- Limited to 500 copies worldwide
- Released off the back of a stunning session for ‘COLORS’, introducing Yazz to a whole new audience.
- Her album ‘A Paradise In The Hold’ received universal praise, cementing her position as one of the forward-thinking artists within modern Jazz.
- Quotes on ‘A Paradise In The Hold’: “a masterpiece” – ???? allmusic | “Infectiously Jubulant” – ???? The Guardian Global Album Of The Month | ???? MOJO | ???? Uncut
- Winner of the Jazz FM ‘Jazz Album of the Year’ 2020 for her album Polyhymnia
- In January 2020 Downbeat Magazine named Yazz as one of 25 artists set to shape the future of jazz over the next decade.
- Recipient of the highly prestigious Ivor Novello Award for Innovation
- Jazz FM ‘Jazz Act of the Year’ 2020
- Has won accolades from The Wire (Jazz Album Of The Year), Bandcamp(Best albums of 2017, Best Jazz Album), The Vinyl Factory, Stereogum, The Guardian, All About Jazz, and many more publications
- Yazz Ahmed receives regular airplay on BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 3, Soho Radio, Deutschlandfunk, Openlab, FBI Radio, FIP, Radio Raheem, KCRW, Rai Radio 3, Radio 1(BE), NTS, Worldwide FM, and many more
Music celebrating the healing power of the natural world.
“The world is hurting,
Forever wars.
Feelings of hopelessness.
Abandoned,
I weep for humanity.”
These are the thoughts that have compelled the celebrated Yazz Ahmed to release this music. In these troubled times she hopes to bring a little inner peace and to encourage reconnection with the sacred landscapes we all share on this planet.
This collection of nature-inspired music was recorded remotely in 2020, at home and with good friends in Denmark and the UK.
TRACKLIST
A1. Dawn Patrol
A2. Forest Bathing 森林浴
B1. A Moment To Be Free
B2. Questions No Answers
