Anja Præst Mikkelsen

function: musician/booker
company: Phønix

participation in

WOMEX 2003
WOMEX 2007
WOMEX 2008
WOMEX 2009
WOMEX 2010
WOMEX 2011

With her bass clarinet Anja has cultivated a quite special sound of rhythmic ostinatos and thrilling bass lines.

Anja graduated in 1998 from the Music Academy in Århus as a music teacher and from the Carl Nielsen Academy - folk music stream in 2002.

Anja is also known from the bands Dug, Stafivia, Fabel Spendabel and Tek3.

In 2004, she received the Danish Folk Music Prize for her work with establishing the Folk Music stream at the Carl Nielsen Academy.