Palle Mikkelborg (born 6 March 1941)^[1] is a Danish jazz trumpet player, composer, arranger and record producer.^[2][3]

He is self-taught on the trumpet, although he studied conducting at the Royal Music Conservatory in Copenhagen.^[1] He became a professional musician in 1960 and joined the Danish Radiojazzgruppen three years later.^[1] Mikkelborg became their leader in 1967 and retained that position until 1972.^[1] In addition, he was a member of the Radioens Big Band over a similar time frame.^[1] He played trumpet in both, but also wrote, arranged, and conducted both.^[1] Forming a jazz quintet with drummer, Alex Riel they performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival and Newport Jazz Festival (1968).^[1] He later led an octet, V8, in the 1970s, and another outfit, Entrance, from the mid-1970s until 1985.^[1] His composition were made for various ensembles, including extended pieces for larger outfits.

In 1984, he composed Aura, a tribute to Miles Davis.^[1]

As Leader

• The Mysterious Corona (Debut, 1967)
• Anything but Grey (Columbia, 1992)
• Futopia (Columbia, 1993)
• Song .... Tread Lightly (Columbia, 2000)
• Voice of Silence: Homage to the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art (Stunt, 2013)

With Danish Radio Big Band

• Brownsville Trolley Line (Sonet, 1970) as conductor – recorded in 1969

With Miles Davis

• Aura (Columbia, 1989)

With Dexter Gordon

• More Than You Know (SteepleChase, 1975)
• The Other Side of Round Midnight (Blue Note, 1986)

With Philip Catherine

• September Man (Atlantic, 1974)

With George Gruntz

• Theatre (ECM, 1983)

With Gary Peacock

• Guamba (ECM, 1987)

With Terje Rypdal

• Waves (ECM, 1978)
• Descendre (ECM, 1979)
• Skywards (ECM, 1995)
• Lux Aeterna (ECM, 2000)
• Vossabrygg (ECM, 2003)

With Dino Saluzzi

• Once Upon a Time - Far Away in the South (ECM, 1985)

With Edward Vesala

• Satu (ECM, 1977)

With Thomas Clausen

• Even Closer (ARTS, 2011)

With Jakob Bro

• Returnings (ECM, 2018)