Monkey Plot (initiated in 2011) is a Norwegian jazz trio playing acoustic improvised music with their own touch.

Biography

After four years of study at the

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 ...

, the trio released their debut album ''Løv Og Lette Vimpler'' in 2013. The album was recorded in

Stavanger Stavanger, officially the Stavanger Municipality, is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Norway. It is the third largest city and third largest metropolitan area in Norway (through conurbation with neighboring Sandnes) and the ...

, in the studio of Norwegian free jazz pioneer Frode Gjerstad.

Band members

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

– acoustic guitar * Magnus Skavhaug Nergaard – upright bass * Jan Martin Gismervik – drums and percussion

Honors

*2014: Jazzintro award at

Moldejazz Molde International Jazz Festival (MIJF) or Moldejazz (established 1961 in Molde Municipality) takes place annually in July, and is known as one of the oldest jazz festivals in Europe. It was initiated by the local Storyville Jazz Club. Since 1 ...

Discography

*2013: ''Løv Og Lette Vimpler'' (Gigafon Records) *2015: ''Angående Omstendigheter Som Ikke Lar Seg Nedtegne'' ( Hubro) *2016: ''Here I Sit, Knowing All Of This'' (Hubro)

References

External links

*{{Official website, www.monkeyplot.com Norwegian jazz ensembles Norwegian experimental musical groups Musical groups established in 2011 2011 establishments in Norway Musical groups from Oslo Hubro Music artists