Monkey Plot

Monkey Plot
Monkey Plot 2014 at Vossajazz 2014.
Background information
Origin	Norway
Genres	Jazz
Years active	2011–present
Labels	Hubro, Gigafon
Members	Christian Skår Winther Magnus Skavhaug Nergaard Jan Martin Gismervik
Website	www.monkeyplot.com

Monkey Plot (initiated in 2011) is a Norwegian jazz trio playing acoustic improvised music with their own touch. ^[1]

Biography

Monkey Plot at Vossajazz 2014.

After four years of study at the Norwegian Academy of Music, the trio released their debut album Løv Og Lette Vimpler in 2013. The album was recorded in Stavanger, in the studio of Norwegian free jazz pioneer Frode Gjerstad. ^[2]

Band members

• Christian Skår Winther – acoustic guitar
• Magnus Skavhaug Nergaard – upright bass
• Jan Martin Gismervik – drums and percussion

Honors

• 2014: Jazzintro award at Moldejazz

Discography

• 2013: Løv Og Lette Vimpler (Gigafon Records) ^[3]
• 2015: Angående Omstendigheter Som Ikke Lar Seg Nedtegne (Hubro) ^[4]
• 2016: Here I Sit, Knowing All Of This (Hubro)

References

• Norway portal
• Jazz portal

1. "Fornøyd trio videre til finalen" (in Norwegian). Moldejazz. Archived from the original on 2014-12-11. Retrieved 2014-12-08.
2. Brauer, Camilla Slaattun (2014-07-14). "Monkey Plot vant Jazzintro 2014" (in Norwegian). JazzINorge.no. Retrieved 2014-12-08.
3. Hareuveni, Eyal (2013-08-29). "Monkey Plot: Lov Og Lette Vimpler (2013)". All About Jazz . Retrieved 2014-12-08.
4. Andersen, Arild R. (2015-03-31). "Norske lekkerbiskener" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten . Retrieved 2015-11-21.

External links

• Official website