Ivar Loe Bjørnstad (born 1981 in

Surnadal Surnadal () is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Nordmøre region. The administrative centre is the village of Skei. Other villages in Surnadal include Glærem, Mo, Stangvik, Surnadalsøra, Sylte, Todalsøra ...

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) is a

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jazz and rock musician (drums), brother of the dancer Marit Loe Bjørnstad (1983) and the singer Ingebjørg Loe Bjørnstad (1978).

Career

Bjørnstad studied jazz at the

Norwegian Academy of Music The Norwegian Academy of Music (Norwegian: ''Norges musikkhøgskole'', NMH) is a university-level music conservatory located in Oslo, Norway, in the neighbourhood of Majorstuen, Frogner. It is the largest music academy in Norway and offers the co ...

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together with

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and

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(guitarist of

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). With an origin as a rock musician, he also mentions the guitarist

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as one of his inspirations, accompanied by the major Norwegian drummers

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and

Per Oddvar Johansen Per Oddvar Johansen (born 1 March 1968) is a Norwegian Jazz musician (drummer), most recognized for his work with Trygve Seim, Christian Wallumrød, The Source, Solveig Slettahjell and Vigleik Storaas, but has also been awarded the Spellemannp ...

. He resides in Oslo, and has since the turn of the Millennium collaborated with countless bands and constellations in a variety of genres. He has collaborated with artists like

Bjørn Kjellemyr Bjørn Kjellemyr (born 4 December 1950 in Bamble, Norway) is a jazz double bassist, known from a variety of musical contexts like Terje Rypdal & The Chasers, Joe Henderson, Bob Berg, Chet Baker, Art Farmer, Pat Metheny, Mike Stern, Dag Arnesen, K ...

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Karl Seglem Karl Seglem (born 8 July 1961 in Årdalstangen, Norway) is a Norwegian Jazz musician (saxophone and bukkehorn), composer and producer, known from a series of combined jazz and traditional music releases, as well as leading his own record label ...

, Ken Stringfellow, and currently (2013) play within the bands Hedvig Mollestad Trio, the Hilde Marie Kjersem Band and

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. The debut album ''Shoot!'' of the Hedvig Mollestad Trio was recorded live in the studio with only a few minor overdubs.

Discography

;Within Hedvig Mollestad Trio *2011: ''Shoot!'' (

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) *2013: ''All Of Them Witches'' (

) *2014: ''Enfant Terrible!'' (

) *2016: ''Black Stabat Mater'' (

) *2016: ''Evil In Oslo'' (

) ;Within

*2012: ''Wired'' (Rune Grammofon)

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bjornstad, Ivar Loe 1981 births Living people People from Surnadal 20th-century Norwegian drummers 21st-century Norwegian drummers Norwegian jazz drummers Male drummers Musicians from Møre og Romsdal 20th-century drummers 20th-century Norwegian male musicians 21st-century Norwegian male musicians Male jazz musicians