Andreas Skår Winther

Andreas Skår Winther (born 10 April 1991 in Ålesund, Norway) is a Norwegian musician (drums), the younger brother of jazz guitarist Christian Skår Winther (b. 1989), and is known from bands like Megalodon Collective and Left Exit, Mr K.[1]

Andreas Winther
Birth nameAndreas Skår Winther
Born (1991-04-10) 10 April 1991
Ålesund
OriginNorway
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
InstrumentsDrums
Associated actsMegalodon Collective
Left Exit, Mr K

Career
Winter at stage with Megalodon Collective during Oslo Jazzfestival 2016

Winther is currently studying jazz and improvised music in the jazz program at Norwegian University of Science and Technology, and is active in several bands in the jazz and improvisation scene in Norway and Sweden. With the band Left Exit, Mr K, a duo project including Karl Hjalmar Nyberg (saxophones), he released the album Left Exit, Mr. K Featuring Michael Duch & Klaus Holm (2015).[1] In 2015 he also played on the album Megalodon by Megalodon Collective. He has also given a series of solo drum performances live in Norway and performed in trio with Natalie Sandtorv and his guitarist brother Christian.[2]

Honors

Discography
With Left Exit, Mr. K
  • 2015: Left Exit, Mr. K Featuring Michael Duch & Klaus Holm (Clean Feed)
With Megalodon Collective
  • 2015: Megalodon (Gigafon Records)[3]

References
  1. "Left Exit, Mr. K Featuring Michael Duch & Klaus Holm". CleanFeed-records.com. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  2. Karlsen, Charlotte (29 December 2013). "Se bildene fra julejazz" (in Norwegian). Sunnmørsposten. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  3. "I Strønen tid - Megabra Megalodon". Dagsavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 14 November 2015.


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