Name Lotte Anker Instruments Saxophone Role Composer | Years active 1988–present Website www.lotteanker.com | |
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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 | ||
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
