Thomas Winther Andersen
Thomas Winther Andersen is a Norwegian-born, now Amsterdam-based jazz bassist, married to jazz singer Henriette Andersen.
Career
Winther Andersen was born in Oslo, Norway. He toured extensively in Europe and the USA with different musicians and bands, like Lee Konitz, Jimmy Halperin, Sheila Jordan, Jasper Blom, Robert Rook, Michiel Borstlap. He graduated from Amsterdam Conservatory 1993 and supplemented with a master at the Conservatory of Den Hague 1994. In 1995 he received a grant from the Dutch foundation "Fonds Podiumkunsten", for the continuation of his studies in New York under guidance of Sal Mosca. He has composed numerous pieces for various jazz ensembles, music for large ensemble and at the same time composed chamber music.His compositions were recorded for the Norwegian and Dutch radio and many of them are recorded on CD like his solo album Too Much Bass?, as band leader: Line Up and Out From A Cool Storage within «Line Up», Sketch within «Sketch», Hymn For Fall within «Robert Rook Trio», Patchwork, Spinnaker ''Flotsam'' within «Winther-Storm».
Discography
Solo albums
- 2002: ''Too Much Bass?''
As band leader
- 2010: Patchwork
- 2012: Spinnaker
- 2019: Flotsam
- 1998: Line Up
- 2004: Out From A Cool Storage
- 1999: Sketch
- 2008: ''Hymn For Fall''
Collaborative works
- 2005: East of the Sun, Axel Hagen, Jimmy Halperin
- 2005: Dangerous Cats Live, Robert Rook
- 2005: Heart and Song, within Henriette Andersen Trio
- 2005: Trapperdetrap 2 Pom Pom Politieman
- 2007: Dangerous Cats 2, Robert Rook Live at Bimhuis
- 2008: Live in Amsterdam, Robert Rook Trio DVD
- 2010: Tribute To Jochem, Robert Rook
- 2013: Momentum, Robert Rook
- 2013: Shadows, Olaf Zwetsloot Quartet
- 2017: From This Moment On, Simone Honijk
- 2018: Another Day At The Office, Axel Hagen Olaf Tarenskeen
- 2020: Chaimber9 Plays Ellington and Strayhoorn , Axel Hagen
Awards