Tineke Postma (born August 31, 1978) is a Dutch jazz saxophonist and composer. Saxophonist and composer Tineke Postma was named a rising star for soprano saxophone in ''DownBeat''’s 2019 critics poll. She tours internationally as a leader and side person and has released seven albums as a leader, receiving great critical acclaim internationally. Postma also has appeared on numerous albums as a guest soloist. Her latest album of original compositions, ''Freya'', was released in 2020 and featured Ralph Alessi, Kris Davis, Matt Brewer, and Dan Weiss.

Career

At the age of eleven, Postma began playing the saxophone. She studied at the Amsterdam Conservatory and

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between 1996 and 2003 and obtained a master's degree in music. Her teachers included

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, Dick Oatts, and Chris Potter. In 2005, she began teaching at the Amsterdam Conservatory and is part of the saxophone faculty at Codarts Conservatory Rotterdam. Postma worked with

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on the

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winning album '' The Mosaic Project'' in 2011. She has performed with

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, Ivan Paduart,

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, and the

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. In 2019, Postma was named Rising Star for Soprano Saxophone in

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magazine's Critics Poll.

Discography

* ''For the Rhythm'' (Munich, 2005) * ''A Journey That Matters'' (Foreign Media, 2007) * ''The Traveller'' (Etcetera, 2009) * ''The Dawn of Light'' (Challenge, 2011) * ''Le Peuple Des Silencieux'' (W.E.R.F., 2014) * ''Sonic Halo'' (Challenge, 2014) * ''We Will Really Meet Again'' with Nathalie Loriers, Nicolas Thys (W.E.R.F., 2016) * ''Freya'' (Edition, 2020) * ''Aria'' (Edition, 2023)

References

External links

Official site
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