Megalodon Collective

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

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

Biography

The band members all have a background from the jazz program at Norwegian University of Science and Technology, and are central in 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)
• 2019: The Triumph (Jazzland)

Honors

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