Ivar Kolve

Ivar Kolve (born January 1967 at Voss, Norway) is a Norwegian Jazz musician (xylophone, vibraphone, marimba and percussion), the younger brother of the saxophonist Kåre Kolve, and known from several album releases as soloartist and for collaborations with Maria Joao, Jan Gunnar Hoff, Ståle Storløkken, Mathias Eick, Eivind Aarset and Bjørn Kjellemyr among oters.

Career
Kolve has lived in Bergen since 1988, where he was educated at the Bergen Musikkonservatorium. With his own Trio Ivar Kolve Trio (established in 1996) Sebastien Dubé (bass) and Stein Inge Brækhus (drums), he has released a number of albums.

Kolve is part of the band «Spindel» led by Liv Merete Kroken and Sigrid Moldestad (Spindel 2001 and Aminje 2005). He has also participated in a number of projects like with the Voss Children's Choir «Småkvedarne» (Småkvedarne, NorCD), and with Jan Gunnar Hoff Free flow songs, commissioned work for Vossajazz in 2005.

Honors

 * 2000: Vossajazzprisen

Discography

 * 1998: Ope (NorCD)
 * 2005: Innover (Curling Legs)
 * 2008: View from my room (Curling Legs)


 * With «Spindel»
 * 2001: Spindel (Heilo/Grappa)
 * 2005: Aminje (Heilo/Grappa)