"It sounds amazing. A beautiful recording." - Gilles Peterson
"Its such a great record, absolutely beautiful." Tom Ravenscroft - BBC 6 Music
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Elevating, uplifting and beautifully arranged. Jasmine Myra‘s sophomore album Rising builds on the success of her breakthrough album Horizons to deliver a major statement from one of UK Jazz’s rising stars. Produced by Matthew Halsall and mixed by Greg Freeman (Hania Rani, Matthew Halsall, Portico Quartet), Rising delivers a confident and vibrant follow up that joins the musical dots between Myra’s influences Kenny Wheeler, Bonobo and Shabaka Hutchings while delivering something unique, beautiful and profound.
Rising is also the sound of a composer and performer growing in stature and adding extra layers of confidence and poise to both her playing and composing. Aided and abetted by Matthew Halsall who once again lends his production skills, Rising is fuller, richer and deeper as Myra develops her uniquely uplifting sound.
“Much like my first album, Rising is a reflection of a period of my life. It is a continuation from Horizons, which was all about my experience during lockdown, and entailed overcoming my struggles with mental health. Following on from that experience, I set out to continue building my self-confidence. This album has an uplifting and spiritual sound, drawing influence from artists such as Makaya McCraven, Bonobo and Shabaka Hutchings.”
Rising features the same core of musicians as Myra’s debut album Horizons (Gondwana records GOND052): guitarist Ben Haskins, drummer George Hall pianist Jasper Green, harpist Alice Roberts (who both also perform with Matthew Halsall) and bassist Sam Quintana who collectively bring a deft understating of the subtle textures of Myra’s music and perform with a collective empathy and drive that really pushes the music on a radiant journey. And a string quartet add gently elevating textures to Still Waters, Knowingness, From
Embers and How Tall The Mountains.
TOUR DATES
1 May 2024 – Brudenell Social Club – Leeds – UK – TICKETS
2 May 2024 – Hare & Hounds – Birmingham – UK – TICKETS
3 May 2024 – Turner Sims – Southampton – UK – TICKETS
5 May 2024 – Strange Brew – Bristol – UK – TICKETS
6 May 2024 – Komedia – Brighton – UK – TICKETS
8 May 2024 – Norwich Arts Centre – Norwich – UK – TICKETS
9 May 2024 – Cecil Sharp House – London – UK – TICKETS
10 May 2024 – The Tin Music and Arts – Coventry – UK – TICKETS
11 May 2024 – Future Yard – Birkenhead – UK – TICKETS
12 May 2024 – Yes – Manchester – UK – TICKETS
14 May 2024 – Broadcast – Glasgow – UK – TICKETS
25 May 2024 – Roeselare Jazz Festival – Roeselare – BE –TICKETS
29 May 2024 – Peggy’s Skylight – Nottingham – UK – TICKETS
14 July 2024 – Matosinhos en Jazz – Matosinhos – PT
24 Oct Warsaw, Jassmine, PL
25 Oct Zurich, Moods, CH
26 Oct Paris, Le Duc Des Lombards, FR
27 Oct Frankfurt am Main, Deutsches Jazz Festival, DE
28 Oct Hamburg, Nochtspeicher, DE
29 Oct PAARD, Den Haag, NL
31 Oct Gretchen, Berlin, DE
4 December 2024 – Union Chapel – London – UK
ON TOUR (EUROPE): October 2024 / March-April 2025 + Festivals 2025
"★★★★ “Myra proves herself a sensitive performer/composer” MOJO
★★★★ “A new generation of spiritual jazz” Jazzwise
AGENT: Agnese Daverio
