Andrea Brachfeld is an American jazz and Latin jazz flutist. Brachfeld attended The High School of Music and Art and the Manhattan School of Music. She had her first professional performance at the age of 16. In 1974, she received the Louis Armstrong Award for outstanding Jazz student. She studied with

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. Her breakthrough came when she became flutist for the Latin band Charanga '76.

Discography

* ''Andrea'' (Latina Records, 1978) * ''Remembered Dreams'' (Spirit Nectar, 2001) * ''Back With Sweet Passion'' (Latin Cool, 2003) * ''Beyond Standards'' with Chembo Corniel (Consolidated Artists, 2006) * ''Into the World: A Musical Offering'' (Shaneye, 2008) * ''Songs from the Divine'' (Shaneye, 2009) * ''Lady of the Island'' (Zoho, 2012) * ''Lotus Blossom'' (Jazzheads, 2015) * ''If Not Now, When?'' (Jazzheads, 2018) * ''Brazilian Whispers'' (Origin, 2020?) * As Andrea Brachfeld & Insight: ''Evolution'' (Origin, 2022)

References

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