Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz Interview Series. In this episode, we talk with acclaimed and Grammy-nominated jazz harpist Brandee Younger — a groundbreaking artist revolutionizing the harp’s place in modern music.

We catch up with Brandee to discuss her upcoming 2025 album, her highly anticipated performance at Flushing Town Hall in Queens on May 3, and her historic rise in the jazz world. Brandee made history in 2022 as the first Black woman ever nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition, and she recently won the 2024 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Jazz Album with Brand New Life.

Over the past 15 years, Brandee has worked relentlessly to break barriers and expand the role of the harp in jazz, soul, and contemporary music. Her story is both inspiring and transformative.

🔗 More on the Flushing Town Hall Show: https://www.flushingtownhall.org/brandee-younger-trio

🔗 Discover Brandee’s music and upcoming album: https://brandeeyounger.com/

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Joe Dimino has been writing & creating in a variety of capacities since his college days at the University of Missouri-Kansas City somewhere around 1993. If you are keeping score, that would be about 29 years+. It all began at UMKCs University News as a Sports Writer & turned into a myriad of expressive avenues. Inventing poems, art, video & audio has always been in the proverbial cards.