Magnus Skavhaug Nergaard

Magnus Skavhaug Nergaard

Nergaard within Monkey Plot
at Vossajazz 2014.
(Photo by Knut Andersen)
Background information
Born (1989-11-20) 20 November 1989
Tranby, Buskerud
Origin Norway
Genres Jazz
Occupation(s) Musician, composer
Instruments Upright bass, bass guitar
Associated acts Monkey Plot
Website www.magnusnergaard.wordpress.com

Magnus Skavhaug Nergaard (born 20 November 1989 in Tranby, Norway)[1] is a Norwegian Jazz musician (upright bass & bass guitar), known from bands like Monkey Plot, Mummu, Ronja and Ich Bin N!ntendo.[2]

Career

Nergaard is a graduate of the Department of improvisation and jazz at Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo (2013).[3] His musical genres span over musical landscapes from improvised music, to rock and noise, often influenced by different kinds of world folk-music, and always trying out new approaches to create exiting new combinations.

Nergaard collaborated on the album release Ich Bin N!ntendo & Mats Gustafsson (2012) including Joakim Heibø Johansen (drums) and Christian Skår Winther (guitar), featuring Mats Olof Gustafsson (baritone saxophone).[4] Within the trio Monkey Plot including Christian Skår Winther (guitar) and Jan Martin Gismervik (drums and percussion), he released the latest album Løv Og Lette Vimpler (2013).[5]

Mummu is a new Norwegian musical band comprised from the female duo Skrap including Anja Lauvdal (Korg MS10), Heida Karine Johannesdottir Mobeck (tuba), and the male trio Ich Bin N!ntendo, including Christian Skår Winther (guitar) and Joakim Heibø Johansen (drums).[6]

Discography

Within Ich Bin N!ntendo
Within Karokh
Within Mummu
Within Monkey Plot
Within Ronja

References

  1. "Magnus Skavhaug Nergaard Discography" (in Norwegian). Rockipedia.no. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
  2. Corroto, Mark (20 July 2013). "Taking stock, a year half over". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
  3. "Jazzstudentenes eksamensfestival – 6. til 16. juni – 33 konserter på 10 dager. Opplev noen av morgendagens store jazzstjerner" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Academy of Music. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
  4. "Ich Bin N!ntendo Biography". Vafongool.no. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
  5. Hareuveni, Eyal (29 August 2013). "Monkey Plot: Lov og lette vimpler (2013) Track Review". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
  6. Hareuveni, Eyal (30 March 2013). "Mummu: Mitt Ferieparadis (2013) Track Review". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
  7. "Magnus Skavhaug Nergaard Discography". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
  8. "Magnus Skavhaug Nergaard Discography". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
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