In July of 2022, just one month before jaimie branch’s death sent shockwaves around the world, the trumpet player and composer was in Chicago at International Anthem studios putting finishing touches on an album. It was a suite of music she had composed and then recorded with her flagship ensemble, Fly or Die, over the course of a residency at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts in Omaha, Nebraska. In her wake, the album was near complete, with only mixing tweaks, final titles, and artwork to be fully realized. In the months following, her family (led by sister Kate Branch), her … read more
In July of 2022, just one month before jaimie branch’s death sent shockwaves around the world, the trumpet player and composer was in Chicago at Inte… read more
In July of 2022, just one month before jaimie branch’s death sent shockwaves around the world, the trumpet player and composer was in Chicago at International Anthem studios putting fini… read more
Jaimie Breezy Branch (17 June 1983 - 22 August 2022) was an American trumpetist and electrician in Jazz and improvisational music. Branch was raised in Red Hook, Brooklyn and nine years old she started playing the trumpet. 14 years old she moved to Wilmette, a suburb of Chicago, before attending the New England Conservatory of Music (completed in 2005). Later she moved back to Chicago, working as a musician, organizer and sound engineer in the local music environment, including Jason Ajemian (The Art of Dying, 2006), Keefe Jackson's Prosjekt Prosjekt (Just Like This, 2007), and… read more
Jaimie Breezy Branch (17 June 1983 - 22 August 2022) was an American trumpetist and electrician in Jazz and improvisational music. Branch was raised in Red Hook, Brooklyn and nine years old… read more
Jaimie Breezy Branch (17 June 1983 - 22 August 2022) was an American trumpetist and electrician in Jazz and improvisational music. Branch was raised in Red Hook, Brooklyn and nine years old she started playing the trumpet. 14 years old… read more