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Jaimie Branch (17 June 1983–22 August 2022)

August 2022

“Free jazz is a real reflection of the times and everything that’s going on [...] It puts beauty back into the world, it vibrates, I think it works on an anatomical level.” US trumpeter, composer and bandleader Jaimie Branch has died aged 39. Read her Invisible Jukebox interview from 2019 in our online archive.

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a terrible news.
rest in peace.

Unbelievably sad. Such a genius.

What an incredible artist . Soooo sad she’s gone but her music lives on . RIP JB

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