Carl Winther - Piano
Makar Novikov - Bass
Ivars Arutyunyans- Drums
(postbop, modern jazz)
Carl Winther has distinguished himself in recent years as an accompanist for many of the most famous coryphiles of jazz, including David Liebman, Randy Brecker, Walt Weiskopf, George Garzone and Jerry Bergonzi. Winther has toured extensively around the world, including Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Bolivia, Chile, China and much of Europe.
The new trio formed in 2023 and is quickly making a name for itself. Their music is mostly original Winther compositions, mixed with some arrangements of American jazz classics and a few pieces by Carl's father, trumpeter Jens Winther.
Makar Novikov is an accomplished accompanist and virtuoso soloist, and has played with jazz musicians such as Jimmy Cobb, Clark Terry, Jimmy Heath and James Spaulding. After moving to Italy in 2022, he began working closely with Italian musicians such as Rosario Giuliani and Maurizio Giammarco and teaching jazz bass at the Siena Jazz University. Today he appears regularly as a member of the projects of Alex Sipiagin and Antonio Faraò, as well as with the Olivia Trummer Trio and the Isfar Sarabski Trio, performing all over the world.
Despite his young age, Ivars Arutjunjans - an energetic, dynamic and deeply sensitive drummer - has had the opportunity to perform and tour with many of the legends of jazz music and with a wide range of artists from all over the world, such as Greg Osby, Seamus Blake, Logan Richardson, Carsten Dahl, Tom Franck, Jerry Bergonzi, Jesse van Ruller, Aaron Parks and others. He has performed with various ensembles in countries such as China, Tanzania, Greece, the Netherlands, France, Belgium, Austria, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, Spain, Liechtenstein, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Poland, USA, the Baltics, etc.
With the Carl Winther Trio, you will have a musical experience beyond the ordinary.