Kongsberg Jazz Festival has presented both legendary international artists and new, exciting artists and constellations ago 1965 (In fact, since 1964 if you include the festival's precursor “Jazzweekenden” year). Here are the artists that were listed in the official program each year; click on the decade you will look into the following.

Are you just on a slightly shortened version of the festival's history, this list may give an impression:

Sonny Rollins – Chick Corea – Pat Metheny – Ornette Coleman – Diana Krall – Herbie Hancock – Jan Garbarek – Nils Henning – Dee Dee Bridgewater – Charles Mingus – Wayne Shorter – Dianne Reeves – McCoy Tyner – Radka Toneff – Bobby McFerrin – Weather Report – Tricky – Röyksopp – Sonic Youth – Cassandra Wilson – BB King – Bo Diddley – Jamie Cullum – Nigel Kennedy – Joshua Redman – Buddy Guy – John Scofield and many many more

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