Skaret Music

Skaret Music is a Norwegian independent music label who focuses on melodic composed and improvised music.

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IVAR KOLVE

Polyostinat LIVE

Polyostinat was supported by Fund for performing artists

OLE MARIUS SANDBERG

Ensemble

Ivar Kolve - vibrafon, marimba

Kåre Kolve - soprano and tenor saxophone

Jørn Øien - keyboards

Ole Marius Sandberg - electric and aoustic bass

Torstein Lofthus - drums

All compositions and arrangements by Ivar Kolve

The music was comissioned by Vossajazz 2014

This album was recorded live on tour in Norway april 2016

Recording & live sound engineering by Hans Olav Molde

Mixed and mastered at Breakhouse studio by Stein Inge Brækhus

Cover photos and design by Anne Lise Tollefsen

Eirik Hegdal - C melody saxophone, soprano saxophone, clarinet

Erlend Slettevoll - piano

Stein Inge Brækhus - drums and percussion

Ole Marius Sandberg - double bass

Thomas T Dahl - guitar on tracks 2,4,5 & 6

Steinar Krokstad - brush snare drum on track 6

All compositions by Ole Marius Sandberg

Arrangements by the band

Recorded at the Reksten Collections, Bergen june 2017

Recording engineer - Stein Inge Brækhus

Mixed and produced by Ole Marius Sandberg at Skaret Studio

Mastered by Morgan Nicolaysen at Propeller mastering

Coverdesign by AbOVO - Kåre Thomsen

Available in cd, downloads and streaming

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The recording of Ensemble was supported by Fond for lyd og bilde and Bergen kommune.

Ensemble is the third contemporary jazz album from Norwegian bass player Ole Marius Sandberg. On this recording he continues to develop his sound and composing with his quartet with Hegdal/Slettevoll/Brækhus that that was founded in 2013 - and at the same time adding some new colours with the guest apperance of guitarist Thomas T Dahl and drummer Steinar Krokstad. Ensemble was recorded at the Reksten Collections in Bergen, Norway late june 2017.

Originally, a location recording like this was the original plan for his debut album back in 2013. Though he then ended up doing Or better still in a traditional recording studio, he still kept the idea of recording his music in other surroundings alive. After visiting the Reksten Collections as a sideman on another recording in 2016 and experiencing the sound of the house fantastic Steinway D grand piano, he felt there was no doubt where to meet up with the quartet for Ensemble. Being at the beautiful surroundings of the house art collection in the summertime and the calm out-of-centre feeling a bit away from the pace of the second biggest city of Norway certainly affected the mood and not unlikely the music coming out of it.

After two days of recording and living at the premises the whole album, all consisting of seven compositions by Sandberg, was done. Ensemble was released as CD and digital february 06. 2018.

Said about Ensemble:

..»a status report with beautiful songs that tells us about a very high class melody maker.»

Click here to read the entire review by Tor Hammerø (in norwegian).

"It shows the versatility and ingeniousness of contemporary European Jazz scene, which refuses to stand still and keeps constantly reinventing the idiom. Highly recommended!" Click here to read the entire review by Adam Baruch.

Click here to read the entire review by Adam Baruch.

"Another quality lineup from Norway" "..They´re a band I would relish seeing live." - Pete Butcher, Jazz today on Cambridge 105 Radio february. 26.2018.

OLE MARIUS SANDBERG

Clouds