Yazz Ahmed Paradise In The Hold

"Infectiously jubilant" ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - The Guardian (Global Album Of The Month)
"Brims with transcultural detail... vaulting in its ambition, A Paradise… merges jazz and Arabian classical music with invention and panache." - ⭐⭐⭐⭐ MOJO
"Some of her most expansive and exciting music to date." - Jazzwise
"Yazz Ahmed has created her most exquisite sonic world yet on A Paradise In The Hold, 10 tracks of magnetic, boundary-transcending jazz" - 8/10 UNCUT
"Really beautiful and intimate" - Emma Jean Thackray
"Just a dash of magic" - Mary Anne Hobbs
"There’s a transportive aspect to Yazz Ahmed’s music, and a subtle yet pervasive sense of joy." - Clash

Yazz Ahmed, hailed as one of the most influential trumpet players of her generation. An Ivor Novello award winning composer who makes sweeping epics that are rich with storytelling, depicting evocative ancient worlds and mythological muses. With her fourth studio album, A Paradise in the Hold, the British-Bahrani musician dives even deeper into her dual heritage and has come up with a treasure trove that draws on traditional music and stories from her...





















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