YAZZ AHMED'S HAFLA BAND
Saint Lukes
Calton, 17 Bain St, Glasgow G40 2JZ, United Kingdom
55.854664
-4.234709000000066
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Line up:Yazz Ahmed - trumpetGeorge Crowley - bass clarinetRalph Wyld - vibraphoneNaadia Sheriff - piano/electric pianoDudley Phillips - bass guitarMartin France - drumsVasilis Sarikis - percussion
After the release of her album La Saboteuse (Naïm Records) in May, the young trumpeter, promising talent of British jazz, joined Anteprima.
A Bahraini-British performer,Yazz Ahmed, is giving a new meaning to nowadays jazz. This trumpet and flugelhorn player has worked with Radiohead and These New Puritans, experiments with electronic effects, and shapes her own musical universe from that legacy. Part of the new wave of artists who are eager to break the old codes of jazz, such as Kamasi Washington, Yussef Kamaal, Christian Scott, Yazz Ahmed is thrilled by the possibilities of making something new. “I feel like I’m a part of modernising jazz and connecting it with audiences today,” Yazz says. “It’s exciting.”
Her new album ‘La Saboteuse’ is a deep exploration of both her British and Bahraini roots. Ably assisted by musicians including Lewis Wright on vibraphone, MOBO-winning new jazz kingpin Shabaka Hutchings on bass clarinet and Naadia Sherriff on Fender Rhodes keyboard, it’s composed of undulating rhythms, Middle Eastern melody and Yazz’s sonorous trumpet lines. The record sounds like the passage of a desert caravan, bathed in moonlight. The theme of ‘La Saboteuse’ is the sense of self-doubt that Yazz feels when she is creating, personified in a female saboteur, an anti-muse that spurs her into action. “Giving ‘her’ a name has really helped me to identify those negative voices we all get,” she says. “I know what it is and I know how to combat it.”
7:15 pm doors, 7:30 pm show time
Over 14s, under 16s accompanied by an adult over 18
Festival website: www.jazzfest.co.uk
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Start:
2018-06-24T19:15:00+01:00
End:
2018-06-24T22:15:00+01:00
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