An ode to flowers that peek through concrete, Evolution is a work of art and love. It’s a chapter in the transformation of a recording. It’s a road in the progression of an artist. I remember Andrea Brachfeld when she graced the cover of Charanga ’76 as part of the Afro-Cuban band. Her prior jazz workshops with Jimmy Heath honed her improvisational skills needed for the robust New York Latin scene of the ’70s. She sat in with the musical masters, lived and worked in Venezuela, produced her own CDs, and led Cocomama, the all-woman salsa group she founded. She earned her own Master’s degree and found time to be a mother, a grandmother, and a spiritually evolved being. Maestro Tito Puente would be proud of that young, hippie Jewish girl he invited to sit in with his band. I’m proud of her too.
Evolution is Andrea’s plea to the Universe for healing, transformation, and change.
~ Aurora Flores-Hostos