Palle Mikkelborg (born 6 March 1941) is a
Danish jazz trumpeter,
composer,
arranger and
record producer. He started playing professionally in 1960, and has since been a dominant figure on the Danish and international progressive jazz scene. He has released several solo records, and recorded with various co-founded groups, as well as appearing as
sideman or arranger on numerous international records. Notable international collaborations include appearances with the
Gil Evans Big Band, the
George Russell Big Band,
Gary Peacock,
Jan Garbarek, and
Miles Davis, for whom he composed and produced the 1985 (released 1989) record
Aura. In 2001 he was awarded the
Nordic Council Music Prize.