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- TAV // Essential Listening - 

As one of the preeminent American harpists working today, Brandee Younger is the unrivalled leader of a surprising harp renaissance within the modern jazz scene, alongside contemporaries such as Kathrin Pechlof and Alina Bzhezhinska. Heralded for her visionary incorporation of classical, soul, hip-hop and funk influences within her compositions, Younger’s second album on Impulse! is undoubtedly her finest to date. Backed by acclaimed producer, composer and drummer Makaya McCraven, Brand New Life was fashioned as a tribute to one of Younger’s greatest inspirations, Dorothy Ashby. Consisting of original works, rearrangements of Ashby’s songs and previously unrecorded compositions by Ashby, this beautiful album spotlights Younger’s flawless technique and intricate arpeggios through a fascinating, genre-bending lens.

Genre: Jazz, Contemporary, Harp

[Released: 2023, 1LP, Impulse]