Jensen is probably the most prominent resident large-ensemble bandleader in Canadian jazz.
In 2019 Petr Cancura, who programs the TD Ottawa Jazz Festival, asked the Montreal saxophonist and composer Christine Jensen whether she would lead an all-women big band at that year’s festival. It made sense. Jensen is probably the most prominent resident large-ensemble bandleader in Canadian jazz. She is often the only woman in the band, but she’s also played in all-female contexts, often with her sister, the trumpeter Ingrid Jensen.