{"id":89766,"date":"2023-03-31T02:05:02","date_gmt":"2023-03-31T02:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/31\/watch-brandee-younger-and-pete-rock-discuss-dorothy-ashby\/"},"modified":"2023-03-31T02:05:03","modified_gmt":"2023-03-31T02:05:03","slug":"watch-brandee-younger-and-pete-rock-discuss-dorothy-ashby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/31\/watch-brandee-younger-and-pete-rock-discuss-dorothy-ashby\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Brandee Younger And Pete Rock Discuss Dorothy Ashby"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Brandee Younger<\/a><\/strong> sat down with Good Morning America<\/em> to debate her new album Brand New Life<\/em> and the unparalleled legacy of trailblazing jazz harpist Dorothy Ashby<\/a><\/strong>. Watch the clip right here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Younger appeared alongside Pete Rock to debate the lasting affect of Ashby\u2019s music throughout hip-hop and R&B, and the way Brand New Life<\/em><\/a><\/strong> (out April 7 by way of Impulse! Records) celebrates Ashby\u2019s groundbreaking work.<\/p>\n

A pioneer of the style who’s credited with redefining the harp\u2019s position in modern music, Dorothy Ashby has influenced hip-hop, jazz, and R&B musicians for many years, from Stevie Wonder<\/a><\/strong> to Jay-Z. Younger, a history-making composer herself in a style that has remained largely male-dominated, continues Ashby\u2019s legacy on Brand New Life<\/em>, using the instrument to bridge genres and many years.<\/p>\n

Younger most lately launched the album\u2019s R&B and neo-soul inflected title observe, \u201cBrand New Life,\u201d a collaboration with Grammy-nominated singer Mumu Fresh. Brand New Life<\/em> combines authentic works from Younger, reinterpretations of Ashby\u2019s work, and previously-unrecorded compositions by Ashby; the album additionally consists of options by Pete Rock, ninth Wonder, and Meshell N\u2019degeocello, alongside manufacturing by Makaya McCraven.<\/p>\n

\u201cCreating this album has been a longtime dream of mine,\u201d says Younger. \u201cI really had a lot of living to do before being able to execute it, genuinely. The finished product is truly representative of where I am now and it is an honor to convey that through the compositions of one of my heroes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Celebrated because the premier harpist of her era, Brandee Younger has damaged new floor for harpists over the whole lot of her profession. Younger made historical past as the primary Black feminine solo artist to be Grammy-nominated for Best Instrumental Composition, for \u201cBeautiful is Black\u201d from her genre-busting 2021 major-label debut album, Somewhere Different<\/em>. <\/p>\n

That similar yr the album additionally garnered an NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding Jazz Album \u2013 Instrumental. Along with the discharge of Brand New Life<\/em>, Younger shall be embarking on a collection of headlining exhibits throughout the U.S. this spring, and can comply with her whirlwind 2023 with a residency as SFJazz\u2019s Resident Artistic Director in early 2024.<\/p>\n

Pre-order Brand New Life<\/em>.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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