ANNE METTE IVERSEN
Genres: Post Bop, 21st Century Modern, Third Stream, Progressive Big Band • Denmark

Danish jazz bassist and composer Anne Mette Iversen has lived and worked out of New York City from 1998-2012. In summer of 2012, she relocated to Berlin, Germany. Ms. Iversen has released six albums as a leader; the latest ‘So Many Roads’ from her group Double Life which made it into both Downbeat’s, The Village Voice’s and The New York City Jazz Record’s ‘Best of 2014’ lists.  All albums have been received to critical acclaim from jazz media worldwide. As bandleader and sideman, she has toured extensively in Europe and in the US, including performances at major European jazz festivals. The Anne Mette Iversen Quartet is the longest running of her groups. Essentially a modern jazz quartet, this group stands out for the improvisational rapport of its musicians (with saxophonist John Ellis, pianist Danny Grissett and drummer Otis Brown III), having played together for over 10 years. Double Life consists of read more...