Christian Winther is an Oslo-based Norwegian guitarist, improviser and composer. 

His work includes solo recordings, long-running bands and collaborations. He has toured throughout Europe, Japan and South America, and collaborated with artists including Lasse Marhaug, Anja Lauvdal, Mats Gustafsson, Susanna Wallumrød and Tashi Dorji.

His solo album Urfuglen (2022) was named Norwegian Album of the Year by Klassekampen. Dagens Næringsliv described him as “one of the guitar’s innovators, a kind of indie rock auteur within the framework of jazz and contemporary music.”

He currently performs with Monkey Plot, Selma French and a trio with Anja Lauvdal and Espen Reinertsen. He previously curated All Ears Festival for Improvised Music, runs Studio Martin, operates Earthly Habit, and co-runs To Furuer with Anja Lauvdal.