Mette Rasmussen

Mette Rasmussen

Mette Rasmussen is a Danish saxophone player based in Trondheim, Norway. She is associated with free improvisation and free jazz, and her work focuses on improvised music. Her playing draws on a wide range of influences, from free jazz to textural soundwork, and she explores the raw sound of the saxophone through extended approaches with and without preparations.

She performs and records in a number of collaborative settings, including Bazuinschal, The Hatch Expansion, the Ikue Mori & Mette Rasmussen Duo, the Kent Kessler / Steve Noble / Mette Rasmussen / Nate Wooley Quartet, and ØKSE. She also works with Trio Riot alongside Sam Andreae and David Meier, and appears with the Fire! Orchestra ensemble.

Rasmussen has performed with Alan Silva, Chris Corsano and Ståle Liavik Solberg.