Unrest

Wax & Wane
BRANDEE YOUNGER
Featuring Anne Drummond

Brandee Younger, harp
Anne Drummond, flute
Dezron Douglas, electric bass
Mark Whitfield, guitar
Dana Hawkins, drums
Chelsea Baratz, tenor sax
Chargaux, violin & viola

Recorded at the Breeding Ground Recording Studio by Tariq Khan

Produced by Casey Benjamin
Co-Produced by Tariq Khan

Presented by Revive Music and B. Alexis Music

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Wax & Wane

This set list includes tracks from the EP entitled "Prelude" along with some newer unreleased tracks.  Contact: brandee.younger@gmail.com

Prelude +

Reclamation

Somewhere Different

Beautiful Is Black

Unrest II

Unrest I

Brandee Younger, harp
Stacy Dillard, tenor sax
EJ Strickland, drums
Dezron Douglas, bass

Monday Night Jazz @ Bushnell Park. Hartford, CT
8/12/13
Photo by Joe Chandler

Blue Nile, by Alice Coltrane. Live @ Bushnell Park

Recorded in memory of  Ana Márquez-Greene <3

Save the Children (Marvin Gaye)
Brandee Younger, harp; Niia, vcl; Dezron Douglas, bass; EJ Strickland, Drums.



Save The Children

Lift Every Voice & Sing

You're A Girl For One Man Only

If It's Magic

Brand New Life

Brand New Life (feat. Mumu Fresh)

Livin' And Lovin' In My Own Way (feat. Pete Rock)

Come Live With Me (Interlude)

The Windmills Of Your Mind (feat. 9th Wonder)

Running Game

Moving Target

Running Game (Intro)

Dust (feat. Meshell Ndegeocello)

Select tracks from June 1 performance at the Breeding Ground.

WAX AND WANE

HORTENSE

ESSENCE OF RUBY

Featuring Niia
Brandee Younger Trio, recorded May 14 in Brooklyn.
Composed by Brandee Younger, Niia Bertino

"Prelude"
Brandee Younger, Harp
Niia, Vocals
Dezron Douglas, Bass
E.J. Strickland, Drums

So Alive

Brandee Younger Trio, recorded May 14, 2011 in Brooklyn.
Composed by Brandee Younger

Brandee Younger, Harp
Dezron Douglas, Bass
E.J. Strickland, Drums

Hortense

Brown Brown Baby

If It's Magic
Recorded @ NYU - yesterday morning with Anne Drummond.

Brandee Younger, harp
Featuring: Anne Drummond, flute

Dezron Douglas, electric bass
Mark Whitfield, guitar
Dana Hawkins, drums
Chelsea Baratz, tenor sax

Composed by Brandee Younger

Essence Of Ruby

Brandee Younger, harp
Featuring: Anne Drummond, flute

Dezron Douglas, electric bass
Mark Whitefield, guitar
Dana Hawkins, drums

Composed by Brandee Younger

Black Gold

Brandee Younger, harp
Featuring: Anne Drummond, flute

Dezron Douglas, electric bass
Mark Whitfield, guitar
Dana Hawkins, drums
Chelsea Baratz, tenor sax

Composed by Dorothy Ashby

Wax and Wane

Off the new album "Wax & Wane"
Preorder available Jan 22!

Brandee Younger, harp
Featuring: Anne Drummond, flute

Dezron Douglas, electric bass
Mark Whitfield, guitar
Dana Hawkins, drums
Chelsea Baratz, tenor sax

Composed by Richard Evans

Soul Vibrations

Afro Harping

Ruby Echo

Ebony Haze

Wax & Wane
BRANDEE YOUNGER
Featuring Anne Drummond

Brandee Younger, harp
Anne Drummond, flute
Dezron Douglas, electric bass
Mark Whitfield, guitar
Dana Hawkins, drums
Chelsea Baratz, tenor sax
Chargaux, violin & viola

Recorded at the Breeding Ground Recording Studio by Tariq Khan

Produced by Casey Benjamin
Co-Produced by Tariq Khan

Presented by Revive Music and B. Alexis Music

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Brandee Younger "Soul Vibrations"

For Trayvon Martin

Brandee Younger, Harp
E.J. Strickland, Drums
Dezron Douglas, Bass
Stacy Dillard, Tenor Sax
Nicole Camacho, Alto Flute

Composed by Brandee Younger
Recorded in Brooklyn, May 2012

Cover art by Alvin Black III 

www.brandee.bandcamp.com

Additional Info: 
This piece was composed in memory of the late Trayvon Martin.  The tragic case that has affected so many of us across the world has been a wakeup call that we need to address racial injustice today.  Entitled "He Has a Name" and subtitled "Awareness," the piece urges us to open our eyes to reality instead of holding to irrational beliefs due to preconceived notions. 100% of the proceeds from this recording will be donated to organizations dedicated to racial justice and equality.

