Jaimie Branch - Fly or Die

Jaimie Branch
Fly or Die
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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. The Fly or Die band is Branch on trumpet, Tomeka Reid on cello, Jason Ajemian on bass, and Chad Taylor on drums. Guests appearing are Josh Berman on cornet, Ben Lamar Gay on cornet & Matt Schneider on guitar. 

     Tracks are;
Jump Off 
Theme 001
...Meanwhile
Theme 002
Leaves of Grass
The Storm
Waltzer
Fly or Die
theme Nothing
...Back at the Ranch

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