Karmen Rõivassepp Quartet is an Aarhus-based jazz quartet led by Estonian-born vocalist, composer and arranger Karmen Rõivassepp. The group debuted in 2018 with 'Dance of Sounds', earning a Danish Music Awards Jazz nomination for New Jazz Name of the Year, and released their second album 'Breathe' in 2021. Beyond the quartet, Rõivassepp has built a wider profile - most notably with the big band album 'Ambivalence' alongside Aarhus Jazz Orchestra (2023), which won her Jazz Composer of the Year at the Danish Music Awards Jazz 2023 and Jazz Album of the Year at the Estonian Music Awards 2024.
Karmen Rõivassepp released the live album 'Wonder Who' with the Danish jazz ensemble Abekejser on April 19, 2024.
Rõivassepp received Album of the Year at the Estonian Music Awards 2024 for 'Ambivalence' with Aarhus Jazz Orchestra.
Karmen Rõivassepp Quartet performed at the European jazz festival 12 Points in Dublin on September 26, 2024.
Rõivassepp won the award for Jazz Composer of the Year at Danish Music Awards Jazz 2023 for the album 'Ambivalence' with Aarhus Jazz Orchestra.
The big band album 'Ambivalence' with Aarhus Jazz Orchestra was released on February 3, 2023 and marked Rõivassepp's debut as a big band arranger.
