Per Kolstad

Per Kolstad
Birth name Per Atle Kolstad
Born (1956-10-23) 23 October 1956
Origin Norway
Genres Jazz, pop music
Occupation(s) Musician, composer
Instruments Piano
Labels Polydor Records
Associated acts Lava
Website www.groove.no/artist/57531637/per-kolstad

Per Atle Kolstad (born 25 April 1953 in Norway) is a Norwegian musician (piano & keyboards), known from the band, Lava, Jonas Fjeld Band and Prima Vera, and has numerous recordings as a studio musician.[1]

Career

Kolstad has collaborated with singers and musicians like Jan Groth, Odd Nordstoga, Olav Stedje, Steinar Albrigtsen, Marius Müller, Gry Jannicke Jarlum, Tor Endresen, Bjørn Eidsvåg, Finn Kalvik, Sissel Kyrkjebø and Alf Cranner. He was also keyboardist within the band Son of Sam. In 1984 he received Spellemannprisen as part of the band Lava for their album Fire.[2]

Kolstad is an Associate Professor at the Agder University College (2013).[3]

Honors

Discography

Lava albums

Within Lava

Collaborations

With Alex
With Stein Ove Berg
With Olav Stedje
With Kjell Fjalsett
With Terje Bakke & Test 1
Within Silhouette
Within Doxa
With Jonas Fjeld Band
With Lill Lindfors
Within Mr. Walker And The Walkmen
With Sissel Kyrkjebø
With Pål Thowsen
With Anne Grete Preus
With Rita Eriksen
With Egil Eldøen
With Tom Russell Band
With Geirr Lystrup & Maj Britt Andersen
With Ketil Bjørnstad
With Bjørn Eidsvåg
With Steinar Albrigtsen
With Jack Lewis
With Elisabeth Andreassen
With Espen Lind
With Hilde Heltberg
With Ole Paus

References

  1. 1 2 "Lava Biography" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. 2006-08-06. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
  2. "Per Kolstad Band-Biography". Groove.no. Retrieved 2013-10-04.
  3. "Per Atle Kolstad professional prophile". Agder University College. Retrieved 2013-11-06.
  4. "Per Kolstad Discography". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2013-10-04.
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