#4780, From the Soundcheck Podcast: Kalia Vandever and Brandee Younger
From the Soundcheck series, harpist Brandee Younger demonstrates killer bass lines and extended harp techniques; trombonist Kalia Vandever combines electronics and Hawaiian mythology.
Harpist, collaborator, bandleader, educator, and improviser, Brandee Younger, has mastered the language of Debussy, Ravel, Alice Coltrane, R&B, hip hop, mid 20th century pop, funk, reggae, the blues, and hymns, to name merely a few names and genres. In her work, she weaves in ALL the sounds of the day- and is not locked into any one genre, just like the great pioneering harpist Dorothy Ashby. Brandee Younger brings the killer bass lines, hang time, wide expressive range, and the delicate chords, trills, and sweeps - and demonstrates different extended harp techniques (pedal slide, prepared harp, playing near the board) - playing solo, in-studio.
Also, Brooklyn-based trombonist, composer, and bandleader Kalia Vandever weaves beautifully layered musical tapestries using layers of her horn, electronics, and occasional wordless vocals. She plays compositions for solo trombone and electronics inspired by Hawaiian mythology, dreamscapes, and ancestry from her latest, We Fell In Turn, in-studio. - Caryn Havlik
Program #4780, From Soundcheck: Kalia Vandever and Brandee Younger
ARTIST: Brandee Younger
WORK: Moving Target [1:00]
RECORDING: Brand New Life
SOURCE: Impulse!
INFO: https://brandeeyounger.lnk.to/brandnewlife | https://linktr.ee/harpista
ARTIST: Kalia Vandever
WORK: Held In / Stillness in Hand [5:33]
RECORDING: Live for the Soundcheck Podcast
SOURCE: newsounds.org/story/trombonist-kalia-vandever
INFO: kaliavandever.com
ARTIST: Kalia Vandever
WORK: Recollections from Shore [2:42]
RECORDING: Live for the Soundcheck Podcast
SOURCE: newsounds.org/story/trombonist-kalia-vandever
INFO: kaliavandever.com
ARTIST: Kalia Vandever
WORK: Mirrored Solitude [3:29]
RECORDING: We fell in Turn
SOURCE: AKP Records
INFO: kaliavandever.bandcamp.com
ARTIST: Brandee Younger
WORK: Moving Target [4:21]
RECORDING: Brand New Life
SOURCE: Impulse!
INFO: https://brandeeyounger.lnk.to/brandnewlife | https://linktr.ee/harpista
ARTIST: Dorothy Ashby
WORK: The Windmills of your Mind [:21]
RECORDING: The Windmills Of Your Mind
SOURCE/INFO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaQ-c4QhJnk
ARTIST: Brandee Younger
WORK: You're a Girl for One Man Only [5:52]
RECORDING: Brand New Life
SOURCE: Impulse!
INFO: https://brandeeyounger.lnk.to/brandnewlife | https://linktr.ee/harpista
ARTIST: Brandee Younger
WORK: Essence of Ruby [5:17]
RECORDING: Live for the Soundcheck Podcast
SOURCE: newsounds.org/story/harpist-brandee-younger
INFO: Appears on her album, Wax & Wane | https://linktr.ee/harpista
ARTIST: Brandee Younger, with Pete Rock
WORK: Livin' and Lovin' [1:42]
RECORDING: Brand New Life
SOURCE: Impulse!
INFO: https://brandeeyounger.lnk.to/brandnewlife | https://linktr.ee/harpista
ARTIST: Brandee Younger
WORK: Unrest I [4:15]
RECORDING: Live for the Soundcheck Podcast
SOURCE: newsounds.org/story/harpist-brandee-younger
INFO: https://brandeeyounger.lnk.to/Unrest
