Brandee Younger

Brandee Younger
Younger at the Harlem Arts Festival in 2013
Background information
Origin	Hempstead, NY, US
Genres	Jazz, classical, pop
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instruments	Harp
Years active	2006 - present
Associated acts	Ravi Coltrane, Niia Bertino, Bill Lee, Postmodern Jukebox
Website	www.brandeeyounger.com

Brandee Younger (born in Hempstead, New York) is an American harpist.

Known as a hybrid harpist, Brandee is classically trained and active in jazz and popular music. She is noted for her work with saxophonist Ravi Coltrane and is heavily inspired by the works of Alice Coltrane and Dorothy Ashby. She has worked with Jack DeJohnette, Charlie Haden, Bill Lee, Pharoah Sanders and Reggie Workman and has appeared on recordings with popular artists including Lauryn Hill, John Legend, Common (Finding Forever), Ryan Leslie, Drake and is featured on the Grammy Award – nominated album New York: A Love Story by Mack Wilds.

Brandee grew up in Hempstead, NY and Uniondale, NY, earned her undergraduate degrees in Harp Performance and Music Management at the Hartt School of the University of Hartford and earned her graduate degree in Music Performance and Composition at the Steinhardt School of New York University.

She is on the harp faculty at Adelphi University, The University of Hartford Hartt School Community Division and the Greenwich House Music School.