23 years old, and briefly after finishing his engineering studies, he witnessed Tord Gustavsen Trio live at Canal Street.
In January 2015, Andreas released his debut album, Nangijala (Losen records), to critical acclaim.
The album consisted of both duos and trios with South African sax-legend and close friend, Buddy Wells and Spha Mdlalose on vocals.
In February 2016 Andreas Loven released his second album, District Six, recorded with his South African quartet, including South African sidemen Buddy Wells (sax), Clement Benny (drums) and Romy Brauteseth (bass).
The album, rooted in both South African jazz traditions and Nordic folk, received notable attention worldwide after its release, receiving positive reviews from Gwen Ansell in South Africa,[2] Peter Bacon in UK,[3] Adam Baruch in Israel,[4] Jan Granlie in Norway[5] and others.