Kathrine Windfeld is a Danish pianist, composer and arranger, born in 1984 in Svendborg on the island of Funen. She leads the Kathrine Windfeld Big Band, a largely Scandinavian ensemble whose four big band albums - from Aircraft (2014) to Determination (2021) - earned international acclaim in outlets such as Downbeat, Le Monde and Jazzwise. She also fronts the Kathrine Windfeld Sextet and works as a guest composer for orchestras including the Frankfurt Radio Big Band and UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra.
Kathrine Windfeld Sextet represented Denmark at the Jazzahead festival in Bremen as part of the official Danish Clubnight.
Kathrine Windfeld Sextet performed at Jazzhus Montmartre in Copenhagen with the album Aldebaran.
Kathrine Windfeld Sextet released its debut album Aldebaran, recorded in Copenhagen in September 2023.
Aldebaran won the Danish Music Award Jazz in the category Live Act of the Year, and Windfeld was also nominated as Composer of the Year.
Windfeld received the Ben Webster Prize for her innovative contribution to the big band genre.
Three musicians jam together at La Fontaine: drummer Kathrine Windfeld, bassist Daniel Sommer and guitarist Morten Haxholm.
The Jutland Music Conservatory Big Band performs modern jazz at a Christmas concert led by conductor Kathrine Windfeld.