Following Widespread Critical Acclaim for Gadabout Season, the recent Doris Duke Artist Awardee performs across the US and Europe NEW YORK, NY – GRAMMY® nominated harpist Brandee Younger will embark on an extensive international tour beginning October 2025, with performances across Europe and North America through Spring 2026. The run includes a robust slate of … Read More
GRAMMY NOMINATED HARPIST BRANDEE YOUNGER ANNOUNCES THIRD ALBUM ON IMPULSE!, GADABOUT SEASON, RELEASING JUNE 13, 2025 PRODUCED BY RASHAAN CARTER, THE ALL-ORIGINAL SET FEATURES SPECIAL GUESTS SHABAKA, COURTNEY BRYAN, NIIA AND JOSH JOHNSON LISTEN TO THE FIRST SINGLE, “GADABOUT SEASON”, OUT NOW. It all started with a word-of-the-day email. Harpist Brandee Younger, bassist-producer Rashaan Carter … Read More
Whirlwind Recordings is proud to announce the June 12th release of Lagos Pepper Soup, the new album from bassist and composer Michael Olatuja. On this, his third release as a bandleader, Olatuja presents his spectacular blend of West African Afrobeats and jazz, with the support of a string orchestra – arranged by iconic film score … Read More
by Greg Turner, the Absolute Sound
By Elisa Shoenberger, She Shreds Brandee Younger is bringing the harp to new levels, following in the footsteps of her heroes: Alice Coltrane and Dorothy Ashby. Brandee Younger was once determined to bring her harp into unconventional places. Not the easiest to carry around, the acclaimed musician has played the harp in studios, bars, and … Read More
Brandee Younger’s ‘Soul Awakening’ When: Sat. January 11th 2020, 7pm Where: Webster Hall, 125 E 11th Street, NYC Surfacing six years after its completion in 2013, Soul Awakening was recorded in 2012 under the direction of producer and bassist Dezron Douglas, and embodies the ambition, vigor and aesthetic ideals of The Brandee Younger Quartet, at and since its inception. A benchmark recording … Read More
by Mark Sullivan, All About Jazz Vocalist Martina DaSilva and double bassist Dan Chmielinski have adopted the name “ChimyTina” for their duet project. The focus is on voice and bass, but they welcome some of their closest friends and mentors as guests, including saxophonist Lucas Pino, vibraphonist Joel Ross, bassist Ben Wolfe and guitarist Gabe Schnider . DaSilva harmonizes with herself on “Greensleeves” to open … Read More
By Brian Kiwanuka, Nextbop 10. Brandee Younger – Soul Awakening (Self Release) The harp is a spellbinding instrument and throughout Soul Awakening Brandee Younger is a sorceress. The harpist’s playing is never anything other than gorgeous and she has extremely strong chemistry with Ravi Coltrane (tenor saxophone), who is featured on “Soulris” and “Lover’s Prayer”. … Read More
By Ron Schepper, Textura 01. Brandee Younger: Soul Awakening (Brandee Younger) An immensely satisfying portrait of harpist Brandee Younger, Soul Awakening sounds as fresh as if it were recorded yesterday, even if it was completed six years ago. It’s somewhat of a summative portrait, too, as it checks many of the critical boxes associated with … Read More
By delarue, New York Music Daily Brandee Younger has already made a lot of waves as a rarity in the jazz world, a concert harpist. Even with amplification, it’s hard to hear that instrument’s pointillistic (most would probably say celestial) tones over drums, piano or blazing brass. That undoubtedly explains why, beyond Dorothy Ashby and … Read More
