Artist Profiles

At age 15, flutist Andrea Brachfeld began the practice of meditation, and at age 16, the practice of yoga. Over the decades, she has pursued such spiritual practices, which permeate her music and guide her life.  Brachfeld’s bio, found on her website, spans decades of stellar musical achievement in New York City and beyond. | Read more>> Read More

Baltimore-based jazz photographer Jeffrey Kliman says he is “aglow” and “a happy camper.” That’s because in October, University of Pittsburgh’s Hillman Library celebrated its newly purchased archive of Kliman’s work — over 52,000 negatives, 3,000 slides, 2,300 prints and proofs, and 1,000 contact sheets — primarily black and white images of jazz musicians, taken from 1986 to 2014. | Read more>> Read More