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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! I just got back from New Orleans where I played with the Ali Ryerson Jazz Flute Big Band! Hubert Laws, Jim Walker and Maraca played with us and it was a gas! The Rhythm section was smoking too with Akira Tana, Mark Levine , and John Wiitala on bass. We all got to […]
Every Saturday I will be performing at Robin’s Nest in Linden , NJ 3103 Tremley Point Road from 4- 7 PM It will be a delightful performance of cool summer afternoon jazz with two amazing players- Radam Schwartz and Don Williams starting on July 13!!! The atmosphere is great, friendly, and family- oriented.The food is […]
Mostly associated with New York’s Latin Jazz and “salsa” scenes (it has been alleged that she was the first female flutist to be featured by a U.S- based Charanga, back in the mid-1970s), Andrea Brachfeld returns to her bebop roots on the CD “Lady of the Island”, in which she tastefully combines jazz standards and […]
Hey all! Here is my interview on Voice of America by Diaa Bekheet. It was one of those interviews that you never expected and then- voila- there it was. I’m sending a hard copy link and the audio version. Enjoy! hard copy- http://blogs.voanews.com/music/2013/02/14/andrea-brachfeld-lady-of-the-island-2/ mp3- http://www.voanews.com/MediaAssets2/english/2013_02/jazz_beat_diaa_bekheet_andrea_brachfeld_feb2013.mp3
Hello Everyone. Almost four months into its campaign at jazz radio, “Lady of the Island” is #34 on the JazzWeek chart! That is one step up from last week, and tied for the highest position the cd has been at during this campaign! Here’s how we look this week: • “Lady of the Island” is […]
1. San Francisco P.M. / Clare Fischer Latin Jazz Big Band 2. Mambo Inn/Green Dolphin Street / Poncho Sánchez 3. Emiliano / Wilson ‘Chembo’ Corniel Quintet 4. Me Dicen Swing / José Mangual Jr. y Luis Mangual 5. A Los Papines / Manual López Trio 6. Mambo Chris / Bobby Matos & his Afro Latin […]
Hello Everyone. Three and a half months into its campaign at jazz radio, “Lady of the Island” is back up to #35 on the JazzWeek chart! We are happy Andrea is still getting great airplay this far into the campaign, and look forward to continuing right on into February! We still have some stations […]
Not all the “jazz” I listen to, cover, write about is avant. Anyone who regularly reads my blogs knows that. Why? For one thing, a constant diet of avant, or any other style, is not good for the soul. Second, it is important to cover what one thinks are valid musical statements being made today, […]