Ep 27 Sarah Gail Brand

In Episode 27, Luke talks to free improvising trombone player,
educator and music therapist Sarah Gail Brand.


Born in London in 1971, Sarah Gail Brand began playing the
trombone in 1979 and qualified as a Music Therapist in 2001.
Since qualifying, she has worked in special needs education and
adult psychiatric and learning disability services in the NHS and
currently runs a private music therapy practice.


Sarah is a professor of Improvisation at the Guildhall School of
Music and Drama, London, where she trains music therapists on the
MA Music Therapy programme and teaches in the Dept. of Jazz
Studies. Sarah also lectures at Canterbury Christ Church
University on Music, Health and Well Being.


Described by The Wire magazine as ‘the most exciting trombone
player for years’, Sarah has performed on the international Jazz
and Improvised Music scene for over 25 years. Sarah has recorded
for many artists and has released 5 records under her own name.
Sarah also works as a session player and brass arranger. As well
as collaborating with musicians, Sarah has worked with a variety
of performers including writer and comedian Stewart Lee.


Sarah is in the final year of her PhD at Canterbury Christ Church
University, where she has undertaken practice-based research on
the impact of ensemble interrelationships in performances of
Improvised Music. 


For more info: http://www.sarahgailbrand.net/


References


Bailey, D. (1980). Musical improvisation: its nature and practice
in music. Prentice-Hall.


Bruscia, K. (1987) Improvisational Models of Music Therapy.
Springfield Publishers.


Toop, D. (2016). Into the Maelstrom: Music, Improvisation and the
Dream of Freedom: Before 1970. Bloomsbury Publishing USA.