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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 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 fit.

Garcia’s 2024 sophomore album Odyssey (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 sacrificing the groove. It’s a deeply personal offering about her trek to falling back in love with musical composition over the past four years.

Her 2020 debut album Source was released via Concord Jazz to massive critical acclaim, an NPR Tiny Desk Concert, a Pitchfork “Best New Music” review and a Rolling Stone “Album of the Month” mention. The New York Times called it “a sweeping set of jazz with Afro-Caribbean influences that funnels a life’s worth of experiences into an hourlong listen.” The album entered the UK charts in the Top 30, and Garcia was one of just 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 prestigious Mercury Prize, an award given to the best album from the UK or Ireland.

Calling Garcia’s latest release “a veritable quest of a record,” Pitchfork raved that “Odyssey isn’t just full of ideas; it’s full of good ideas—rich, challenging, and inspiring in their largess.”

Fronting an incandescent quartet, Nubya Garcia is unquestionably “one of the leading lights of the new young London jazz scene” (Jazzwise).

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Please Note: Seating is limited with a mix of seating and standing room. Arrive early for seating. Box Office & Lobby open at 6:30 PM; House opens at 7:00 PM; the show starts at 7:30 PM

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