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On September 16 I received an award for the “Best Jazz Flute” from the fan-based Hot House Magazine Awards!! It was quite a surprise to be included with the nominees which included Jamie Baum, Don Braden, and Lew Tabackin. Then to get chosen was a dream come true! Life is good! On October 28 I […]
Hey everyone! I hope the break in the weather is making you feel as light and hopeful as I am! I am already making plans to go to Florida next January! Later for this I love snow stuff! It’s great when the first snowfall comes because all those childhood memories kick in when you could […]
March is definitely coming in like a lion for me and I’m anticipating it going out like a lamb! I’ve been doing so much inner work in the past year and a half and it is now manifesting on the outside! Who knew that all you had to do was work on yourself and your […]
Hey everyone! My article on the opening doors of Cuba was published in the February issue of The Flute View online. It discusses my personal experiences as well as a touch of the history of Cuban Charanga music. Check it out at www.thefluteview.com!
Hey everyone! It’s been a whirlwind couple of months with things moving very quickly. It feels like everything I have been preparing for is finally coming into fruition. My personal life has changed significantly and I attribute the knowledge I have learned about really surrendering and allowing, to all these wonderful things that are happening. […]
Andrea Brachfeld isn’t as well known, in part because she didn’t always focus on jazz, though she merits wider recognition. For Lady Of The Island, she utilizes different combinations of musicians from one track to the next, with material that includes jazz standards, pop and originals. Brachfeld starts with an impressive original, “Bebop Hanna”, featuring […]
Andrea Brachfeld’s new CD, Lady of the Island is an excellent addition to the jazz flute discography. Andrea with a terrific band and headliner guests mixes her own original tunes with tunes by Herbie Hancock, Duke Ellington, Freddie Hubbard and (title song) Graham Nash. All the playing is first rate, virtuosic in rhythm, pitch, heart […]
Hey everyone! Here’s an interview a high school school in France just posted on me! Here’s the link.
http://marion2296.wix.com/flutistedillevilaine#!andrea-h-brachfeld/cul8
Hey everyone! So I was invited to play at the International Flute Festival in Lima Peru from May 26-May 30. Flutists from all over the world have been invited so it is truly an honor to be part of this amazing opportunity! I will be performimg as well as giving workshops! More news to come soon! Peace!
Andrea will be participating in this year’s Havana Jazz Festival from December 19-22 . She will be performing with Yasek Manzano, the much sought after young lion on the trumpet worldwide, and the legend Bobby Carcassés, the father of Latin Jazz in Cuba, teacher to the greats Dafnis Prieto and Yosvanny Terry. Pictures will follow!