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| ANDREA BRACHFELD & INSIGHT - BILL O’CONNELL HARVIE S JASON TIEMANN - MAY 20 RELEASE! A central figure of New York City's jazz & Afro-Cuban scenes over the last five decades, flutist Andrea Brachfeld, like most artists over the last two years, found a great amount of time to reflect on their art, community and humanity. For Evolution, Brachfeld's writing was affected by her dive into children's issues and the ongoing need of basic necessities even in the best of times. The added pandemic led her to a wide-range of musical sources, each reflecting some universal message of the human condition. "Qingauiit" from the Inuit duo Tudjaat, "The Hut Song" from the Central African Baka people, & Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach's "Ko Ribon, " inject voices of discovery, trauma and celebration. With her longtime compatriots fully onboard, the music is allowed to respond to the myriad influences, deftly blending into a distinctive voice. "(Brachfeld) spellbinds with her assured virtuosity and clear emotional projections..." DOWNBEAT Personnel: ANDREA BRACHFELD: C flute, alto flute, spoken word, Colombian clay flute, African wood flute, kalimba BILL O'CONNELL: piano HARVIE S: bass JASON TIEMANN: drums, percussion Tracks: 1 What's Up 5:37 2 Decimation of Transformation 6:53 3 Qingauiit 4:32 4 The Hut Song 7:36 5 Child of the Earth 6:05 6 The Unraveling of it All 6:02 7 Ko Ribon 6:38 8 Being With What Is 6:21 Executive Producer Andrea Brachfeld Produced by Andrea Brachfeld & Bill O'Connell Recorded by Kostandin Kamcev at Mozart Studios, Little Falls, NJ on Jan 24, 2020, Feb 4, 2021, Sept 1, 2021 Mixed by David Kowalski, Andrea Brachfeld & Harvie S, in Hackensack, NJ Mastered by David Kowalski, Hackensack, NJ Liner notes by Aurora Flores-Hostos Artist photo by Nick Carter Cover design & layout by John Bishop write your comments about the article :: © 2022 Jazz News :: home page |