Lotte Anker Explained

Lotte Anker
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Background:	non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth Date:	1958
Birth Place:	Copenhagen, Denmark
Genre:	Jazz
Occupation:	Musician, composer
Instrument:	Saxophone
Years Active:	1988–present
Label:	Dacapo, Utech, Leo, Intakt
Associated Acts:	Copenhagen Art Ensemble

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.

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.^[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

• 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)

External links

• Artist's website

Notes and References

1. Web site: All About Jazz. allaboutjazz.com. 2014-09-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20110922074253/http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/musician.php?id=17262. 2011-09-22. dead.
2. Web site: Jazz Reviews: Live at the Loft Lotte Anker/Craig Taborn/Gerald Cleaver - By Steve Greenlee — Jazz Articles. jazztimes.com. 2014-09-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20160918163141/http://jazztimes.com/articles/24410-live-at-the-loft-lotte-anker-craig-taborn-gerald-cleaver. 2016-09-18. dead.
3. Web site: Music and More: Lotte Anker w/ Craig Taborn and Gerald Cleaver - Live at the Loft (ILK, 2009). jazzandblues.blogspot.com. 2014-09-21.
4. Web site: Free Jazz: Lotte Anker, Craig Taborn, Gerald Cleaver - Live At The Loft (ILK, 2009). freejazz-stef.blogspot.com. 2014-09-21.
5. Web site: Lotte Anker Discography at Discogs. discogs.com. 2014-09-21.
6. Web site: Lotte Anker Discography and Music at CD Universe. cduniverse.com. 2014-09-21.