Jaimie Branch
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Known for her progressive, avant-garde sensibilities, Jaimie âBreezyâ Branch - born on June 17, 1983, in Huntington, New York - was a trumpeter and a highly sought-after studio musician. Though deeply rooted in free jazz, she recorded and performed with indie acts like Belle Orchestre, Spoon, and TV on the Radio. Born in New York but raised in the Midwest, Branchâs infatuation with music started through piano but then switched to trumpet during elementary school. Throughout her teens, she developed a penchant for improvisation inspired by the likes of Don Cherry and Miles Davis as she joined her high school jazz band. She then attended the New England Conservatory, graduating in 2007 and eventually moving to Chicago, where she became a household name in the underground jazz circuit by playing with artists like Keefe Jackson, Ken Vandermark, and Tim Daisy. There, she formed the Princess Princess trio alongside bassist Toby Summerfield and drummer Frank Rosaly, while also working as an event organizer and sound engineer, actively promoting the Windy Cityâs music scene. In 2012, Jaimie Branch relocated to Baltimore, Maryland in order to obtain a masterâs degree in Jazz Performance at Towson University, after which she relocated to New York. The city welcomed her with open arms, as she performed relentlessly and curated shows in small venues. Fly or Die, her studio debut, arrived in 2017 and featured her Fly or Die band: bassist Jason Ajemian, drummer Chad Taylor, and cellist Tomeka Reid, who was replaced by Lester St. Louis on Fly or Die II: Bird Dogs of Paradise (2019). Jaimie Branchâs third album, Fly or Die Live, was issued in 2021. Jaimie Branch died on August 22, 2022, at the age of 39.
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- aurora rising
- borealis dancing
- burning grey
- baba louie
- bolinko bass
- All I Know featuring Jaimie Branch
- The Storm by Ben Lamar
- and kuma walks
- take over the world
- world war ((reprise))
- Reflections on a Broken Sea
- Slip Tider
- Sun Tines
- â¦Back at the Ranch
- Birds Of Paradise
- prayer for amerikkka pt. 1 & 2
- Theme Nothing
- Fly or Die
- Lesterlude
- twenty-three n me, jupiter redux
- Waltzer
- The Storm
- Whales
- Leaves of Glass
