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“Just do it!” — A bit of a bumper sticker and of course the famous calling card of the Nike brand but that same philosophy and approach to music can be the difference between a performer and a true artist. Flute players are a dime a dozen but artists that play flute are rare. Herbie […]
Hear Lady of the Island performed live at Trumpets, 6 Depot Square, Montclair, New Jersey. Cover: $15 Minimum $10 Reservations are suggested. Shows-7:30pm & 9:00pm Andrea Brachfeld and Phoenix Rising Flute- Andrea Brachfeld Alto sax- Anton Denner Trumpet- David Gottlieb Piano- Bill O’ Connell Bass- Andy Eulau Drums- Kim Plainfield Congas- Ismel Wignall Plus a […]
Published on the Zoho Music label with distribution by Allegro Corporation. To date, this may be the clearest representation of Andrea’s expression through her music. Though she has varied tastes in musical approaches and stylistic interpretations, she is a hard bopper at heart, and this is obvious on this CD. – Wycliffe Gordon
Hi everyone! Well it’s been a year since I’ve had the opportunity to write you all. I finished the CD in March of this year, 2012. Then it took another couple of months to gather the courage to even contact record companies to put the CD out. The advice I kept getting was that I […]
Reprinted from The New York Times http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/21/when-her-health-was-in-question-jazz-was-the-answer/ October 21, 2011, 8:36 AM Jazz Was the Answer By DAVID GONZALEZ On a leafy Brooklyn block, past a plain red door and down a narrow staircase, Andrea Brachfeld is curled up in a chair, head bobbing to a funky bass solo being played in a nearby room. […]
Hi all! I’m in the process of recording my 6th CD and it is a very special CD for me. I started my career playing Jazz and now I am finally getting back to my roots. That being said, there will definitely be tinges of all the music I have played throughout the years included […]
Hello all. Figured it was time to catch up. New year and all. Just got back from being in Cuba for a week. It was amazing on so many levels. I experienced the usual confusion that accompanies the pre travel Cuba stuff. Not knowing if the visa and license went through, booking agent booking a […]
Things are going really well for me at this time. I’m getting a lot of calls for the various ensembles I have put together as well as the workshops I do. The process of getting all of the promo together, lists of possible places to play, and places to send CD reviews can be quite […]
Hey everyone, It’s been a while since I’ve written. I am in the midst of putting out my 4th CD, “Into the World: A Musical Offering” and I’ve decided to do the publicity and marketing myself. So It’s a pretty big job and it is very time-consuming but I am already seeing the results of […]
Hello all. I’ve had a very busy couple of months so I’d like to share some of the happenings with you. First of all I am in the midst of producing a series of events in my area to try to generate some work for us all. My township, South Brunswick, is hosting a Jazz […]