Lotte Anker
Encyclopedia
Lotte Anker is a Danish
jazz
saxophonist, and composer
. With pianist Marilyn Crispell
, she serves as one of the co-leaders of the Copenhagen Art Ensemble.
In 1988, she formed a quartet with piano player Mette Petersen, (the Lotte Anker / Mette Petersen Quartet).
In 1992, the they added trumpetplayer Nils-Petter Molvær.
In 1995, she became a member of the free improvising trio ”Anker, Friis, Poulsen” (with Hasse Poulsen, guitar and Peter Friis-Nielsen, bass).
Since 1996, she, and Ture Larsen, has been co-leader of the 12-piece orchestra ”Copenhagen Art Ensemble”.
She recorded the album “Magic Carpet,” pianist Craig Taborn
, and drummer Gerald Cleaver
.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
saxophonist, and composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
. With pianist Marilyn Crispell
Marilyn Crispell
Marilyn Crispell is an American jazz pianist and composer.-Biography:Crispell studied classical piano and composition at the New England Conservatory of Music. She has been a resident of Woodstock, NY since 1977 when she came to study and teach at Karl Berger's Creative Music Studio...
, she serves as one of the co-leaders of the Copenhagen Art Ensemble.
Life
She has studied music at the Copenhagen University from 1980-84.In 1988, she formed a quartet with piano player Mette Petersen, (the Lotte Anker / Mette Petersen Quartet).
In 1992, the they added trumpetplayer Nils-Petter Molvær.
In 1995, she became a member of the free improvising trio ”Anker, Friis, Poulsen” (with Hasse Poulsen, guitar and Peter Friis-Nielsen, bass).
Since 1996, she, and Ture Larsen, has been co-leader of the 12-piece orchestra ”Copenhagen Art Ensemble”.
She recorded the album “Magic Carpet,” pianist Craig Taborn
Craig Taborn
Craig Taborn is an American keyboardist and composer. Playing piano, organ, and Moog synthesizer, Taborn has worked mostly in jazz, although he also does dark ambient and techno music....
, and drummer Gerald Cleaver
Gerald Cleaver (musician)
Gerald Cleaver is an African-American jazz drummer from Detroit, Michigan. He joined the jazz faculty at the University of Michigan in 1995...
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Discography
- "Poetic Justice" (CD, Album) Dacapo Records 2001
- "Six Row Barley" (CDr) Utech Records 2005
- "Triptych" (CD, Album) Leo Records 2005
- "Alien Huddle" (CD, Album) Intakt Records 2008
- “Magic Carpet,” (CD, Album) Leo Records 2008