Lotte Anker's What River Ensemble

When it comes to improvisational, experimental new jazz, saxophonist/composer Lotte Anker is a leader on the Scandinavian music scene. This year she has been nominated for the Nordic Council Music Prize and for many years she has been making a name for herself, touring Europe, the US and Canada, among other places, as well as leading a number of high-profile groups.

Her What River Ensemble was formed in 2010 on a commission from the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival and Wundergrund. The project was very successful and the Huddersfield concert received a fine review in The Wire.


The What River Ensemble is a collection of sublime musicians and improvisers - each a master of his respective instrument, in his respective genre – including Ikue Mori, Chris Cutler, Phil Minton, Fred Frith, Garth Knox and our own FIGURA musicians Anna Klett and Jesper Egelund.