Majken Christiansen

Majken Christiansen
Christiansen at Chat Noir during the 2017 Oslo Jazzfestival.
Background information
Born (1967-09-14) 14 September 1967
Copenhagen, Denmark
Genres Jazz
Occupation(s) Musician, composer
Instruments Vocal
Labels Hot Club Records
Website www.majkenjazz.com

Majken Christiansen (born 14 September 1967 in Copenhagen, Denmark) is a Danish jazz vocalist, known from several releases and jazz standard performances.[1]

Biography

Christiansen has led the band Fjeldtetten including with Per Rick, Ebbe Lundgaard, Peter Reimer and Mogens Kann Fjelsøe releasing several albums (1992–).[2] After moving to Oslo she has released on Hot Club RecordsSongs For My Father dedicated to her father (2001) and Re:porter live at Herr Nilsen (2003) with Anders Aarum, Georg Michael Reiss, Jens Fossum and her husband Torstein Ellingsen. She has also led the band Swing Society with Tore Sandnæs, Torstein Ellingsen, and Stig Hvalryg, also touring for Rikskonsertene with the show «Ella Fitzgerald, the first lady of song». Her current Norwegian quintet comprises Frode Kjekstad, Ove Alexander Billington, Stig Hvalryg, and Torstein Ellingsen. Besides, she has played with varied bands, like Magnolia Jazzband, Sandvika Storband, Bodil Niska, David Arthur Skinner, Christiania 12, Det Norske Blåseensemble (with a Duke Ellington show) and Ski Storband.

Discography

Solo albums

Majken
  • 2001: Song For My Father (Hot Club Records)
  • 2003: Re:porter (Hot Club Records)
  • 2007: Comes Love (Park Grammofon)
  • 2011: Speak Love (MJB Records)

Collaborations

with Fjeldtetten
  • 1993: A Tribute To Ella (Fjeldmus)
  • 1996: On The Sunny Side, 5 År Med Majken & Fjeltetten - Her Danish Jazzdaddies (Fjeldmus)
  • 1998: Pa Viften (Fjeldmus)
with Ski Storband, feat. Majken Christiansen and Frode Kjekstad
  • 2009: Ski Loves You... Madly! (Ski Storband)

References

  1. ↑ "Dansk-norsk jazzmøte" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. 2001-12-20. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
  2. ↑ Feldtetten.dk
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