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In the promotional materials for her new album, the flutist Andrea Brachfeld says, “If you want to play jazz, you have to be able to get the articulation of Charlie Parker, to make the instrument sound like a trumpet or saxophone. With a lot of flute players, I don’t hear those articulations.” As evidenced on […]
The flutist Andrea Brachfeld has made a glittering career for herself on the Latin Jazz circuit, including performances with Dave Valentin and significant recordings with Chembo Corniel. But Yusef Lateef and Barry Harris also left a lifelong impression on her and – in a sense – she is returning the favour with this mighty sojourn […]
A conversation with Jersey City flute player Andrea Brachfeld about her music can quickly head down some unexpected and revelatory paths, filled with expressions such as “vibrational universe,” “chakras,” and “evolution of the soul.” But don’t let the New Age-y vernacular cloud your senses. Brachfeld is at the top of her game. She’s an in-demand […]
On her seventh outing as a leader, flutist-composer Andrea Brachfeld is accompanied by a stellar crew in pianist Bill O’Connell (who also shares her affinity for Latin jazz), master bassist Rufus Reid and veteran drummer Winard Harper. Together they interpret several familiar tunes and Brachfeld originals, each distinguished by the flutist’s rich, flowing lines and […]
Flutist Andrea Brachfeld and friends have a winner! I have to admit upfront that I love jazz flute so I approached this CD with a bias. Andrea Brachfeld recently won Best Flute in the Hot House Jazz Awards, so she can really play and she has a wonderful group of musicians working with her on […]
I’m sure it’s nothing new to regular readers of this space that I’m no wild-eyed flute fan. That being said, there’s no question that Andrea Brachfeld is a superb player and has chosen stellar musicians on this session; she selected some well loved tunes, too. Her basic rhythm section is comprised of the very creative pianist […]
This past September, Andrea Brachfeld won her first Hot House Jazz Award as “Flutist of the Year” in Manhattan. When you listen to her new album Lotus Blossom (Jazzheads), out since October 13, it’ll make complete sense. The flutist has a tough time fitting in a jazz setting normally commandeered by the traditional piano-bass-drum format. […]
The American flute player Andrea Brachfeld was recently the winner of the ‘Best Jazz Flute’ in the Hot House Magazine Awards (to add to her previous awards). In the notes with her new CD, she tells about a spiritual journey and how it has affected her playing today. The difference between ‘playing at jazz’ and […]
The flutist Andrea Brachfeld is one of the most magnificent flutists playing today. She can conjure up any thing of beauty from the flutter of a lapwing to the excited palpitations of the heart; describe ecstasy in welling up in the soul with uncanny facility, weep like a willow and bring alive the excited yelp […]
http://thefluteview.com/2015/12/andrea-brachfeld-lady-of-the-island/ Andrea Brachfeld has a new CD- Lotus Blossom. I’m starting with her list of musicians since this album is a beautiful collaboration of extraordinary jazz musicians. The quartet perform seamlessly and creatively always with an interesting twist and turn! Highlights (there are too many to name) include Herbie Mann’s “Memphis Underground” (track 4) with […]