Laura Toxværd, born in 1977 in Denmark, is a jazz musician known for her skills as an alto saxophonist and clarinetist. She studied at the Rytmisk Musikkonservatorium in Copenhagen under Sture Ericson and Lotte Anker, and spent six months at the Conservatoire Nationale Supérieur in Paris. Toxværd's first recordings were made in 2001 with John Tchicai, P.O. Jørgensen, Peter Friis Nielsen, and Christian Kyhl on On Top of Your Head. Her debut solo album, No. 1, was released in 2004 under the ILK label. Throughout her career, Toxværd has collaborated with notable artists such as John Tchicai, Marilyn Mazur, Carsten Dahl, and Jacob Anderskov. She has also performed extensively across Europe and North America.
