Palle Mikkelborg (Danish trumpet player, composer, conductor, band leader)

Palle Mikkelborg (born 6 March 1941) is a Danish jazz trumpet player, composer, arranger and record producer. He is self-taught on the trumpet, although he studied conducting at the Royal Music Conservatory in Copenhagen. He became a professional musician in 1960 and joined the Danish Radiojazzgruppen three years later. Mikkelborg became their leader in 1967 and retained that position until 1972. In addition, he was a member of the Radioens Big Band over a similar time frame. He played trumpet in both, but also wrote, arranged, and conducted both. Forming a jazz quintet with drummer, Alex Riel they performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival and Newport Jazz Festival (1968). He later led an octet, V8, in the 1970s, and another outfit, Entrance, from the mid-1970s until 1985. His compositions were made for various ensembles, including extended pieces for larger outfits. In 1984, he composed Aura, a tribute to Miles Davis. As Leader The Mysterious Corona (Debut, 1967) Anything but Grey (Columbia, 1992) Futopia (Columbia, 1993) Song .... Tread Lightly (Columbia, 2000) Voice of Silence: Homage to the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art (Stunt, 2013) Strands Live with Jakob Bro and Marilyn Mazur (ECM, 2023) With Danish Radio Big Band Brownsville Trolley Line (Sonet, 1970) as conductor – recorded in 1969 With Miles Davis Aura (Columbia, 1989) With Bill Evans Treasures: Solo, Trio & Orchestra Recordings from Denmark (1965-69) (Elemental Music, 2023) With Dexter Gordon More Than You Know (SteepleChase, 1975) The Other Side of Round Midnight (Blue Note, 1986) With Philip Catherine September Man (Atlantic, 1974) With George Gruntz Theatre (ECM, 1983) With Gary Peacock Guamba (ECM, 1987) With Terje Rypdal Waves (ECM, 1978) Descendre (ECM, 1979) Skywards (ECM, 1995) Lux Aeterna (ECM, 2000) Vossabrygg (ECM, 2003) With Dino Saluzzi Once Upon a Time - Far Away in the South (ECM, 1985) With Edward Vesala Satu (ECM, 1977) With Thomas Clausen Even Closer (ARTS, 2011) With Jakob Bro Returnings (ECM, 2018) With L. Shankar Vision (ECM, 1984) Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 282. ISBN 0-85112-580-8. "Nordic Sound 2001" (in German). Retrieved 18 January 2013. "Palle Mikkelborg". Archived from the original on 3 May 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2013. "Bill Evans - Treasures: Solo, Trio & Orchestra Recordings from Denmark (1965-69)". Elemental-music.com. Retrieved September 16, 2025. Official website v t e v t e