On a very personal note, I learned of the Trayvon Martin case through the website globalgrind.com where they give an identity to murder victims by citing, "He has a name..."  It takes a piece of my heart every time I sign online and see the words "He has a name..." because I know there has been yet another act of violence.  As social media reported the Trayvon Martin case, it became a continual reminder of the state that America is still in and the work that still needs to be done.   My heart and prayers go out to Tracy Martin and Sabrina Fulton, Trayvon's parents.  It's not the natural progression of life to see your child go before you especially under such tragic circumstances.  For me, having a teenage brother who appears not unlike Trayvon, I can't help but be fearful that he will be judged unfairly, based on stereotypes and appearance.  

Thinking about this case, I think not just about my brother but about my friends and classmates who died tragic, violent deaths way too young.  So "He Has a Name" (Awareness) is not only for Trayvon, but for Dewon Heron, Duane Day, Eric Rivera, Michael Hamilton, Tiana Notice and every young life that we've lost too soon due to tragic violence. 



He Has a Name (Awareness)

Brandee Younger - Harp
Ameen Saleem - Bass
Casey Benjamin -Sax
Kim Thompson -Drums
Sharel Cassity - Flute
Raydar Ellis - DJ

Brandee Younger's Afro-Harping | A Tribute to Dorothy Ashby

Over the past decade, the harpist Brandee Younger has been at the center of music’s celebrated work, even if you didn’t know she was there. Be it her output with the soul singer John Legend or the rapper Common, she’s always put her stamp on the music in question, all while setting a new course for what classical music can entail. But with her major-label debut, Somewhere Different, she’s pushing her artistry to the foreground. By her own admission, Younger would’ve stepped back in years past to let others shine; the harp would’ve been mixed behind layers of woodwind instruments. Now she’s putting her instrument first. “It was important for me to thrust the harp forward in a non-traditional setting,” Younger says of her new album. “I made a conscious effort to make sure that the harp was a bit more present in this recording. It’s important for the instrument.” 
Indeed, the first sound heard on Somewhere Different is the harp, a gorgeous, tone-setting solo that ushers in “Love & Struggle,” the album’s meditative opener. It also sets the mission for the music that follows: Younger has spent her career breaking down the barriers between classical music and contemporary forms of R&B, hip-hop, and funk. This album synthesizes her work while forging new ground. “I started recording music that wasn’t common on harp in 2006,” she says. This is my way of combining all the worlds I have into one. This is me doing my own thing completely.” 
Listeners will hear this creative freedom throughout the LP, from the introspective tenor of “Olivia Benson,” “Beautiful Is Black” and “Pretend,” featuring Tarriona “Tank” Ball of the breakout New Orleans band Tank and the Bangas, to the vibrant rock and bounce-infused sounds of “Reclamation” and the title track, respectively. In that way, Younger pays homage to the pioneering harpists Alice Coltrane and Dorothy Ashby, both of whom merged the instrument with jazz, funk and soul at a time when such ingenuity wasn’t commonplace. As a result, Coltrane and Ashby are still somewhat underrated in the pantheon of Black music, even if their sounds — an undeniable blend of angelic strings, spiritual jazz and fervent grit — still captivate. This bravery inspired Younger, and with every album, she makes it a point to celebrate the icons in some form. While Coltrane’s name tends to resonate in certain circles, Ashby’s hasn’t enjoyed the same luxury. “She was playing music of her time on the harp, which was unheard of,” Younger says. “She was doing it creatively, and never got the due that she deserved.” Somewhere Different is not only the realization of Younger’s musical journey, it channels the spirit of a deserving performer whose life merits deeper examination. Younger fully asserting her brilliance is the greatest tribute to Ashby collaborating with her longtime band members on the Album.

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