Ivar Loe Bjørnstad

Norwegian jazz and rock musician

Ivar Loe Bjørnstad
Born	Surnadal, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Genres	Prog rock and jazz
Instrument(s)	Drums

Musical artist

Ivar Loe Bjørnstad is a Norwegian jazz and rock drummer.

Early life and education

Ivar Loe Bjørnstad was born in Surnadal, Møre og Romsdal, Norway.^{[citation needed]} He is the brother of the dancer Marit Loe Bjørnstad and the singer Ingebjørg Loe Bjørnstad.^{[citation needed]}

Bjørnstad studied jazz at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo together with Hedvig Mollestad Thomassen^[1] and Even Helte Hermansen (guitarist of Bushman's Revenge).

Career

With an origin as a rock musician, Bjørnstad mentions the guitarist Bill Frisell as one of his inspirations, along with Norwegian drummers Audun Kleive and Per Oddvar Johansen.

Since 2000 he has collaborated with many bands and artists in a variety of genres. He has collaborated with artists like Bjørn Kjellemyr, Jon Eberson, Karl Seglem, and Ken Stringfellow. In 2013 he was playing with Hedvig Mollestad Trio, the Hilde Marie Kjersem Band, and Cakewalk. The debut album Shoot! of the Hedvig Mollestad Trio was recorded live in the studio with only a few minor overdubs.^[2]

Discography

With the Hedvig Mollestad Trio

2011: Shoot! (Rune Grammofon)
2013: All Of Them Witches (Rune Grammofon)
2014: Enfant Terrible! (Rune Grammofon)
2016: Black Stabat Mater (Rune Grammofon)
2016: Evil In Oslo (Rune Grammofon)

With Cakewalk

2012: Wired (Rune Grammofon)

References

^ "Rekruttering: VGS-jazz". JazzINorge.no. Archived from the original on 2014-04-17. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
^ "Halvmåne: Kickoff med Hedvig Mollestad Trio 28. mars". Maanefestivalen.no. Archived from the original on 2013-09-14. Retrieved 2013-10-10.