Christine Jensen | |
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Born | 1970 Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada |
Genres | Jazz |
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]
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