Magnus Skavhaug Nergaard (born 20 November 1989 in

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) is a

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Jazz musician (

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& bass guitar), known from bands like Monkey Plot, Mummu, Ronja and Ich Bin N!ntendo.

Career

Nergaard is a graduate of the Department of improvisation and jazz at

Norwegian Academy of Music The Norwegian Academy of Music (Norwegian: ''Norges musikkhøgskole'', NMH) is a university-level music conservatory located in Oslo, Norway, in the neighbourhood of Majorstuen, Frogner. It is the largest music academy in Norway and offers the co ...

in Oslo (2013). His musical genres span over musical landscapes from improvised music, to rock and noise, often influenced by different kinds of world folk-music, and always trying out new approaches to create exciting new combinations. Nergaard collaborated on the album release ''Ich Bin N!ntendo & Mats Gustafsson'' (2012) including Joakim Heibø Johansen (drums) and

Christian Skår Winther Christian Skår Winther (born 8 May 1989 in Ålesund, Norway) 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. ...

(guitar), featuring Mats Olof Gustafsson (baritone saxophone). Within the trio Monkey Plot including

(guitar) and

Jan Martin Gismervik Jan Martin Gismervik (born 1988 in Avaldsnes, Karmøy, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (drums), known from bands like Monkey Plot, Torg, Oker, O, PGA. Career Gismervik was raised in Avaldsnes Avaldsnes is a village in Karmøy municip ...

(drums and percussion), he released the latest album ''Løv Og Lette Vimpler'' (2013). Mummu is a new Norwegian musical band comprised from the female duo Skrap including

Anja Lauvdal Anja Lauvdal (born 1987 in Flekkefjord, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (piano and keyboards) and composer. Career Lauvdal studied music on the Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonsevatorium, NTNU, where she joined the acoustic jazz band ...

(Korg MS10), Heida Karine Johannesdottir Mobeck (tuba), and the male trio Ich Bin N!ntendo, including

(guitar) and Joakim Heibø Johansen (drums).

Discography

;Within 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 Chri ...

'' (Va Fongool) *2014: "Look" (Va Fongool) ;Within Karokh *2013: "Karokh" (Loyal Label) ;Within Mummu *2013: ''Mitt Ferieparadis'' (Va Fangool) ;Within Monkey Plot *2013: ''Løv Og Lette Vimpler'' (Gigafon) *2015: Angående omstendigheter som ikke lar seg nedtegne (Hubro) ;Within Ronja *2013: ''Il Calebrone'' (Havtorn Records)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nergaard, Magnus Skavhaug 1989 births Musicians from Ålesund Living people Norwegian jazz composers Jazz double-bassists Norwegian jazz upright-bassists Male double-bassists Avant-garde jazz musicians Norwegian Academy of Music alumni 21st-century double-bassists 21st-century Norwegian male musicians Monkey Plot members