MAR 6-10| RESIDENT ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: BRANDEE YOUNGER
Mar 07 - Mar 08, 2024
Miner Auditorium
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Original show description below.
Brandee Younger begins her week with two nights devoted to her 2023 Impulse! album Brand New Life, a shimmering collection of works written by or performed by the late jazz harp pioneer Dorothy Ashby, along with original compositions dedicated to Ashby’s enduring legacy. Building bridges that span jazz, classical music, and hip-hop, Younger is joined for these dates by her working trio of bassist Rashaan Carter and drumming phenom Makaya McCraven, along with special guest vocalists Meshell Ndegeocello (March 8 only), Mumu Fresh, DJ Pete Rock, pianist Marc Cary and a string ensemble conducted by composer De'Sean Jones.
Carrying on and expanding the tradition of pioneering jazz harpists Dorothy Ashby and Alice Coltrane, Brandee Younger made her public debut in 2007 as a grad student at NYU, when saxophonist Ravi Coltrane enlisted the then-23-year-old to participate in the memorial service for his mother Alice. A student of jazz great Jackie McLean, Younger has collaborated with artists from the worlds of jazz, soul, and hip hop, including Jack DeJohnette, Charlie Haden, Pharoah Sanders, Lauren Hill, and Common. In 2021 she released her Impulse! Records debut, Somewhere Else, which earned Younger a Best Instrumental Composition GRAMMY nomination for the track “Beautiful is Black.” Her 2023 Impulse! release, Brand New Life, honors Dorothy Ashby’s legacy through songs the late harpist wrote and/or performed.
Younger begins her week with two nights devoted to her 2023 Impulse! album Brand New Life, a collection of works written by or performed by the late jazz harp pioneer Dorothy Ashby.
Brandee Younger has never drawn distinctions between the richness of the past and the possibilities of the future
NPR
Brandee Younger has never drawn distinctions between the richness of the past and the possibilities of the future
NPR
Personnel
Brandee Younger harp
Marc Cary piano, keyboards
Rashaan Carter bass
Makaya McCraven drums
De'Sean Jones strings composer & conductor
Strings Ensemble Members of the SF Conservatory of Music
Special Guests
Maimouna Youssef aka Mumu Fresh vocals
Meshell Ndegeocello vocals (March 8 only)
Pete Rock turntables
While sophisticated post-bop jazz is at the core of her style, she pulls equally from classical, funk, and R&B
All Music Guide on Brandee Younger
Personnel
Brandee Younger harp
Marc Cary piano, keyboards
Rashaan Carter bass
Makaya McCraven drums
De'Sean Jones strings composer & conductor
Strings Ensemble Members of the SF Conservatory of Music
Special Guests
Maimouna Youssef aka Mumu Fresh vocals
Meshell Ndegeocello vocals (March 8 only)
Pete Rock turntables
While sophisticated post-bop jazz is at the core of her style, she pulls equally from classical, funk, and R&B
All Music Guide on Brandee Younger
Watch & Listen
Brandee Younger
Brand New Life
Brandee Younger
Moving Target
Brandee Younger
Brand New Life
Brandee Younger
Moving Target
MAR 6-10| RESIDENT ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: BRANDEE YOUNGER
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