英格丽·詹森

英格丽·詹森, Dean of 爵士乐艺术; Jazz Trumpet

Born in Vancouver 和 raised in Nanaimo, 英属哥伦比亚, 英格丽·詹森 has been hailed as one of the most gifted trumpeters of her generation. After graduating from Berklee College of Music in 1989, she went on to record three highly acclaimed CDs for the ENJA record label, soon becoming one of the most in-dem和 trumpet players on the global jazz scene.

After a teaching stint in Europe in her early twenties – as the youngest professor in the history of the Bruckner Conservatory in Linz, Austria – Ingrid settled in New York City in the mid-1990s where she joined the innovative jazz orchestras of Maria Schneider (1994-2012) 和 Darcy James Argue (2002-present). 最近, Ingrid has performed with the Grammy-winning Terri-Lyne Carrington 和 her Mosaic Project, Helen Sung’s Sung with Words project 和 the highly acclaimed all-star ensemble, 阿耳特弥斯.

Ingrid is a featured soloist on the Christine Jensen Jazz Orchestra’s Juno-award-winning album, 线 (2011), 和 its successor, 栖息地 (2013). She has performed with a multi-generational cast of jazz legends ranging from Clark Terry to Esperanza Spalding; Ingrid has also performed alongside British R&B artist Corrine Bailey Rae on Saturday Night Live, 和 recorded with Canadian pop icon Sarah McLachlan. In addition to her busy sideman 和 featured soloist schedule, Jensen leads her own quintet, quartet 和 organ trio. Her own b和s have garnered glowing reviews 和 earned her a loyal fan base around the globe.

Jensen is also a dedicated jazz educator, having taught trumpet at the University of Michigan 和 Peabody Conservatory, performing 和 lecturing as a guest artist with the Thelonious Monk Institute High School group featuring Herbie Hancock, 和 performing 和 teaching at the Centrum Jazz Workshop, The Dave Brubeck Institute, the Banff Centre Workshop in Jazz & Creative Music 和 the Stanford Jazz Camp 和 the Geri Allen Jazz Camp for young women. She is currently on faculty at both Purchase College, 和 is serving as  Dean of 爵士乐艺术 at Manhattan School of Music.

Since her victory at the Carmine Caruso Trumpet Competition in 1995, Jensen has since sat on the judges’ panel twice for said competition. She is regularly invited to trumpet festivals around the world 和 recently served as Artist-in-Residence at the prestigious Monterey Jazz Festival, performing with her own quintet 和 giving tribute to the great Geri Allen, with fellow Artist-in-Residence, Tia富勒.

One of Ingrid’s most frequent 和 closest collaborators is her sister, saxophonist 和 composer Christine Jensen. The sisters release, 无限, featuring the brilliant guitarist Ben Monder, received heavy praise from the Jazz Community as did Ingrid’s latest recording, Invisible  Sounds. 这张专辑, honoring the late great Kenny Wheeler, received critical acclaim 和 let to a feature on NPR’s Jazz Night in America hosted by Christian McBride.

Most recently Ingrid was chosen as the 2019 recipient of the Jazz Journalists Trumpeter-of-the-Year award.

Ingrid plays a custom Monette trumpet, built personally by the master builder Dave Monette.