RECORDINGS
Habitat (2013)
Treelines (2010)
Flurry (2007)
Look Left (2006)
A Shorter Distance (2002)
Collage (2000)
Habitat
Catalog number: JTR 8583
Label: Justin Time Records
Released: 2010/02/16
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information / to purchase (lable site): Justin Time Records
Personnel:
Coming soon
1. Treelines (11:39)
2. Tumbledown (10:28)
3. Blue Yonder (7:53)
4. Nishiyuu (14:57)
5. Intersection (11:32)
6. Sweet Adelphi (10:24)
Press release
From Justin Time Records:
Montreal-based composer-saxophonist and bandleader Christine Jensen and her 19-piece jazz orchestra will release her highly anticipated sophomore album entitled Habitat, on October 3rd on Justin-Time Records. As a follow-up to her critically acclaimed and Juno-award winning album, Treelines (2010), Habitat expands on Jensen’s viewpoint as a composer and improviser. “Always a compelling writer, capable of strong lyricism combined with harmonic invention and plenty of narrative twists and turns, Jensen's music not only impresses on a first encounter, but reveals more with each and every listen.” (John Kelman-All About Jazz).
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Treelines
***2011 JUNO AWARD WINNER for Best Jazz Contemporary Album***
Catalog number: JTR 8559
Label: Justin Time Records
Released: 2010/02/16
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information / to purchase (lable site): Justin Time Records
Repertoire notes (pdf)
Video (YouTube)
Available at: iTunes eMusic
Personnel:
Ingrid Jensen - trumpet
Special guest soloist:
Christine Jensen - saxophone
18-piece jazz orchestra, featuring:
Martin Auguste (drums)
Chet Doxas, Joel Miller, Eric Hove (saxophones)
Jean-Nicolas Trottier, David Grott (trombones)
Steve Amirault (piano)
Fraser Hollins (bass)
and others.
1. Dancing Sunlight (11:20)
2. Arbutus (6:51)
3. Red Cedar (9:53)
4. Western Yew (10:55)
5. Dropoff (9:10)
6. Dark And Stormy Blues (9:23)
7. Seafever (7:05)
8. Vernal Suite (9:28)
Reviews: La Presse, Hour, Voir, Ottawa Citizen,
From Justin Time Records:
"While she's influenced by the lavish and sensual arrangements of Maria Schneider and Gil Evans, Christine adds something deeper and often darker to the mix."…full of amazing changes and charts where solos were an outgrowth of the innovative compositions..." Juan Rodriguez, The Montreal Gazette
Christine Jensen is excited to present new works with her 18-piece jazz orchestra, featuring some of Canada's most progressive improvising musicians, including Martin Auguste (drums), Chet Doxas, Joel Miller, Eric Hove (saxophones), Jean-Nicolas Trottier, David Grott (trombones), Steve Amirault (piano), Fraser Hollins (bass) and Jocelyn Couture (trumpet), along with Ingrid Jensen as guest soloist. Jensen's compositions focus on subjects that attempt to depict the spirit of Canada's pristine environment. While she has devoted her time to producing and touring her quartet internationally over the past ten years, she has continually augmented her music at home, transporting her compositions through the use of her orchestra
- A homage to Canada's environment, this unique project is certain to garner praise for it's timely and important subtext: protecting the unique forests of our magnificent country.
- Features some of the brightest lights in Canadian jazz
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FLURRY
Catalog number: 0062
Label: Artist Share
Released: 2007/01/01
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information / to purchase
Personnel (Nordic Connection):
Ingrid Jensen - trumpet
Christine Jensen - saxophone
Maggi Olin - piano
Mattias Welin - bass
Jon Wikan - drums
1. Flurry (9:02)
2.
Sweet Adelphi (9:50)
3.
Things I Love (8:44)
4.
Sweet Dream (7:38)
5.
Garden Hour (3:22)
6.
Seascape (1:33)
7.
Seafever (7:36)
8.
Cowboy (7:14)
9.
Breathe/Quadr'l (12:21)
Reviews: All
About Jazz, AMG, Jazzreview.com
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LOOK LEFT
Catalog number: FND062
Label: Effendi Records
Released: 2006/08/15
To purchase
Personnel:
Christine Jensen - alto & soprano saxophones
Dave Restivo - piano
Ken Bibace - guitar
Fraser Hollins - acoustic ba
1 Upper Fargo (8:04)
2 Cedar (7:17)
3 Capers Papers (7:20)
4 Keping Up Appearances (9:55)
5 Promenade (6:56)
6 A Tree Thing (5:04)
7 Mark Adam Drum (5:46)
8 For Tom Harrell (8:04)
9 Look Left (6:01)
Review: All
About Jazz
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A SHORTER DISTANCE
Catalog number: FND030
Label: Effendi Records
Released: 2002
To purchase
Personnel:
Christine Jensen - alto & soprano saxophones
Ingrid Jensen - trumpet, flugelhorn
Joel Miller - tenor saxophone
Ken Bibace - guitar
John Sadowy - piano
Fraser Hollins - double bass
Jon Wikan - drum
1 Dilemna (7:16)
2 Halfway Home (8:48)
3 Just Last Week (7:42)
4 A Shorter Distance (10:54)
5 Red Roads (8:45)
6 Backyard (8:39)
7 I Loves You Porgy (5:20)
8 Chelsea Rain (7:32)
Reviews: All
About Jazz, Jazzreview.com
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COLLAGE
Nomination for the best jazz album of the year at OPUS 2001
Catalog number: FND008
Label: Effendi Records
Released: 2000
To purchase
Christine Jensen : saxophones
Ingrid Jensen : trumpet, fluegel
Joel Miller : tenor sax
Brad Turner : piano & rhodes
Fraser Hollins : bass
Karl Jannuska : drums
1 Camel Trot (10:06)
2 A La Jay (7:20)
3 Summer Night (9:24)
4 Sylvan Vale (3:50)
5 Sweet Adelphi (8:07)
6 Afternoon Off (9:32)
7 Half Tide (9:19)
8 Duet (1:45)
9 Marsh Blues (7:37)
Reviews: All
About Jazz
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