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The new release, the double album, "Best of the West + Many Places" is now available for sale on this website, from Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records, CDBaby, Amazon.com - and in all major, and many minor, digital stores, like iTunes. Physical distribution is also on it's way!

Download review from Midwest Records, Chris Spector, March '08

Download review from Hartford Courant, Richard Kamins, April '08

Download review from JazzNyt Blog, April '08

Download podcast of Anne Mette on Soundcheck, WNYC, April 11 '08

Download review from All About Jazz-NY, May '08

Download interview from JazzImprov Magazine, NY, May '08

Download review from The Allmusic Blog, May '08

See write-up in Hot House, May '08

"West" was NPR's Song of the Day, May 19 '08

Download review from Gaffa, May '08

Download review from Downbeat, July '08

Download review from Rochester City Newspaper, July '08

Download review from JazzTimes, July '08

Upcoming performances with Anne Mette Iversen Quartet:

May 24th, 9pm & 10.30pm: Release concert for "Best of the West + Many Places" at The Jazz Gallery in New York. With AMI Quartet and string quartet

May 30th, 8pm & 9.30pm: An Die Musik, Baltimore

July 7th, 8pm: The Tea Lounge, Brooklyn, NY

July 9th, 6.30pm: Scandinavia House, New York

September/October '07:

Our tour of Scandinavia and Germany was a tremendous success. Musically the band really grew and the new music took on form and expression and came together in a dynamically very rich way. From both audiences and venues/promotors we received the best responses one can think of, and we look forward to coming back on the road, visiting the same and new venues, and reaching a wider audience.

Soon there'll be more pictures here.

From review of live concert, Dresdener Neue Nachrichten, by Beate Baum:
- But in reality, what one is experiencing, right then and there, is a world-class night of music the likes of which you do not get many opportunities to experience.
- In her compositions, in which the whole American and Western European harmonic repertoire meet, so much charm and intelligent knowledge is hidden that you, the listener, are continously provoked. Due to their swinging rhythms, though, they bring  a smile to your lips and a twitch to your leg."
- "This Is My House" is her latest CD, whose title is also a manifesto. Just as architects and engineers who, with their craft, create something marvelous, this music is expertly designed; and yet it is swinging freely... 
- It is music in it's purest kind.

December '06:

During the month of December '06 I finished the musical part of the recording of Best of The West, with my quartet and the string quartet 4Corners, which we had recorded in July during our tour in Scandinavia. Soon there will be sound clips available in the Sound section to listen to for those of you interested. The music has come out great and I can't wait till the actual CD is ready. Here are some pictures from the recording session:

Everybody

Otis, Tine & Sarah

...and your host!

Photo credit: Søren Wesseltoft

November '06:

My recent stay in Italy was one of great inspiration, beauty, learning, fun and productivity. I enjoyed it immensely and would wish for everybody to have those kind of experiences and working-possibilities from time to time. While there I composed new material for my Quartet, I wrote 7 new semi-classical songs for vocal and piano, and I wrote the first 5 minutes of a orchestral piece that I have long meant to start.

Here are a few pictures from the area around Scala, on the Amalfi Coast, where I stayed:

"This Is My House":

The CD "This Is My House" with AMI Quartet is now available.
Find it on iTunes, CDBaby, Amazon.com, here on my website, on various other internet sites and in selected stores.
And tell your local store that they can order it through Super D One Stop.

AMI Quartet promoted "This Is My House" with great succes at the Jazz Festivals in Denmark in July, and once again the Danish National Radio recorded a live performance for future broadcast.
During same tour AMI Quartet & the string quartet 4Corners recorded and performed the new piece "Best of the West", a Concert for double quartet, integrating classical and jazz music."Best of the West" received high praise from audiences and jazz conorseurs, and will be available on CD in 2007.

Photos from July 06 tour:

Anne, Mats & John

Danny

Tour of Denmark, March 2005 

Anne Mette Iversen Quintet toured Denmark for two weeks in March 2005,
and also acted as the base in Anne Mette Iversen Group giving 3 big
concerts with the string quartet 4Corners and vocalists Xenia Lach-Nielsen og Christine Skou. Each group - the Quintet and the AMI Group - was recorded live by the Danish Broadcasting Radio for future country-wide airplay. The dates will be listed here when known.

Cultural Award, 2004 

In 2004, Anne Mette received a Cultural Award from The American Scandinavian Society in New York. She returned the honor by giving a "double-bass" concert along with bassist Josh Ginsburg.