Katrine Madsen
Katrine Madsen (born March 7, 1972 in Aarhus ) is a Danish jazz singer and composer .
life and career
Madsen initially studied at Det Jyske Music Conservatory of the Royal Academy of Music. With her own swing quintet , she released her debut album in 1996. Then she worked in Copenhagen with musicians like Ed Thigpen and Richard Boone ( A Tribute of Love ). In 2002 she founded the Katrine Madsen Sextet . For the album Box of Pearls , which introduces the well-known standards of the Great American Songbook , she sang in a team with her Swedish colleague Svante Thuresson . She also worked with the Baker Boys ( Gershwin & More 2002) and with Povo .
Prizes and awards
Madsen received a two-year composition grant from the Danish Art Fund. She is also an honorary member of the Philippine Musicians Union. The albums Close to You and Box of Pearls were nominated for the Danish Music Prize in 2005 and 2006.
Discographic notes
- I'm Old Fashioned - Mecca Records, 1996
- Dream Dancing - Mecca Records, 1997
- You Are So Beautiful - Mecca Records, 1999 (with Ed Thigpen, Carsten Dahl , Jesper Bodilsen )
- My Secret - Mecca Records, 2000 (with Lars Møller , Jan Lundgren , Bjarne Hansen, Jesper Bodilsen, Morten Lund )
- Magic Night - Mecca Records, 2002 (with the Bohuslän Bigband)
- Svante Thuresson / Katrine Madsen: Box of Pearls, 2003
- Close to You (with Stefano Bollani , Jesper Bodilsen and Morten Lund), 2004
- Supernatural Love (with Ulf Wakenius , Henrik Gunde Pedersen , Peter Asplund , Jonas Johansen), 2006
- Simple Life (with Joakim Milder , Henrik Gunde Pedersen, Jesper Bodilsen, Jonas Johansen, Morten Lund and Ole Kibsgaard), 2009
Web links
- Katrine Madsen at Discogs (English)
- Katrine Madsen - Supernatural Love on JazzTimes
- Web presence
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Madsen, Katrine |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 7, 1972 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aarhus |