Jasmine at Seven

Jasmine Myra is a Leeds based saxophonist, composer and band leader making a name for herself in the UK and beyond. She has surrounded herself with some of the best young talent in the north of England. Her music has a euphoric and uplifting sound, influenced by artists as diverse as Bonobo, Olafur Arnalds and Kenny Wheeler, artists whose music shares an emotive quality that you can also hear in Myra’s own compositions. She has been working with Gondwana Records A&R and producer Matthew Halsall, whose keen ear for talent helped bring the music of GoGo Penguin, Mammal Hands and Hania Rani to the wider world....

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Jasmine Myra is a Leeds based saxophonist, composer and band leader making a name for herself in the UK and beyond. She has surrounded herself with some of the best young talent in the north of England. Her music has a euphoric and uplifting sound, influenced by artists as diverse as Bonobo, Olafur Arnalds and Kenny Wheeler, artists whose music shares an emotive quality that you can also hear in Myra’s own compositions. She has been working with Gondwana Records A&R and producer Matthew Halsall, whose keen ear for talent helped bring the music of GoGo Penguin, Mammal Hands and Hania Rani to the wider world.

Jasmine Myra- alto sax, Anna Chandler – soprano/alto sax, Ben Haskins – guitar, Jasper Green – piano, Alice Roberts – harp, Sam Quintana – bass, George Hall – drums.

A keen improviser, Jasmine is appreciative of jazz’s innate embrace of imperfection, furnishing its artists with the freedom to utilise each of their live performances as separate vehicles for self-expression. Inspired by the likes of Bonobo, MF Doom and Madvillain, as well as fellow saxophonist – and NQ Jazz alumnus – Soweto Kinch, her compositions are subtly suffused with a hint of hip-hop’s signature swagger, combining the classic with the contemporary to create the sort of sleek yet sparkling soundscapes by which audiences can’t help but be captivated.

Somewhat of an accidental frontwoman, Jasmine originally had “no interest in leading a project or writing [her] own music”, but after finding herself in search of a suitable band to back her during her final recital at Leeds College of Music, the Jasmine Quintet was formed, later fortified via her involvement in separate musical project, Têtes de Pois.

“Live, the extra fun is watching the band when Jasmine hits some new improvisation or favourite riff, when they can’t hide their delight in her playing. Their faces flash appreciation or astonishment” – The State of the Arts

Thursday 31 August @Seven Arts 1.30-4pm £12/10 concessions, 25 and under £6 .

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