Christian Skår Winther (born 8 May 1989 in

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) is a Norwegian musician (guitar) and the older brother of jazz drummer Andreas Skår Winther (b. 1991), known from bands like Monkey Plot, Listen to Girl, Ich Bin N!ntendo and Torg.

Career

Christian Winther is a guitarist, songwriter, improviser, producer and singer. Best known from the improv- and instrumental rock group Monkey Plot, alternative pop duo Listen to Girl, noise punk band Ich Bin N!ntendo, and as a performer and co-producer in Torg. Winther have toured Europe, Japan and South America and released a dusin albums with his different projects. He also run the record labe
Earthly Habit
He is educated from the Improvised Music and Jazz Department at the Norwegian Academy of Music with a Master Performance Degree, and in 2014 awarded "Young Jazz Musician of The Year" at Molde International Jazz Festival together with Monkey Plot. Winther collaborated on the album release ''Ich Bin N!ntendo & Mats Gustafsson'' (2012) including Joakim Heibø Johansen (drums) and

Magnus Skavhaug Nergaard Magnus Skavhaug Nergaard (born 20 November 1989 in Tranby, Norway) is a Norwegians, Norwegian Jazz musician (double bass, upright bass & bass guitar), known from bands like Monkey Plot, Mummu, Ronja and Ich Bin N!ntendo. Career Nergaard is ...

(bass guitar), featuring Mats Olof Gustafsson (baritone saxophone). Monkey Plot, including

(double bass) and Jan Martin Gismervik (drums and percussion), made their debut with the album ''Løv Og Lette Vimpler'' (2013).

Discography

In bands

;Ich Bin N!ntendo *2012: ''Ich Bin N!ntendo &

Mats Gustafsson Mats Olof Gustafsson (born 29 October 1964) is a Swedish free jazz saxophone player. Career Gustafsson came to the attention of lovers of improvised music as part of a duo with Christian Munthe (started in 1986), as member of Gunter Chris ...

'' (Va Fongool) *2014: ''Look'' (Va Fongool) *2016: ''Lykke'' (Shhpuma Records) ;Monkey Plot *2013: ''Løv Og Lette Vimpler'' (Gigafon) *2015: ''Angående Omstendigheter Som Ikke Lar Seg Nedtegne'' ( Hubro Music) *2016: ''Here I Sit, Knowing All Of This'' (Hubro) ;Listen to Girl (formerly (Girl) *2016: ''Sea And Dirt'' (Vilje/SusannaSonata) Torg * 2018: Palms, Beaches, Dreams (Earthly Habit) * 2015: Kost/Elak/Gnäll (

Jazzland Recordings Jazzland Recordings is a Norwegian jazz and improvised music label based in Oslo, Norway, often associated with nu jazz. It was founded in 1996 by pianist Bugge Wesseltoft to release his "New Conception of Jazz" and operate as a standalone label ...

) ;Karokh *2016: ''Needle, Thread and Nailpolish'' (No Forevers) *2014: ''Karokh'' (Loyal Label)

Other

*2017: Trondheim Jazz Orchestra & Skrap - 'Antropocen' (Fanfare) *2013: Christian Winther / Christian Meaas Svendsen 'M / W' (Va Fongool)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Winther, Christian Skaar 1989 births Musicians from Ålesund Living people Norwegian jazz composers Norwegian jazz guitarists Norwegian Academy of Music alumni 21st-century Norwegian guitarists Monkey Plot members