Results for "Lori Andrews"

Lori Andrews

Born: January 23, 1958

Carol Robbins: Moraga

by Edward Blanco
June 30, 2012

The harp is probably one of the least recognized and utilized instruments in jazz yet, the jazz harp is as much a part of the genre as the saxophone, with only a handful of musicians making it their instrument of choice. The late Dorothy Ashby and Alice Coltrane, along with Lori Andrews, Columbian Edmar Castaneda and ...

Edmar Casteneda: Entre Cuerdas

by Woodrow Wilkins
September 16, 2009

The harp is a jazz instrument? Though not as widely appreciated as, say, the saxophone, a few daring souls have taken this classical instrument into the world of improvisation--among them, Dorothy Ashby, Deborah Henson-Conant and Lori Andrews. Colombian-born Edmar Casteneda is another in their ranks. Casteneda began playing harp at age 13. His career ...

Pulling Strings

By Lori Andrews

Label: JazHarp Records
Released: 2001
Track listing: Urban Legend; Parthenia; Backtalk; Squall; Akoustik Funk; Jimmy; Friends; The Edge; Four Winds; Mirrors; Emerald Bay; One Step Back.

Lori Andrews & Bart Samolis: Pulling Strings

by Jim Santella
October 1, 2001

By inviting six stellar jazz saxophonists to sit in, Lori Andrews and Bart Samolis remind us of the contributions from that instrument throughout a century of growth. It's got the melody. Swirling alone and blending timbres with other members of the quartet, each saxophonist blazes improvised trails. Opting for a contemporary sound, Andrews colors a surround-sound ...