Audun Kleive
Background information
Born (1961-10-20) 20 October 1961 (age 62)
Skien, Telemark, Norway
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Drums
Years active1982–present
Websiteaudunkleive.com

Audun Kleive (born 20 October 1961)[1] is a Norwegian jazz drummer.[2] He was raised in Skien and is the son of organist Kristoffer Kleive and brother of organist Iver Kleive.

Career

Kleive in 2017

Kleive began to play drums in a rock and dance band, and then went to Oslo, where he studied at the Norwegian Academy of Music. He joined the jazz-rock groups Lotus (1981–83) and Oslo 13 (1981–84), and made his recording debut with the album Anti-therapy in 1983. Described as one of the "leading lights in the Oslo Nu-jazz scene",[3] he made his distinctive contribution to groups like Terje Rypdal's Chasers,[4] Per Jørgensen's JøKleBa and Jon Balke's Magnetic North Orchestra as well as Marilyn Mazur & Future Song.[2]

Kleive has released the albums, Bitt (1996–97), Generator X (2000) and Ohmagoddabl (2004) on Bugge Wesseltoft's label, Jazzland.[5] In 2010 he gave a concert as a duet with the jazz tenorist Petter Wettre. The concert was recorded and released on the album The Only Way to Travel 2 (2011), as a follow-up of the 2000 volume 1 album.[6][7] In 2013 he was engaged for a set on the Music Festival 'Punktfestivalen' in Kristiansand, where he also collaborated on recordings for the album Crime scenes (2006) with Jan Bang and Erik Honoré among others.[8]

Awards and honors

Discography

As leader

With 1300 Oslo

With Entra

With Jokleba

With Scheen Jazzorkester

As sideman

With Jon Balke

With Kari Bremnes

With Arve Henriksen

With Jan Gunnar Hoff

With Marilyn Mazur

With Terje Rypdal

With others

References

  1. ^ Bergh, Johs (2009-02-14). "Audun Kleive Biography". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2013-10-05.)
  2. ^ a b "Kleive, Audun - Biography" (in Norwegian). Norsk Jazzarkiv Ballade.no. 2011-11-03. Archived from the original on 2013-05-30. Retrieved 2013-10-05.)
  3. ^ Mathieson (1 July 2008)
  4. ^ Nicholson (May 2001) p. 69
  5. ^ Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
  6. ^ "Audun Kleive up-close". Trommer.no. 2010-11-30. Archived from the original on 2015-06-11. Retrieved 2015-01-23.)
  7. ^ Corroto, Mark (2011-01-17). "Petter Wettre: The Only Way To Travel 2 (2011) Track Review". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2013-10-05.)
  8. ^ "Audun Kleive Biography". Punktfestival.no. 2013-07-12. Archived from the original on 2015-06-11. Retrieved 2013-10-05.)
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Awards Preceded bySidsel Endresen Recipient of the Kongsberg Jazz Award 1999 Succeeded byPetter Wettre
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