trumpeter jaimie branch passed away on Monday night at her residence in the Red Hook neighbourhood

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of Brooklyn, New York. Branch's rendition of improvisational music merged punk aggression with cutting

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edge skill, winning praise both inside and outside of jazz circles. International Anthem, the Chicago-based

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record label that distributed her music, made a statement about her passing. (The statement, which was

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written after consulting with her family, didn't give a reason.) 39 years old. Branch's trumpet could generate

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an universe of individual expression, sounding loud and conflagratory one second and weary and

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sombre the next. In whatever situation, she always expressed a complete, whole-body conviction with her horn.

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This spirit of gutsy intensity was one of the reasons she rose to become a cherished pillar of the creative

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music community over the past 10 years. In contrast, her behaviour was frequently comically vulgar and ultracasual,

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traits she alluded to with her preferred name, jaimie breezy branch (no caps). She was a rising talent

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who had gained a large fan base and received numerous accolades over the previous five years.

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