Harp

Brandee Younger

(1983–)

Brandee Younger (b. 1983) — Harp. Played on Universal Beings, Who Are You?, Black to the Future. Worked with Shabaka Hutchings, Nubya Garcia, Marcus Gilmore.

A jazz harpist working in the 21st century. Carries forward the lineage of Dorothy Ashby with contemporary playing.

Brandee Younger's videos

2023, a Black Music Month Tiny Desk. Harpist Brandee YoungerBrandee Youngerブランディー・ヤンガー plays from 'Brand New Life' and 'Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing' — extending the lineage of Dorothy Ashby and Alice John ColtraneJohn Coltraneジョン・コルトレーン into the present.

— NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert, 2023

Videos featuring Brandee Younger

Brandee YoungerBrandee Youngerブランディー・ヤンガー's Brand New Life began from unreleased material left by Dorothy Ashby. In JazzTimes she said she rearranged some of the charts handed to her by Ashby's daughter for a full band, aiming to redefine the harp as a central jazz instrument.

— Talking Harp With Brandee Younger, JazzTimes, 2023

In 2023 Brandee Younger released Brand New Life on Impulse!, a tribute to Dorothy Ashby featuring Pete Rock and 9th Wonder that extended Ashby's legacy of pulling the harp into the foreground of popular music.

— Jazz Harpist Brandee Younger on 'Brand New Life,' Dorothy Ashby, and Embracing Her Own Sound, KEXP, 2023