Name Lotte Anker Instruments Saxophone Role Composer | Years active 1988–present Website www.lotteanker.com Genres Jazz | |
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Labels Dacapo, Utech, Leo, Intakt Associated acts Copenhagen Art Ensemble Albums Squid Police, What River Is This, Alien Huddle, Edge of the Light, Floating Islands Similar People Gerald Cleaver, Craig Taborn, Ikue Mori, Sylvie Courvoisier, Fred Frith | ||
Occupation(s) Saxophonist, composer Education University of Copenhagen | ||
Water is an ocean of inspiration to jazz improviser composer lotte anker
Lotte Anker (born 1958 Copenhagen) is a Danish jazz saxophonist, and composer. With pianist Marilyn Crispell, she serves as one of the co-leaders of the Copenhagen Art Ensemble.
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- Water is an ocean of inspiration to jazz improviser composer lotte anker
- Lotte anker ikue mori sylvie c live tonic new york 2006
- Musical career
- Discography
- References
Lotte anker ikue mori sylvie c live tonic new york 2006
Musical career
Anker studied music at the Copenhagen University from 1980 to 1984. In 1988, she formed a quartet with piano player Mette Petersen, (the Lotte Anker / Mette Petersen Quartet). In 1992, they added trumpeter Nils Petter Molvær. In 1995, she became a member of the free improvising trio Anker, Friis, Poulsen with Hasse Poulsen on guitar and Peter Friis Nielsen on bass.
Since 1996, Anker and Ture Larsen have been co-leaders of the 12-piece orchestra Copenhagen Art Ensemble. She recorded the albums Triptych, Live at the Loft and Floating Islands with pianist Craig Taborn, and drummer Gerald Cleaver.
Discography
With Tim Berne
