The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1988 in Norwegian music.
Events
March
25 – The 15th Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (March 25 – 27).
May
25 – The 16th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 25 – June 8).
June
25 – The 19th Kalvøyafestivalen started at Kalvøya near by Oslo (June 25 – 26). 26 – Leonard Cohen performed a concert at Kalvøya, Bærum (Kalvøyafestivalen).
Albums released
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Jan Garbarek
Legend Of The Seven Dreams (ECM Records)
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Thorgeir Stubø
The End Of A Tune (Cadence Jazz Records), with Art Farmer and Doug Raney
Deaths
January
9 – Peter L. Rypdal, fiddler and famous traditional folk music composer (born 1909).
July
1 – Robert Riefling, classical pianist and music teacher (born 1911).
Births
February
5 – Fredrik Luhr Dietrichson, jazz upright bassist. 15 – Ragnhild Hemsing, classical and traditional folk violinist. 26 – Christian Meaas Svendsen, jazz upright bassist and composer.
April
12 – Tone Damli Aaberge, singer.
May
7 – David Aleksander Sjølie, jazz guitarist, Mopti. 9 – Fredrik Rasten, guitarist, improviser, and composer.
July
31 – Andreas Wildhagen, jazz drummer.
August
12 – Chriss Rune Olsen Angvik, rhythm & blues guitarist and vocalist. 17 - Natalie Sandtorv, jazz singer, percussionist, and electronica artist.
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Jan Martin Gismervik, jazz drummer.