Andrea Brachfeld

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Name = Andrea Brachfeld


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Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
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Origin = New York, United States
Instrument = Flute
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Genre = Jazz
Latin
Salsa
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Years_active = 1970s-Present
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Associated_acts = Típica New York Benito Sextet Charanga ‘76
Phoenix Rising
URL = http://www.phoenixrisingmusic.com/
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Andrea Brachfeld is an American jazz flautist.

Biography

Brachfeld is a graduate of The High School of Music & Art and Manhattan School of Music. Over these past 20 years, she has recorded more than a dozen CD’s with many artists including, Africando, Noel Pointer, and Timbalaye. Her breakthrough performance as the flutist for the popular Latin band Charanga ‘76, catapulted her into Salsa history and fame as the first female flutist to play this music in the United States.

Study with Hubert Laws, Jimmy Heath, and Mike Longo helped her develop her own style. Downbeat magazine referred to Andrea as “one of the finest jazz flutists around”. She has twice been the recipient of the Latin New York Music Award as a flutist. She has performed with Dave Valentin, Nestor Torres, and Ray Barretto among others. While in Venezuela, she had the honor of opening for Chick Corea,and Paco de Lucia. She has appeared with the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra as a soloist performing her own compositions as well as those of Mike Longo, longtime musical director for Dizzy Gillespie.

Discography

*"Remembered Dreams" (Spirit Nectar Records, 2001)
*"Back With Sweet Passion" (Latin Cool Records, 2003)
*"Beyond Standards" with Chembo Corniel (Consolidated Artists Productions, 2006)
*"Into the World: A Musical Offering" (2008)

Awards

*1974: Louis Armstrong Award for outstanding Jazz student, Jazz Interactions

She was recently awarded the "Chico O’Farrill Lifetime Achievement Award" from Latin Jazz USA.

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