La Saboteuse Yazz Ahmed SKU: NAIMLP340 Barcode: 5053760029434 31.00 £31.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Naim Absolute Released Date: 12th May 2017 Buying Format: 1LP Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Bahraini-British performer, Yazz Ahmed, is transforming what jazz means in 2017. This trumpet and flugelhorn-playing artist has worked with Radiohead and These New Puritans, experiments with electronic effects, and combines sounds from her shared heritage to author a new narrative for the genre. Part of the new wave of artists credited with stirring up the sound, including Kamasi Washington, Yussef Kamaal, Sons of Kemet and The Comet is Coming, Yazz Ahmed is thrilled by the possibilities of making something new. “I feel like I’m a part of modernising jazz and connecting it with audiences today,” Yazz says. “It’s exciting.” Yazz spent her early childhood in Bahrain, her paternal homeland, before moving to London with her English mother at the age of nine. There, she became fascinated by her grandfather’s trumpet playing, and vowed to learn the instrument herself. Yazz’s sound is unique. Her take on jazz weaves in Arabic melodies to evocative, cinematic effect. “I love the sounds of Arabic music. The traditional folk singing is so heartfelt, elemental and passionate.” Future-facing and fascinating, Yazz Ahmed is part of a glimmering new constellation in the jazz firmament. And her next project is destined to take her further into the stars. “I’m planning to write a piece inspired by the ever-changing structures of the universe,” she concludes. Her new album ‘La Saboteuse’ is a deep exploration of both her British and Bahraini roots. Ably assisted by musicians including Lewis Wright on vibraphone, MOBO-winning new jazz kingpin Shabaka Hutchings on bass clarinet and Naadia Sherriff on Fender Rhodes keyboard, it’s composed of undulating rhythms, Middle Eastern melody and Yazz’s sonorous trumpet lines. The record sounds like the passage of a desert caravan, bathed in moonlight. The theme of ‘La Saboteuse’ is the sense of self-doubt that Yazz feels when she is creating, personified in a female saboteur, an anti-muse that spurs her into action. “Giving ‘her’ a name has really helped me to identify those negative voices we all get,” she says. “I know what it is and I know how to combat it.” Artist Yazz Ahmed Genre Jazz Label Naim Absolute Buying Options 1LP Format 1LP Condition New Country United Kingdom Track Listings Inhale Jamil Jamal Misophonia The Space Between The Fish And The Moon La Saboteuse Al Emadi Inspiration Expiration The Lost Pearl Bloom Beleille Whirling Organ Eternal Exhale Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Jazz View Product Quick View Cassandra Wilson Loverly Jazz | Blue Note | 1LP Released 23rd July 2008 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Cassandra Wilson Loverly £21.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Blue Note SKU: 5076991 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 23rd July 2008 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Various Artists Clearaudio: 45 Years Excellence Edition Volume 1 (DMM 180g 45rpm 2LP) Classical | in-akustik | 180g, 2LP, 45rpm Released 25th August 2023 £70.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Various Artists Clearaudio: 45 Years Excellence Edition Volume 1 (DMM 180g 45rpm 2LP) £70.00 Genre: Classical Label: in-akustik SKU: INALP78151-45 Formats: 180g, 2LP, 45rpm Released Date: 25th August 2023 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Charles Lloyd, John Abercrombie, Dave Holland & Billy Higgins Voice In The Night Jazz | ECM | 2LP Released 7th June 2019 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Charles Lloyd, John Abercrombie, Dave Holland & Billy Higgins Voice In The Night £23.00 Genre: Jazz Label: ECM SKU: 7742667 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 7th June 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Ian Shaw Shine Sister Shine Jazz | Jazz Village | 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 7th September 2018 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Ian Shaw Shine Sister Shine £20.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Jazz Village SKU: JV3355000506 Formats: 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 7th September 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Yusef Lateef The Blue Yusef Lateef Jazz | Music On Vinyl | 180g, 1LP Released 4th August 2014 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Yusef Lateef The Blue Yusef Lateef £20.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Music On Vinyl SKU: MOVLP1139 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 4th August 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Brecker Brothers Live and Unreleased Jazz | Leopard | 180g, 2LP Released 27th March 2020 £27.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Brecker Brothers Live and Unreleased £27.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Leopard SKU: D78072 Formats: 180g, 2LP Released Date: 27th March 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nearly New View Product Quick View Blackbyrds, The Better Days Jazz | Fantasy | 1LP Released 14th March 2024 £16.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Blackbyrds, The Better Days £16.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Fantasy SKU: nn282715 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 14th March 2024 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Pharoah Sanders Rejoice Jazz | Pure Pleasure | 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 18th February 2022 £47.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Pharoah Sanders Rejoice £47.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Pure Pleasure SKU: TR112/113 Formats: 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 18th February 2022 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Melissa Aldana Echoes of the Inner Prophet Jazz | Blue Note | 1LP Released 5th April 2024 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Melissa Aldana Echoes of the Inner Prophet £26.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Blue Note SKU: 5827748 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 5th April 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Eddie Harris People Get Funny Jazz | Music On Vinyl | 180g, 1LP Released 22nd March 2024 £28.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Eddie Harris People Get Funny £28.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Music On Vinyl SKU: MOVLP3712C Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 22nd March 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Jazz Start again
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