Hip-Harp

The harp may be one of the oldest instruments in the world, but modern harpists have been working to break the instrument free from its stuffy connotations for years. The late Alice Coltrane famously taught herself how to play harp following the death of her husband in 1967, taking her cue from trailblazing 1950s jazz harpist Dorothy Ashby, Coltrane became a figurehead of spiritual jazz harp. In the USA harpist Brandee Younger has worked with everyone from jazz legends Pharoah Sanders and Ravi Coltrane to A-listers like Drake, Lauryn Hill, and Common. Then there is the UK’s own Amanda Whiting who has become a specialist in the field of Jazz harp. So, sit back and check some really hip harp music.