Christian Skår Winther


Christian Skår Winther is a Norwegian musician and the older brother of jazz drummer Andreas Skår Winther, 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 .
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 including Joakim Heibø Johansen and Magnus Skavhaug Nergaard, featuring Mats Olof Gustafsson. Monkey Plot, including Magnus Skavhaug Nergaard and Jan Martin Gismervik, made their debut with the album Løv Og Lette Vimpler.

Discography

In bands

;Ich Bin N!ntendo
;Monkey Plot
;Listen to Girl
Torg
;Karokh