Nubya Garcia goes back to the Source for debut solo album and releases epic title track as first single

Source is tenor saxophonist Nubya Garcia’s eagerly anticipated debut solo album and is released on 21 August on Concord Jazz. Jointly produced by Garcia and renowned producer Kwes (Nérija, Bobby Womack, Solange), the forthright, groove-driven and soulful long-player features Garcia’s hard-touring band of keyboardist Joe Armon-Jones, bassist Daniel Casimir and drummer Sam Jones, alongside guest appearances by fellow Nérija bandmate Cassie Kinoshi on alto sax; KOKOROKO horn players Richie Seivwright (trombone) and Sheila Maurice-Grey (trumpet) and vocals from Akenya on closing track ‘Boundless Beings’. The first single is the title track, an epic 12-minute journey with guest appearances by Ms Maurice, Kinoshi and Seivwright, which can be heard below.

The album is Garcia’s first extended solo outing, following her two EPs, 2017’s Nubya’s 5ive and 2018’s When We Are, and her acclaimed band projects with Nérija and Maisha, plus frequent touring with Armon-Jones. As a key figure of the ‘new jazz’ resurgence of 2018, Garcia has forged a formidable rep as a hugely charismatic performer with a powerful sound, which has seen her win armfuls of awards including Jazz FM ‘Breakthrough Act of the Year Award’ (2018) and Jazz FM ‘UK Jazz Act of the Year Award’ (2019), as well as breaking through in the US. See the September issue of Jazzwise for an exclusive interview with Nubya about her album.

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