Audun Kleive
Audun Kleive (born 20 October 1961) is a Norwegian jazz drummer. He was raised in Skien and is the son of organist Kristoffer Kleive and brother of organist Iver Kleive. Career. 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", he made his distinctive contribution  to groups like Terje Rypdal's Chasers, Per Jørgensen's JøKleBa and Jon Balke's Magnetic North Orchestra as well as Marilyn Mazur & Future Song. Kleive has released the albums, "Bitt" (1996–97)," Generator X" (2000) and "Ohmagoddabl" (2004) on Bugge Wesseltoft's label, Jazzland. 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. 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. 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