jaimie branch
Fly or Die
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jaimie branch - Fly or Die
What people Are Saying
“…Branch's buzzing, extended technique…goes well beyond the recognizable parameters of the trumpet.”
– Karl Ackermann, All About Jazz
“…a work of hardscrabble imagination.”
“…Branch’s trumpet is like a super-strong magnet, gathering everything around by a kind of force.”
– Eric McDowell, Dusted Magazine
“A debut album as decisive and focused as a gut punch, from a trumpeter with extravagant command of her resources.”
“Sounds Like: Art Ensemble of Chicago jamming at an art-punk loft”
“…Branch and her group…operate with avant-garde curiosity and thrilling, spontaneous energy.”
Announcing IARC0011: jaimie branch - Fly or Die
In stores May 5, 2017
Preview & order on LP/CD/Digital via our Bandcamp page
A mainstay of the Chicago jazz scene and an active recent addition to the New York scene, Jaimie Branch is an avant-garde trumpeter known for her “ghostly sounds," says The New York Times, and for "sucker punching" crowds straight from the jump off, says Time Out. Her classical training and “unique voice capable of transforming every ensemble of which she is a part” (Jazz Right Now) has contributed to a wide range of projects not only in jazz but also punk, noise, indie rock, electronic and hip-hop. Branch’s prolific as-of-yet underexposed work as a composer and a producer, as well as a sideman for the likes of William Parker, Matana Roberts, TV on the Radio and Spoon, is all on display in her debut record Fly or Die – a dynamic 35-minute ride that dares listeners to open their minds to music that knows no genre, no gender, no limits.
Notes
jaimie branch - trumpet
Tomeka Reid - cello
Jason Ajemian - bass
Chad Taylor - drums.
Cameos by:
Matt Schneider – guitar
Ben Lamar Gay – cornet
Josh Berman – cornet
Recorded & Mixed by Dave Vettraino & David Allen
Edited by jaimie branch & Dave Vettraino
Mastered by Shelly Steffens
Cover Art by jaimie branch & John Herndon
Cover Design by Damon Locks
Layout & Liner Design by Craig Hansen
Insert Photo by Peter Gannushkin
Liner Photos by David Allen & Scott McNiece
Executive Producer: Scott McNiece
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About Jaimie Branch
A mainstay of the Chicago jazz scene and an active recent addition to the New York scene, Jaimie Branch is an avant-garde trumpeter known for her “ghostly sounds," says The New York Times, and for "sucker punching" crowds straight from the jump off, says Time Out.