Christian Skår Winther

Norwegian guitarist (born 1989)

Christian Skår Winther
Winther within Monkey Plot at Vossajazz 2014. (Photo by Knut Andersn)
Background information
Born	(1989-05-08) 8 May 1989 (age 35) Ålesund, Møre og Romsdal
Origin	Norway
Genres	Alternative Improvised music
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer
Instrument(s)	Guitar, Vocals
Labels	Hubro Earthly Habit SusannaSonata Jazzland Va Fongool Gigafon

Website	www.christianwinther.no

Musical artist

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.

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 label 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 (bass guitar), featuring Mats Olof Gustafsson (baritone saxophone).^[1] Monkey Plot, including Magnus Skavhaug Nergaard (double bass) and Jan Martin Gismervik (drums and percussion), made their debut with the album Løv Og Lette Vimpler (2013).^[2]

Discography

In bands

Ich Bin N!ntendo

2012: Ich Bin N!ntendo & Mats Gustafsson (Va Fongool)^[3]
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)^[4]
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)

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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^ "Ich Bin N!ntendo Biography". Vafongool.no. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
^ Hareuveni, Eyal (29 August 2013). "Monkey Plot: Lov og lette vimpler (2013) Track Review". All About Jazz. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
^ "MIch Bin N!ntendo & Mats Gustafsson". Discogs.com. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
^ "Monkey Plot". Discography. Discogs.com. Retrieved 21 November 2015.