Megalodon Collective

Megalodon Collective
Megalodon Collective
	Live at Dokkhuset, 2015 (Photo: Thor Egil Leirtrø)
Background information
Origin	Trondheim, Norway
Genres	Jazz
Years active	2014–present
Labels	Gigafon, Jazzland
Website	megalodoncollective.com
Members	Karl Hjalmar Nyberg; Martin Myhre Olsen; Petter Kraft; Karl Bjorå; Aaron Mandelmann; Andreas Winther; Henrik Lødøen;

Megalodon Collective (initiated 2014 in Trondheim, Norway) is a jazz septet based in Trondheim, with Norwegian and Swedish musicians.[1]

Biography

The band members all have a background from the jazz program at Norwegian University of Science and Technology, and are sentral on the Trondheim jazz scene. The debut album Megalodon (2015) was well received with a nomination for the Norwegian grammy, and followed by extensive touring.[2][3][4]

Band members

Karl Hjalmar Nyberg - saxophone
Martin Myhre Olsen - saxophone
Petter Kraft - saxophone
Karl Bjorå - guitar
Aaron Mandelmann - upright bass
Andreas Winther - drums
Henrik Lødøen - drums

Discography

2015: Megalodon (Gigafon)[1]
2017: Animals (Jazzland)

Honors

2016: Awarded the Jazzintro "This year's young jazz musicians" at Moldejazz[5]
2016: Nominated to the Norwegian grammys for debut album

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References

"UNGJAZZMARKERING med MEGALODON COLLECTIVE". JazzSirkelen.no. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
Helgheim, Roald (17 October 2015). "I Strønen tid - Megabra Megalodon" (in Norwegian). Dagsavisen. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
Hovland, Torkjell (23 October 2015). "Megalodon Collective" (in Norwegian). Medium.com. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
Hammerø, Tor (3 November 2015). "I Et Heftig Kollektiv" (in Norwegian). Tor Hammrø. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
Brauer, Camilla (21 July 2016). "Megalodon Collective er Årets unge jazzmusikere". Musical reviews (in Norwegian). Jazzinorge. Retrieved 25 July 2016.

External links

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[jazzsirkelen-1] "UNGJAZZMARKERING med MEGALODON COLLECTIVE". JazzSirkelen.no. Retrieved 15 November 2015.

[2] Helgheim, Roald (17 October 2015). "I Strønen tid - Megabra Megalodon" (in Norwegian). Dagsavisen. Retrieved 15 November 2015.

[3] Hovland, Torkjell (23 October 2015). "Megalodon Collective" (in Norwegian). Medium.com. Retrieved 15 November 2015.

[4] Hammerø, Tor (3 November 2015). "I Et Heftig Kollektiv" (in Norwegian). Tor Hammrø. Retrieved 15 November 2015.

[Jazzinorge-5] Brauer, Camilla (21 July 2016). "Megalodon Collective er Årets unge jazzmusikere". Musical reviews (in Norwegian). Jazzinorge. Retrieved 25 July 2016.