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Nubya Garcia isn’t an artist you can easily classify. Is it jazz?
Sure, the London-born saxophonist, composer and bandleader grew up
studying the genre under the noted pianist Nikki Yeoh at Camden Music.
But it isn’t until you listen to albums like 2020’s Source and
2024’s Odyssey that you hear broader creativity shining through:
It’s jazz, classical, dub, R&B and whatever else Garcia wants to
convey. It all comes from a place of exploration and self-study, of
wanting to do all the things across all disciplines while ignoring
arbitrary boxes that don’t t. Garcia’s sophomore album Odyssey,
out in September 2024 via Concord Jazz, is a majestic feat on which
she blends orchestral arrangements with R&B, jazz, broken beat and
dub, resulting in a grand, nuanced record that feels airy and
celestial without sacricing the groove. It’s a deeply personal
oering about her trek to falling back in love with musical composition
over the past four years. Source, her 2020 debut album, was released
via Concord Jazz to massive critical acclaim, an NPR Tiny Desk (Home)
Concert, a Pitchfork “Best New Music” review and a Rolling Stone
“Album of the Month” mention. In a prole, The New York Times
called Source “a sweeping set of jazz with Afro-Caribbean inuences
that funnels a life’s worth of experiences into an hourlong
listen.” Also upon release, the album entered the UK charts in the
Top 30, and she was just one of three artists selected to perform live
at Glastonbury’s 2020 Experience, which aired on the BBC to
thousands of viewers. Source was also nominated for the Mercury
Prize, a prestigious award given to the best albums from the UK or
Ireland. In 2022, Garcia toured the US in support of Khruangbin,
performing in sold-out venues including Radio City Music Hall in New
York, the Ryman in Nashville and the Met in Philadelphia. She then
headlined her own tour in the UK and US, performing at various
festivals including Glastonbury, Love Supreme, Pickathon and Newport
Jazz. Garcia continues to tour worldwide while also collaborating with
major brands like Lululemon, Paul Smith, Labrum, Nicholas Daley and
Burberry. She was one of three creatives selected for Fossil’s
“Moment In Time” campaign, which was published globally in VOGUE,
GQ, and GLAMOUR magazines. Elsewhere, Garcia has been featured in
numerous print publications, including Mojo, Vogue and Ebony. As a
composer, Garcia’s original music has been placed with Apple TV (Ted
Lasso); OWN Network (Cherish The Day); FX TV (Atlanta); EPIC GAMES
(Fortnite); and on multiple podcasts (including the theme tune for
Anika Noni Rose’s Clio award-winning podcast Being Seen). It would
not be entirely accurate to refer to Magi Merlin as only a singer or a
songwriter. Music is indeed at the core of her artistry, but her world
expands beyond the medium. It is one that is equally visual as it is
auditory, one that is continuously shaped through collaborations with
producers such as Funkywhat, designers, photographers, video directors
and even film directors: Magi Merlin recently made her acting debut
with a role in the movie "Mile End Kicks" from writer-director
Chandler Levack (“I Like Movies”). In the fall, Magi
Merlin returned with the double single Bip / 9volt: two
complementary, cathartic songs. One is docile, clever, and a bit sad
as it goes on about acquiring confidence in coping with womanhood. The
other is fierce and is meant to give you the energy to make the
difference in a world that definitely needs it. They represent two
sides of the same coin, share the same BPM, and are a great reflection
of Magi's artistic versatility. Bip / 9volt provides a glimpse of
what's to come from Magi Merlin in the next year or so, after having
spent the last two years in the studio exploring and refining her
craft.
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