Nubya Garcia - Invidious

Nubya Garcia

www.nubyagarcia.com

Nubya Garcia isn’t an artist you can easily classify. Is it jazz? Sure, the London-born saxophonist, composer and bandleader grew up studying the genre under the noted pianist Nikki Yeoh at Camden Music. But it isn’t until you listen to albums like 2020’s Source and 2024’s Odyssey that you hear broader creativity shining through: It’s jazz, classical, dub, R&B and whatever else Garcia wants to convey. It all comes from a place of exploration and self-study, of wanting to do all the things across all disciplines while ignoring arbitrary boxes that don’t fit.

Garcia’s sophomore album Odyssey, out in September 2024 via Concord Jazz, is a majestic feat on which she blends orchestral arrangements with R&B, jazz, broken beat and dub, resulting in a grand, nuanced record that feels airy and celestial without sacricing the groove. It’s a deeply personal oering about her trek to falling back in love with musical composition over the past four years.

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Nubya Garcia

Thank you so much ‪@nprmusic‬ ! Enjoy :-)

4 months ago | [YT] | 11

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Nubya Garcia

thank you to Loyle Carner for curating such an incredible line up and bringing out one of my absolute inspirations on stage: John Agard . such a beautiful energy all day, big big thank you to everyone who came to see the set All Points East- its been so fun playing new music for you .

albums is out 20th sept and preorders are up and ready to be ordered 👀

big thank you to Jessica Skeetes Cross for styling me: wearing Bimba Y Lola, Jimmy Choo and Ottomanhands
@klassichair_ for my hair
@marianap.res 📸

1 year ago | [YT] | 71

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Nubya Garcia

thank you to everyone who came out at Wildfields fest!

1 year ago | [YT] | 63

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Nubya Garcia

can’t wait to share the final single before my album drops in September! I have a new single out tomorrow that features the ever brilliant @richie check it & pre save and all thattt

odyssey.nubyagarcia.com/Odyssey

1 year ago | [YT] | 74

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Nubya Garcia

looking forward to launching this album in person this time 🌹

Odyssey Album Launch, join us on 19th September at the ICA. I’ve been wanting to do an intimate show in London for a while now, and this is the perfect opportunity. v limited tickets on sale from this Friday (set your reminders and send this to someone you know wants to come, the algo is doing bits so I don’t want you to miss this!)

I can’t wait to share this music with you x

1 year ago | [YT] | 69

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Nubya Garcia

my second single ‘ Clarity ‘ from my upcoming second album, is out TODAYYY. this is the first composition of mine that im sharing with strings. I’d love to say that it was a walk in the park and absolutely easy writing for strings for the first time, but that would be a LIE haha. I’m so proud that I set out to do something new to me, which can often come with an exceeeeeeding amount of doubt. But all I have to say right now is, I love this track so much, I really got to sonic space I envisioned with this one.

I want to say a huge huge thank you to Chineke! Orchestra for making my first experience with strings as a composer such a beautiful, enriching and confidence building one. I have been following their journey for yearsss, they are absolutely fantastic and it’s always been something in my mind that one day I wanted to work with them, they are a majority black and ethnically diverse orchestra who are actively championing change and providing the representation I wish I had as a young string player growing up.

On Clarity you hear :
Chineke! Orchestra
Julian Gil Rodriguez
Ronald Long
Elodie Chousmer - Howelles
Robert Miller
Steven Crichlow
Rebekah Reid
Blaize Henry
Natalia Senior-Brown
Beatrice Slocumbe
James Douglas
Elliot Bailey
Chi-chi Nwanoku CBE

Sheila Maurice-Grey trumpet
Rosie Turton trombone

Joe Armon-Jones piano
Daniel Casimir double bass
Sam Jones drums

strings written and arranged by me

artwork by Yout