April Jazz Club: Nana Rashid (DK/OM) at Sokos Hotel Tapiola Garden

Nana Rashid is one of the brightest rising stars on the Scandinavian jazz scene. The Danish-Zanzibari-Omani vocalist was awarded Best New Jazz Artist of the Year at the Danish Music Awards 2023 for her stunning debut album Music for Betty—a release also nominated for Best Vocal Jazz Album of the Year.
With a voice that channels the raw emotional power of Nina Simone and the elegance of Scandinavian jazz, Nana Rashid offers a strikingly original take on modern vocal jazz. Music for Betty is a deeply personal and emotionally resonant album that blends Nordic melancholy with shades of neo-soul, blues, and poetic storytelling. The title references her original song “Poor Blue Betty” — an ode to the parts of ourselves we often hide, but which ultimately make us whole....

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Nana Rashid is one of the brightest rising stars on the Scandinavian jazz scene. The Danish-Zanzibari-Omani vocalist was awarded Best New Jazz Artist of the Year at the Danish Music Awards 2023 for her stunning debut album Music for Betty—a release also nominated for Best Vocal Jazz Album of the Year.
With a voice that channels the raw emotional power of Nina Simone and the elegance of Scandinavian jazz, Nana Rashid offers a strikingly original take on modern vocal jazz. Music for Betty is a deeply personal and emotionally resonant album that blends Nordic melancholy with shades of neo-soul, blues, and poetic storytelling. The title references her original song “Poor Blue Betty” — an ode to the parts of ourselves we often hide, but which ultimately make us whole.
The debut received wide critical acclaim:“A superb debut album.” – Jazz Journal
“One of the absolute best Danish vocal jazz debut albums in several years.” ★★★★★ Gaffa DK
“A smouldering intensity… sets the tone for the entire album.” ★★★★★ Jazzwise (Editor’s Choice)
This concert is part of Better Live, a project co-financed by the European Union's Creative Europe program.

Nana Rashid on yksi skandinaavisen jazzin kirkkaimmista nousevista tähdistä. Tanskalais-sansibarilais-omanilainen laulaja palkittiin vuoden parhaana uutena jazzartistina Danish Music Awards 2023 -gaalassa upeasta debyyttialbumistaan Music for Betty, joka oli ehdolla myös vuoden parhaaksi vokaalijazz-albumiksi.
Nina Simonen raakaa emotionaalista voimaa ja skandinaavisen jazzin eleganssia kanavoiva Rashid tarjoaa oman ainutlaatuisen näkökulmansa moderniin vokaalijazziin. Music for Betty on syvästi henkilökohtainen ja tunteisiin vetoava albumi, joka yhdistää pohjoismaista melankoliaa neo-soulin, bluesin ja runollisen tarinankerronnan sävyihin. Albumin nimi viittaa hänen alkuperäiseen kappaleeseensa "Poor Blue Betty" – oodiin niille itsemme osille, jotka usein piilotamme, mutta jotka lopulta tekevät meistä kokonaisia.
Rashid valmistelee parhaillaan seuraajaa mestarilliselle debyyttialbumilleen ja esittelee myös uusia sävellyksiään lavalla ennen studiosessioita.
“A superb debut album.” – Jazz Journal
“One of the absolute best Danish vocal jazz debut albums in several years.” ★★★★★ Gaffa DK
“A smouldering intensity… sets the tone for the entire album.” ★★★★★ Jazzwise (Editor’s Choice)
Tämä konsertti on osa Better Live -hanketta, jonka osarahoittajana on Euroopan Unionin Luova Eurooppa -ohjelma.

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