Lotte Anker

Lotte Anker (born 1958) 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 was born in Copenhagen and studied music at 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 * 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) * 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) * Edg