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Nubya Garcia: Odyssey review – a rich, orchestral journey of self-discovery
The British sax star rekindles her love for scoring strings on her second solo album, with the help of Chineke! Orchestra, Esperanza Spalding and more
Tenor saxophonist Nubya Garcia is one of the top-line names to emerge from the past decade’s explosion of young London jazz talent. Her second solo album foregrounds Garcia’s deepening compositional and arranging skills, as well as bravura performances from some longtime associates – keys player Joe Armon-Jones(Ezra Collective) and drummer Sam Jones, for two – plus input from a handful of female vocalists. Audaciously, one track – Water’s Path – is made up solely of pizzicato strings and a stately cello, all supplied by the Chineke!
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