Death of US trumpet star, 39
RIPNews is being shared of the death of the composer and trumpeter, Jaimie Branch.
No cause is yet known.
A trumpeter from the age of nine, Jaimie was a major force in the Brooklyn jazz scene.
Nate Chinen said on NPR: ‘Jaimie Breezy Branch could conjure a world of personal expression with her trumpet, sounding brash and conflagratory one moment, bleary and contemplative the next. What she always conveyed with her horn, in any setting, was an absolute whole-body conviction. One reason she became a beloved linchpin of the creative music community over the last decade was this spirit of gutsy intensity. (…) She was a welcome presence on the Festival of New Trumpet Music in New York, which presented her as early as 2007, and on multiple occasions since.’
Very sad news. Wonderful player.
…and another one. Sad.
Did she get the c-jab? WhatsApp do you think?
I’ve known Jaimie since she was 14. Even then, it was clear she was an exceptional technical and musical talent, eager to explore and challenge the outer limits of jazz and of her instrument, while still paying deep respect to musical geniuses before her. And, a wonderfully kind person.
Clearly a remarkable talent.
Desperately sad.