Andreas Toftemark is a Danish saxophonist and composer who trained at The New School of Jazz in New York and holds a European Jazz Master's degree from Copenhagen, Berlin and Paris. After four years as a working musician in New York he returned to Copenhagen in 2020 and has since built a solid presence on the Danish and European jazz circuit. His playing draws on hard bop and cool jazz, and in 2023 he received the Bent Jædig Prize. His first two albums - "A New York Flight" (2021) and "La Gare" (2023) - appeared on April Records, followed in November 2025 by "Roadmap", a co-led quintet album with American trumpeter Benny Benack III.
Toftemark/Benack III Quintet released the album "Roadmap" on November 14, 2025 on April Records - a collaboration with American trumpeter Benny Benack III.
Jazz Journal praised "Roadmap" and called it an "outstanding achievement" following "La Gare".
Toftemark/Benack III Quintet performed at Vinterjazz 2025 with concerts in Søborg and Aarhus in February.
Toftemark performed with Vanisha Gould at Ronnie Scott's in London as part of his European tour activity.
Toftemark Quintet with Rolf Thofte, Calle Brickman, Matthias Petri and Andreas Svendsen performed at Østersøjazz Festival 2025.
A weekly jam session for Copenhagen's jazz musicians at La Fontaine, featuring Andreas Toftemark, Andreas Svendsen and Rune Fog-Nielsen.
A weekly jam session at La Fontaine featuring Andreas Toftemark, Andreas Møllerhøj and Nikolaj Bangsgaard - a long-standing Sunday tradition for Copenhagen's jazz community.
Saxophonist Andreas Toftemark and his quintet perform original jazz at Hornbæk Jazzklub. One of Denmark's strongest jazz musicians presents his own band with music developed over several years.