Palle Mikkelborg – Biography, Discography & Instruments

Biography

Palle Mikkelborg is a jazz musician who plays trumpet and flugelhorn. Palle Mikkelborg was born on 6 March 1941 in Copenhagen. The music is usually filed under jazz. The discography here lists 12 albums, from “The Mysterious Corona” (1967) to “Symbiosis · Tribute to Bill Evans” (2026). Honours include Niels Prize (1987), LO's kulturpris (1991) and Nordic Council Music Prize (2001).

Palle Mikkelborg (born 6 March 1941) is a Danish jazz trumpet player, composer, arranger and record producer. He is self-taught on the trumpet, although he studied conducting at the Royal Music Conservatory in Copenhagen. He became a professional musician in 1960 and joined the Danish Radiojazzgruppen three years later. Mikkelborg became their leader in 1967 and retained that position until 1972. In addition, he was a member of the Radioens Big Band over a similar time frame. He played trumpet in both, but also wrote, arranged, and conducted both. Forming a jazz quintet with drummer, Alex Riel they performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival and Newport Jazz Festival (1968). He later led an octet, V8, in the 1970s, and another outfit, Entrance, from the mid-1970s until 1985. His compositions were made for various ensembles, including extended pieces for larger outfits. In 1984, he composed Aura, a tribute to Miles Davis.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

The Mysterious Corona 1967 · Debut Heart to Heart 1987 · Storyville Records

Silenzi Osceni - Live in Roccella Jonica 1986 1987 · Live

Anything but Grey 1992 · Columbia Song... Tread Lightly 2000 · Sony Music The Voice of Silence 2001 · Stunt Records Mikkelborg: Everything Matters / Jersild: 10 Impromtu / Holmboe: Duo Concertato / Koppel: Duo for Violin and Guitar 2007 · OUR Recordings Going to Pieces Without Falling Apart 2013 · OUR Recordings Pieces: Generations at Sunrise 2021

Strands (Live at the Danish Radio Concert Hall) 2023 · Live

Light 2026 · Loveland Music Symbiosis · Tribute to Bill Evans 2026 · Pentatone

Also plays on

Albums where Palle Mikkelborg is credited as a sideman

1965	Sahib Shihab and The Danish Radio Jazz Group — Sahib Shihab and The Danish Radio Jazz Group	flugelhorn, trumpet
1972	My Kind of Sunshine — The MPS Rhythm Combination & Brass Leader: Peter Herbolzheimer	trumpet
1973	Waitaminute — Peter Herbolzheimer Rhythm Combination & Brass	trumpet, flugelhorn
1974	Wide Open — Peter Herbolzheimer Rhythm Combination & Brass	trumpet
1975	More Than You Know — Dexter Gordon & Orchestra	arranger, conductor, trumpet
1975	Rhyme and Reason — Herb Geller Featuring Mark Murphy & Earl Jordan	trumpet
1976	Hip Walk — Peter Herbolzheimer, Rhythm Combination and Brass, Inga Rumpf	trumpet, flugelhorn
1977	Jazz Gala 77 All Star Big Band — Peter Herbolzheimer	trumpet
1977	Touchdown — Peter Herbolzheimer Rhythm Combination & Brass	brass
1977	Satu — Edward Vesala	flugelhorn, trumpet
1984	Vision — Shankar	brass
1986	The Other Side of Round Midnight — Dexter Gordon	trumpet
1989	Aura — Miles Davis	arranger, conductor, flugelhorn, trumpet, producer
1990	Hommage, Once Upon a Time — Niels‐Henning Ørsted Pedersen	producer, arranger, keyboard, piano, trumpet, flugelhorn
1993	You Must Believe in Spring — Karin Krog	arranger, conductor
1997	Skywards — Terje Rypdal	trumpet
2001	75th Birthday Concert Live at the Hammersmith Odeon, London 1987 — Gil Evans	trumpet
2001	Heart of the Sun — Theo Travis	trumpet, flugelhorn
2002	With The Danish Radio Big Band — Stan Kenton	trumpet
2002	All the Birds — Marilyn Mazur	trumpet
2010	Crime Scene — Terje Rypdal	trumpet
2010	Arabesque — Cæcilie Norby	trumpet
2023	The Dark Hours — Theo Travis	flugelhorn

Awards

1987 Niels Prize
1991 LO's kulturpris
2001 Nordic Council Music Prize
2013 Ben Webster Prize

Frequently asked questions

What instrument does Palle Mikkelborg play?

Palle Mikkelborg is known for playing trumpet and flugelhorn.

When and where was Palle Mikkelborg born?

Palle Mikkelborg was born 6 March 1941 in Copenhagen.

What are Palle Mikkelborg's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include The Mysterious Corona (1967), Heart to Heart (1987), Anything but Grey (1992), Song... Tread Lightly (2000) and The Voice of Silence (2001).

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