter siste ukes taktiske genistrek i Zagreb lokker frem smil og latter. De fleste jeg snakker med antar (uten … Fortsett å lese Davidsstjerna og hakekorset

Nær tusen tilbys studieplass ved HiMolde

997 søkere fikk i dag tilbud om studieplass ved Høgskolen i Molde. Sykepleierutdanningen er høgskolens mest populære utdanning. Av de 202 søkerne som hadde dette studiet som førstevalg får 174 tilbud om studieplass gjennom dagens hovedopptak i regi av Samordna opptak. De nye studentene har nå bare en uke på seg – fristen er søndag … Fortsett å lese Nær tusen tilbys studieplass ved HiMolde

Discofunk proved that the Eighties are not dead yet

People say that bass guitar is not an instrument. It is. Maya Vik proved it at her concert at Alexandraparken. The Spellemannprisen (Norwegian Grammy) winner gave an exquisite performance Saturday night marking the nearing end of Moldejazz. Pure entertainment was dripping from every song. Maya Vik, who used to work as bartender in the nightclubs of … Fortsett å lese Discofunk proved that the Eighties are not dead yet

Artists need to be kept happy

Artists coming to any sort of event need to feel welcomed and enjoy their time. That actually requires a lot of work for the organizers since stars and mannerisms go well together. Luckily Moldejazz wields a team of dedicated people and other features to accommodate artists needs. Elise L. Johanson has been involved with the … Fortsett å lese Artists need to be kept happy

Ideal pop and unbecoming resentment

This time sunny, the Romsdal Museum welcomed another day of Moldejazz. The highlight of this day’s line up was Veronica Maggio and D’Angelo and The Vanguard. The blonde Swedish superstar came on stage Friday evening with the message of cheerful pop music and proved how large of significance she consumes in Scandinavia by forming a crowd as large … Fortsett å lese Ideal pop and unbecoming resentment

The dancing girl with the white umbrella

Every day at Moldejazz the day kicks off with a parade, which has become a traditional and inseparable part of the festival. The crowd lines up both sides of the street every time the parade passes. It is formed by the marching band Jazzlogen and the dancers of Molde kulturskole, and every day it predicts … Fortsett å lese The dancing girl with the white umbrella

Robert Plant rocked it out during the encore

Walking towards the Romsdal Museum through Den Grønne Korridor park hearing the psychedelia of Robert Plant and The Sensational Space Shifters was something magical. The Romsdal Museum is a skansen preserving traditional Norwegian architecture and culture. Wooden houses with grass roofing do not associate with the sound of an electric guitar and rock howling of a superstar Robert … Fortsett å lese Robert Plant rocked it out during the encore

Human voices made the church go wild

As opposed to the Dee Dee Bridgewater and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra  Terrance Kelly, the artistic director of Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir, urged audience not to dance out of their clothes. Even though fully clothed, the whole church danced, sang and got wild.  I am an atheist and I have never believed in anything … Fortsett å lese Human voices made the church go wild

Rigging the Jazz

A jazz festival needs artists, artists need stages and stages need to be built. Lets look at the people without who none of this would be possible. Even though most of the Moldejazz venues are standing or are even being dismantled at the moment, the work at the biggest stage in the Romsdal Museum is … Fortsett å lese Rigging the Jazz

Fabelaktige vokalprestasjoner

Kurt Elling demonstrerte tirsdag kveld på Plassen at han er en av tidenes beste jazzvokalister. I den utsolgte Teatret Vårt-salen dro han i gang showet med Sinatras klassiker Come Fly With Me og deretter U2s hit Where The Streets Have No Name. Elling har en fantastisk stemme og leverer egenartede tolkninger av disse kjente låtene … Fortsett å lese Fabelaktige vokalprestasjoner