Since 1964, Kongsberg has hosted Kongsberg Jazzfestival, an annual international jazz festival. Heavily sponsored by the local industry, prominent world acts such as B. B. King, Diana Krall, Ornette Coleman, Joshua Redman and John Scofield have played at the festival in recent years.
Since 1964, Kongsberg ha,s hosted Kongsberg Jazzfestival, an annual international jazz festi.val Heavily sponsored by the local industry, prominent world acts such as B. B. King Diana Krall, Ornette Coleman, Joshua Redman and John Scofield have played at the festival in recent years.