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Palle Mikkelborg (born 6 March 1941)[1] is a Danish jazz trumpet player, composer, arranger and record producer.[2][3]

Palle Mikkelborg
Mikkelborg, performing at the Moers Festival, 2010
Background information
Born	(1941-03-06) 6 March 1941 (age 81) Copenhagen, Denmark
Genres	Jazz, jazz fusion
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer, arranger, record producer
Instrument(s)	Trumpet and flugelhorn
Years active	1960–present
Labels	ECM

He is self-taught on the trumpet, although he studied conducting at the Royal Music Conservatory in Copenhagen.[1] He became a professional musician in 1960 and joined the Danish Radiojazzgruppen three years later.[1] Mikkelborg became their leader in 1967 and retained that position until 1972.[1] In addition, he was a member of the Radioens Big Band over a similar time frame.[1] He played trumpet in both, but also wrote, arranged, and conducted both.[1] Forming a jazz quintet with drummer, Alex Riel they performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival and Newport Jazz Festival (1968).[1] He later led an octet, V8, in the 1970s, and another outfit, Entrance, from the mid-1970s until 1985.[1] His composition were made for various ensembles, including extended pieces for larger outfits.

In 1984, he composed Aura, a tribute to Miles Davis.[1]

Discography

As Leader

• The Mysterious Corona (Debut, 1967)
• Anything but Grey (Columbia, 1992)
• Futopia (Columbia, 1993)
• Song .... Tread Lightly (Columbia, 2000)
• Voice of Silence: Homage to the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art (Stunt, 2013)

With Danish Radio Big Band

• Brownsville Trolley Line (Sonet, 1970) as conductor – recorded in 1969

With Miles Davis

• Aura (Columbia, 1989)

With Dexter Gordon

• More Than You Know (SteepleChase, 1975)
• The Other Side of Round Midnight (Blue Note, 1986)

With George Gruntz

• Theatre (ECM, 1983)

With Gary Peacock

• Guamba (ECM, 1987)

With Terje Rypdal

• Waves (ECM, 1978)
• Descendre (ECM, 1979)
• Skywards (ECM, 1995)
• Lux Aeterna (ECM, 2000)
• Vossabrygg (ECM, 2003)

With Dino Saluzzi

• Once Upon a Time - Far Away in the South (ECM, 1985)

With Edward Vesala

• Satu (ECM, 1977)

With Thomas Clausen

• Even Closer (ARTS, 2011)

With Jakob Bro

• Returnings (ECM, 2018)

References

External links

• Official website

На других языках

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[de] Palle Mikkelborg

Palle Mikkelborg (* 6. März 1941) ist ein dänischer Jazztrompeter, Flügelhorn-Spieler, Band-Leader, Komponist und Arrangeur von Jazz-Fusion-Musik, aber auch zeitgenössischer klassischer Musik.

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