Kristina Kanders (born 1962 in Cologne) is a German visual artist and musician.
[2] She studied among others with Ron Carter, Jimmy Heath, Kenwood Dennard, Jojo Mayer, Bernard Purdie, Kenny Werner and Jim Hall.
[3] In her New York years 1987 – 2005 Kanders performed in numerous concerts, festivals and radio broadcasts in the US and Europe, among others with Cyro Baptista's Beat the Donkey, her own group Sambanditos, Kit McClure Big Band, Joe McGinty, Huevos Rancheiros, Boo Trundle, Maria Excommunikata.
[4] In 2005, Kanders returned to Cologne and produced her own music then from 2006–2009, she performed frequently on drums with Frank Köllges' Missiles Orchestra.
Art Fair, C 2016 [10] Frauenmuseum Bonn, Work and Women, annual exhibition, C 2017 Die Künstler – NordArt NordArt Büdelsdorf, C 2018 Große Kunstausstellung NRW Düsseldorf [de] Die Große Kunstausstellung NRW, C