Brandee Younger Trio

Since her brilliant 2023 album "Brand New Life", harpist Brandee Younger has been the talk of the town. Not only has she been celebrated as the legitimate successor to Dorothy Ashby and Alice Coltrane, she has also opened up the jazz harp to adjacent genres in a completely new way. The explanation for this is simple: "I always wanted to play what I heard on the radio," says Younger. This openness has led to collaborations with Lauryn Hill, John Legend and Pharoah Sanders. And on "Brand New Life", other artistic heavyweights such as Makaya McCraven, Joel Ross and Meshell Ndegeocello joined forces. What distinguishes Brandee Younger's music is its phenomenal permeability. Hip-hop beats meet lyrical recitations, street credibility meets late-romantic melodiousness, naive beauty meets social harshness, solid compositional art meets cuddly-soft anger. In short: rousing, intelligent and relatable jazz at the cutting edge.