Christine Jensen (musician)

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Christine Jensen
Born1970
Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
GenresJazz

Christine Jensen is a composer, conductor, and saxophonist based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. [1] [2] She was awarded the Juno Award for Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year for her albums Treelines (2011) and Habitat (2014). [1] [3] [4] She is the sister of trumpeter Ingrid Jensen. [5] [6]

Jensen received her Bachelor's degree in Jazz Performance at McGill University in 1994, and later her Master's in 2006. [7] [8] She has studied under the tutelage of Pat LaBarbera, Jim McNeely, Kenny Werner, and Steve Wilson. [7]

Jensen has collaborated with many artists including her sister, Ingrid, Ben Monder, Lorne Lofsky, Allison Au, Phil Dwyer, Donny McCaslin, Geoffrey Keezer, Brad Turner, and Lenny Pickett. [1] [7] [6] [9]

She is a former faculty member at McGill University's Schulich School of Music, as well as current Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies at Eastman School of Music. [10] [11] [12]

Discography

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