Palle Mikkelborg

• Born: March 06, 1941, Copenhagen, Denmark
• Active: '80s
• Genres: Jazz
• Instrument: Composer, Trumpet
• Representative Albums: "Heart to Heart," "Voice of Silence," "Song... Tread Lightly"

Biography

Palle Mikkelborg is a fine trumpeter who is best-known stateside for his Aura suite, which Miles Davis recorded in 1984. Self-taught on trumpet, Mikkelborg started working professionally in 1960. He joined the Danish Radio Jazz Group in 1963 and led it during 1967-1972. Mikkelborg performed at the 1968 Newport Jazz Festival in a quintet and worked through the years with such players as Thomas Clausen, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Terje Rypdal, Abdullah Ibrahim, Jan Garbarek, George Russell, Dexter Gordon, Gil Evans, Karin Krog, and George Gruntz's Concert Jazz Band. He has recorded as a leader for Debut, Metronome, Sonet, Storyville, and ECM. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

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