Dec 8, 2021 11:26 AM
Jazz Boom in the UK!
Midway through the 2010s, the excitement became palpable. A new sound was developing and it wasn’t just the jazz…
The spread from DownBeat’s October 2021 issue, clockwise: Yazz Ahmed, Steam Down, Nubya Garcia, Emma-Jean Thackray, Moses Boyd and Alexis Blondel.
Dec 8, 2021 11:26 AM
Midway through the 2010s, the excitement became palpable. A new sound was developing and it wasn’t just the jazz…
Veronica Swift has both a historical connection to the music and a desire to expand its artistic purview.
Dec 3, 2020 8:58 AM
Welcome to our enthusiastic, optimistic look at the future.
Below, DownBeat presents short profiles of two dozen…
Yazz Ahmed is among the 25 artists DownBeat thinks will help shape jazz in the decades to come.
Oct 7, 2020 9:04 AM
On the three studio albums flugelhorn player Yazz Ahmed’s released, there’s a very clear unfolding of singular…
Trumpeter and flugelhornist Yazz Ahmed celebrates the accomplishments of others on Polyhymnia, a work released through the Ropeadope imprint.
Nov 12, 2019 8:24 AM
Polyhymnia is a clear demonstration that Yazz Ahmed’s global awareness and pursuit of thought-provoking music…
