Christine Jensen

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Christine Jensen (* 1970 in Sechelt , British Columbia ) is a Canadian jazz musician ( alto and soprano saxophone , composition , arrangement and conducting ).

Live and act

Christine Jensen is the younger sister of trumpeter Ingrid Jensen . She grew up in Nanaimo and first learned the piano before switching to the saxophone at the age of twelve. In 1990 she moved to Montreal , where she studied at McGill University and took classes with Pat LaBarbera , Kenny Werner , Jim McNeely and Rémi Bolduc . She played in the ensemble of McGill University (album Poppin 'The Cork , 1993), earned her bachelor's degree in 1994 and her master's degree in jazz performance in 2006.

Jensen began to compose during her studies; the title track of Ingrid Jensen's debut album Vernal Fields ( Enja , 1995) earned her her first Juno Award . In 2000 her debut album Collage was released ; In 2002 she received a scholarship from the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec to study at the Paris Cité Internationale des Arts . With an 18-piece orchestra she recorded the album Treelines , which won the Juno Award for Jazz Album of the Year . Her arrangements are influenced by Maria Schneider and Gil Evans . In the field of jazz, she was involved in 22 recording sessions between 1992 and 2017; she also worked with Dick Oatts and Steve Wilson . Jensen, who lives in Montreal and teaches at McGill University, is married to saxophonist Joel Miller, with whom she also appears in a quartet. She also directed the Orchester National de Jazz Montreal . Since 2013 she has directed the Orchester National de Jazz Montreal for various programs .

Discographic notes

  • A Shorter Distance (Effendi, 2002), with Ingrid Jensen, Joel Miller, Fraser Hollins, John Sadowy, Jon Wikan, Ken Bibace
  • Look Left (2006)
  • Treelines ( Justin Time Records , 2010)
  • Orchester National de Jazz Montreal Under the Influence (2017)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Biographical information at Sunfest ( Memento from September 12, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ^ Christine Jensen Jazz Orchestra: Treelines at JazzTimes
  3. ↑ Treelines at JustinTime Records ( Memento from February 11, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ↑ Tom Lord Jazz Discography
  5. ↑ Concert announcement (Island Jazz)
  6. ^ Orchester National de Jazz Montreal
personal data
SURNAME Jensen, Christine
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Jensen Miller, Christine
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH Sechelt (British Columbia)