Brandee Younger’s ‘brand new’ mission to solidify the harp as a jazz music staple
Brandee Younger; Credit: Erin O'Brien Most people think of the harp as an instrument primarily meant for classical music, but harpist and composer Brandee Younger is working to change that perception. She is championing the harp as an instrument for jazz. Younger’s newest album "Brand New Life" aims to illustrate the harp as a focal instrument in jazz. The project is inspired by another trailblazing jazz harpist, Dorothy Ashby, whose music […]