Author archive
Flautist Andrea Brachfeld has always professed an affinity for jazz and, though her background clearly demonstrates varied musical tastes, she has always been a hard bop musician at the core. Lady of the Island is the realization of a dream where the music selected reflects the jazz styles that tugs at her heart the most. […]
Hi Everyone. “Lady of the Island” jumped right back onto the JazzWeek chart this week, placing at NUMBER THIRTY-FOUR – the highest chart position to date! Two new major markets just started playing “Lady of the Island” – WCLK (Atlanta, GA) and WEAA (Baltimore, MD). We have one JazzWeek reporter adding this week – WBGU […]
Flautist ANDREA BRACHFELD has been best known for her Latin jazz playing. Lady of the Island (Zoho – 201210) is her first recording as leader for a straight ahead jazz session, and from the evidence here, it will likely not be her last. She plays a C flute on most of the tracks, but turns […]
Jazz flute aficionados should not overlook this CD, for Andrea Brachfeld is currently one of the best players of jazz on the instrument. Brachfeld has been best known as a Latin jazz musician since the ’70’s, when she became the first female flutist to play in a Charanga band in the United States (Charanga ’76). […]
Produced by The New Brunswick Jazz Project Andrea Brachfeld and Phoenix Rising Jazz New Brunswick, NJ Hyatt Regency New Brunswick Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: Two Albany Street. Venue phone: 732 873 1234. Flute- Andrea Brachfeld Piano- Dave Braham Bass- Andy Eulau Drums- Winard Harper
Hi Everyone. “Lady of the Island” is back on the JazzWeek chart, just as we thought it would be, coming in at NUMBER THIRTY-EIGHT! That is the CD’s highest position to date! “Lady of the Island” is also one of the Biggest Gainers at JazzWeek, picking up thirty-two spins in one week. Stations adding this […]
Within the jazz spectrum, there have been a number of individuals whose proficiency on their respective instrument of choice has caused them to be cited as the genre’s standard bearer in that respect. To wit, John Coltrane and Charlie Parker have pretty much defined the idiom as saxophonists. Likewise, Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie irrefutably […]
Within the jazz spectrum, there have been a number of individuals whose proficiency on their respective instrument of choice has caused them to be cited as the genre’s standard bearer in that respect. To wit, John Coltrane and Charlie Parker have pretty much defined the idiom as saxophonists. Likewise, Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie irrefutably […]