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.
Lotte Anker | |
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 Lotte Anker in Aarhus 2016 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 1958 Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instrument | Saxophone |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Labels | Dacapo, Utech, Leo, Intakt |
| Website | www |
Musical career
editAnker 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.[1] She recorded the albums Triptych, Live at the Loft and Floating Islands with pianist Craig Taborn, and drummer Gerald Cleaver.[2][3][4]
Discography
edit- Beyond the Mist (Stunt, 1989)
- Being (Stunt, 1993)
- Infinite Blueness (Av-Art, 1996)
- Poetic Justice (Dacapo, 2001)
- Six Row Barley (Utech, 2005)
- Triptych (Leo, 2005)
- Alien Huddle (Intakt, 2008)[5][6]
- Live at the Loft (ILK, 2009)
- Floating Islands (ILK, 2009)
- Birthmark (Clean Feed, 2013)
- Squid Police (Konvoj, 2014) with Jakob Riis
- What River Is This (ILK, 2014)
- Edge of the Light (Intakt, 2014) with Fred Frith
- Plodi (Klopotec, 2017)
- His Flight's at Ten (Iluso, 2018) with Pat Thomas, Ingebrigt Håker Flaten, Ståle Liavik Solberg
With Tim Berne
- Open, Coma (Screwgun, 2001)
With Fred Frith
- Storytelling (Intuition, 2017)
With Fred Frith Trio
- Road (Intakt, 2021)
References
edit- ^ "All About Jazz". allaboutjazz.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-22. Retrieved 2014-09-21.
- ^ "Jazz Reviews: Live at the Loft Lotte Anker/Craig Taborn/Gerald Cleaver - By Steve Greenlee — Jazz Articles". jazztimes.com. Archived from the original on 2016-09-18. Retrieved 2014-09-21.
- ^ "Music and More: Lotte Anker w/ Craig Taborn and Gerald Cleaver - Live at the Loft (ILK, 2009)". jazzandblues.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2014-09-21.
- ^ "Free Jazz: Lotte Anker, Craig Taborn, Gerald Cleaver - Live At The Loft (ILK, 2009)". freejazz-stef.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2014-09-21.
- ^ "Lotte Anker Discography at Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-09-21.
- ^ "Lotte Anker Discography and Music at CD Universe". cduniverse.com. Retrieved 2014-09-21.
External links
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