Trondheim Conservatory of Music, Jazz department, Norwegian University of Science and Technology

The jazz department was established in 1979 at the Trøndelag Conservatory of Music, which today is the Department of Music at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).
The jazz department has a unique position in Norwegian music. For more than 40 years the Norwegian jazz scene has been dominated by candidates from this institution. It is open for all instruments.