Katrine Madsen (born 7 March 1972 in

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) is a Danish

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singer.

Biography

Madsen studied at the

Royal Danish Academy of Music The Royal Danish Academy of Music, or Royal Danish Conservatory of Music (), in Copenhagen is the oldest professional institution of musical education in Denmark as well as the largest, with approximately 400 students. It was established in 186 ...

and has worked in Copenhagen on albums with transplanted American jazz artists

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and

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. In 2002, she founded the Katrine Madsen Sextet and gave their debut concert at the

Copenhagen Jazz Festival Copenhagen Jazz Festival is a jazz event every July in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark. Copenhagen Jazz Festival was established in 1979, but beginning in 1964 Tivoli Gardens presented a series of concerts under the name Copenhagen Jazz Festiv ...

Discography

As leader

* ''I'm Old Fashioned'' (Mecca, 1996) * ''Dream Dancing'' (Mecca, 1997) * ''You Are So Beautiful'' (Mecca, 1998) with

Trio * ''My Secret'' (Mecca, 2000) quartet feat. Lars Møller * ''Magic Night'' (Mecca, 2002) with Bohuslän Big Band * ''Close to You'' (Stunt, 2004) with

Stefano Bollani Stefano Bollani (born 5 December 1972) is an Italian composer, pianist and singer, also active as a writer and a television presenter. He has worked with such musicians as Gato Barbieri, Chick Corea, Bill Frisell, Sol Gabetta, Richard Gallia ...

, Jesper Bodilsen, and Morten Lund * ''Supernatural Love'' (Stunt, 2006) with

Ulf Wakenius Ulf Karl Erik Wakenius (born 16 April 1958) is a Swedish jazz guitarist, known as a member of Oscar Peterson's last quartet from 1997. He was also a member of the Ray Brown trio. Career Wakenius was born in Halmstad and raised in Gothenbu ...

* ''Simple Life'' (Stunt, 2009) with Joakim Milder, Henrik Gunde Pedersen, Jesper Bodilsen, Jonas Johansen, Morten Lund, and Ole Kibsgaard

As guest

* 1999: ''A Tribute to Love'' (Stunt), with Richard B. Boone * 2000: ''Edderkoppen Soundtrack'' * 2002: ''Gershwin & More'' (Mecca), with Baker Boys * 2002: ''Live in Stockholm'' (Music Mecca), with

Svante Thuresson Svante Thuresson (7 February 1937 – 10 May 2021) was a Swedish jazz musician. He started his career as a drummer before joining the band Gals and Pals in 1963. Svante won the national selection and represented Sweden in the Eurovision song c ...

* 2003: ''We Are Povo'', with POVO * 2005: ''Box of Pearls'' (Stunt), with Svante Thuresson

References

External links

* 1972 births Living people 20th-century Danish women singers Danish jazz singers Royal Danish Academy of Music alumni 21st-century Danish women singers Danish women jazz singers {{Jazz-singer-stub