Andrea Brachfeld & Insight - Evolution [CD]

Cat. no: ORIGIN82847
Format: CD
Barcode: 805558284724
Release Date: 25 Nov 2022
Genre: Jazz

A central fgure of New York City's jazz and Afro-Cuban scenes over the last fve decades, futist Andrea Brachfeld, like most artists over the last twoyears, found a great amount of time to refect on her art, community and humanity

For Evolution, Brachfeld's writing was affected by her dive intochildren'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 refecting some universal message of the human condition. "Qingauiit" from the Inuit duo Tudjaat, "The Hut Song" from the Central African Bakapeople, and Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach's "Ko Ribon" inject voices of discovery, trauma and celebration. With her longtime compatriots fully onboard, themusic is allowed to respond to the myriad infuences, deftly blending into a distinctive voice. "(Brachfeld) spellbinds with her assured virtuosity andclear emotional projections..." - DOWNBEAT"This band's balance of taut cohesion and adventurous improvisation is mighty impressive." DOWNBEAT

Tracks: What's Up / Decimation of Transformation / Qingauiit / The Hut Song / Child of the Earth / The Unraveling of It All / Ko Ribon / Being With What Is