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Brandee Younger (born July 1, Long Island) is an American harpist.
[edit] Background
Known as a hybrid harpist, Brandee is classically trained and active in jazz and popular music. She is noted for her work with saxophonist Ravi Coltrane and heavily inspired by the works of Alice Coltrane and Dorothy Ashby. In addition, she has worked with Jack DeJohnette, Charlie Haden, Bill Lee and Reggie Workman and has appeared on recordings with popular artists including Common (Finding Forever), Ryan Leslie and Drake.
Brandee grew up in Hempstead and Uniondale, NY and earned her undergraduate degrees in Harp Performance and Music Management at the Hartt School of the University of Hartford and earned her graduate degree in Music Performance and Composition at the Steinhardt School of New York University.
She is on the harp faculty at Adelphi University, The University of Hartford Hartt School Community Division and the Greenwich House Music School.
[edit] Current Features
Brandee is among the musicians included in book "The New Face of Jazz" [1] by author Cicily Janus and was also featured in the Impulse Artist Series' "Alter Ego Series" [2] in November 2010, a young artist series created by classical pianist, Jade Simmons.
[edit] Family
Brandee is the cousin of Urban farmer and MacArthur Fellow, Will Allen (urban farmer). She is also the cousin of Jordan Younger, cornerback of the Toronto Argonauts.
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 The Brandee Younger Trio - Blue Nile Blue Nile by Alice Coltrane Brandee Younger, Harp Jerome Jennings, Drums Corcoran Holt, Bass Nabi Art Gallery New York City Premiere Concert Thursday, November 20, 2008 www.EncoreMusicForum.com |  The Brandee Younger Trio - Mary Rose Mary Rose by Laura Kahle Brandee Younger, Harp Jerome Jennings, Drums Corcoran Holt, Bass Nabi Art Gallery New York City Premiere Concert Thursday, November 20, 2008 www.EncoreMusicForum.com |  Brandee Younger Quartet - Translinear Light Harpist Brandee Younger with The Brandee Younger Quartet performing Translinear Light by Alice Coltrane. The performance was recorded at Bushnell Park in Hartford, CT for The Hartford Jazz Society Monday Night Jazz Series. Brandee Younger - Harp Stacy Dillard - Tenor and Soprano Saxophone Corcoran Holt - Bass Curtis Torian - Drums More info about Brandee Younger at www.brandeeyounger.com Video recording by Bob Albert and Matthew Notice for Take Notice Productions |  Brandee Younger Quartet - Journey in Satchidananda and Blue Nile Harpist Brandee Younger with The Brandee Younger Quartet performing a mix of two Alice Coltrane tunes: Journey in Satchidananda and Blue Nile. The performance was recorded at Bushnell Park in Hartford, CT for The Hartford Jazz Society Monday Night Jazz Series. Brandee Younger - Harp Stacy Dillard - Tenor and Soprano Saxophone Corcoran Holt - Bass Curtis Torian - Drums More info about Brandee Younger at www.brandeeyounger.com Video recording by Bob Albert and Matthew Notice for Take Notice Productions |  Only Girl (Rihanna) - Niia Bertino, Scott Bradlee, Brandee Younger, Reenat Pinchas Mp3 available here: www.facebook.com (Postmodern Jukebox Ep. 3) - The incredibly talented Niia Bertino stopped by to help record a new arrangement of Rihanna's "Only Girl (In the World)." Also featured are Reenat Pinchas on cello, Brandee Younger on harp, and myself on keys. It's almost Halloween, so we shot this one in the dark. In keeping with the theme, it looks as though a ghost is playing the harp (sorry Brandee). Want the mp3? Go here: www.facebook.com Learn more about Niia here: www.myspace.com niiarocco.tumblr.com Check out more of Reenat Pinchas' playing here www.reenatpinchas.com Brandee Younger's blog is here brandeeyounger.com Scott Bradlee: www.facebook.com itunes.apple.com ----------------------------------------------------- ABOUT POSTMODERN JUKEBOX I've presented my musician friends with a challenge: Take a song from the Billboard Hot 100, come up with an altogether unique arrangement of it, and perform it...in under 2 hours. Don't think "cover version," think "time-sensitive transformation." ---------------------------------------- --------- |  Ryan Leslie Producing Cassie's Just One Nite Had live harpist Brandee Younger come in to play on Cassie's "Just One Nite"...also features me performing my cameo. |  Encore Music Forum 7 - Brandee Younger Commercial Brief Commericial for upcoming Concert, Faces Of The Future - January 14 @ Nabi Gallery |  Brandee Younger Quartet - My Funny Valentine Harpist Brandee Younger with The Brandee Younger Quartet performing My Funny Valentine. The performance was recorded at Bushnell Park in Hartford, CT for The Hartford Jazz Society Monday Night Jazz Series. Brandee Younger - Harp Stacy Dillard - Tenor and Soprano Saxophone Corcoran Holt - Bass Curtis Torian - Drums More info about Brandee Younger at www.brandeeyounger.com Video recording by Bob Albert and Matthew Notice for Take Notice Productions |  Dezron Douglas & Brandee Younger @ Black Eyed Sally's Monday Night Jazz... I'm learning how to use youtube and will take this down once I figure it all out :) This is Dezron Douglas(db) & Brandee Younger(hp) with Lummie Spann(sx) & Curtis Torian (dr) at Black Eyed Sally's in Hartford. Krishna, spoken word. |  Angel Eyes- Brandee Younger Trio with Dezron Douglas and Curtis Torian, guest vocals from Niia Bertino Nabi Gallery Jan 14th, 2011 |
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Global Grind
Tue, 15 May 2012 11:01:00 -0700
Brandee Younger has composed one the most creative and compelling tributes to Trayvon Martin to date. The young harpist, who has shared her talents with the likes of Common and Ryan Leslie, composed the piece “He Has A Name” (Awareness) in an effort to ...
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Hartford Courant
Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:12:19 -0700
They'll be joined by special guests including Wesleyan professor of music and saxophonist/composer Anthony Braxton, percussionist Kwaku Kwaakye Martin Obeng, woodwind player Marty Ehrlich and harpist Brandee Younger. Hoggard's suite makes its debut in ...
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Jazz-Quad
Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:30:42 -0700
Previous concerts in the series included Brandee Younger (March 31, Montclair Art Museum), Donald Harrison (April 14, Cicely Tyson Performing Arts Center) and Will Calhoun (April 21, New Jersey Performing Arts Center). All concerts are handicapped ...
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