Christine Jensen (musician)

Christine Jensen is a composer, conductor, and saxophonist based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[1][2] She was awarded the Juno Award for Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year for her albums Habitat (2014) and Treelines (2011).[1][3][4] She is the sister of trumpeter Ingrid Jensen.[5][6]

Jensen received her Bachelor's degree in Jazz Performance at McGill University in 1994, and later her Master's in 2006.[7][8] She has studied under the tutelage of Pat LaBarbera, Jim McNeely, Kenny Werner, and Steve Wilson.[7]

Jensen has collaborated with many artists including her sister, Ingrid, Ben Monder, Lorne Lofsky, Allison Au, Phil Dwyer, Donny McCaslin, Geoffrey Keezer, Brad Turner, and Lenny Pickett.[1][7][6][9]

She is a former faculty member at McGill University's Schulich School of Music, as well as current Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies at Eastman School of Music.[10][11][12]