Andrea Brachfeld is an American jazz and Latin jazz flutist.[1]
Andrea Brachfeld | |
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| Genres | Jazz, Latin jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instrument(s) | Flute, alto flute |
| Years active | 1970s–present |
| Website | www |
Brachfeld attended The High School of Music and Art and the Manhattan School of Music.[1] She had her first professional performance at the age of 16.[1] In 1974, she received the Louis Armstrong Award for outstanding Jazz student.[1] She studied with Hubert Laws, Jimmy Heath, George Coleman, and Eddie Daniels.[1]
Her breakthrough came when she became flutist for the Latin band Charanga '76.[2]
Discography
edit- Andrea (Latina Records, 1978)
- Remembered Dreams (Spirit Nectar, 2001)
- Back With Sweet Passion (Latin Cool, 2003)
- Beyond Standards with Chembo Corniel (Consolidated Artists, 2006)
- Into the World: A Musical Offering (Shaneye, 2008)
- Songs from the Divine (Shaneye, 2009)
- Lady of the Island (Zoho, 2012)
- Lotus Blossom (Jazzheads, 2015)[3]
- If Not Now, When? (Jazzheads, 2018)[4]
- Brazilian Whispers (Origin, 2020?)[5]
- As Andrea Brachfeld & Insight: Evolution (Origin, 2022)
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Harris, Craig. "Andrea Brachfeld Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
- ^ Navas, Danilo. "Flutist, Composer, Arranger, Educator, Andrea Brachfeld".
- ^ Milkowski, Bill (April 2016). "Andrea Brachfeld: Lotus Blossom". Down Beat. Vol. 83, no. 4. p. 62.
- ^ Cohen, Aaron (August 2018). "Andrea Brachfeld: If Not Now, When?". Down Beat. Vol. 85, no. 8. p. 74.
- ^ Macnie, Jim (April 2020). "Andrea Brachfeld: Brazilian Whispers". Down Beat. Vol. 87, no. 4. p. 46.