Saxophonist and composer Christine Jensen is considered “one of the most important Canadian composers of her generation”, according to Globe and Mail jazz critic, Mark Miller, and has emerged as a creative alto and soprano saxophonist on both the Canadian and international jazz scene. “Jensen writes in three dimensions, with a quiet kind of authority that makes the many elements cohere. Wayne Shorter, Maria Schneider and Kenny Wheeler come to mind.”
For the past 25 years, Canadian saxophonist and composer Christine Jensen has been making her mark on the jazz scene with a variety of large- and small-format ensemble projects.
Winner of the Downbeat Critic’s Poll in the Rising Star Big Band category, arranger and soprano saxophonist Christine Jensen is always on the move as an improviser, composer and bandleader. Her jazz band recordings have won Juno Awards, including Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year, for Habitat and Treelines. She won the JUNO for her latest quartet album, Day Moon, inspired by the pandemic.