Having released one of 2021’s best jazz albums with Bring Backs, genre-blurring UK musician Alfa Mist has now announced a new album, Variables, due April 21 via ANTI- (pre-order). Two singles are out now; “4th Feb (Stay Awake)” is a blissful jazz-rap song powered by Alfa’s own rapping, and “BC” is a thrilling, seven-and-a-half-minute jazz odyssey. Both are very promising, and you can hear both below. The album also features guest vocals from Alfa’s longtime bassist Kaya Thomas-Dyke and South African folk singer Bongeziwe Mabandla.
Alfa Mist has also announced tour dates in both the UK/Europe and the US, including two NYC shows: April 29 at Music Hall of Williamsburg and April 30 at Racket. All dates are listed below.
Tracklist
01 – Foreword
02 – Borderline
03 – Aged Eyes (feat. Kaya Thomas-Dyke)
04 – Cycles
05 – The Gist
06 – Genda (Go Away)
07 – Apho (feat. Bongeziwe Mabandla)
08 – Variables
09 – 4th Feb (Stay Awake)
10 – BC
Alfa Mist — 2023 Tour Dates
Mar 03 Hannover, Germany – Pavilion / Großer Saal
Apr 01 Utrecht, Netherlands – Transition Festival
Apr 27 Philadelphia, PA – The Ardmore Music Hall
Apr 29 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg
Apr 30 New York, NY – Racket
May 02 Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
May 04 Los Angeles, CA – Fonda Theatre
May 05 San Francisco, CA – August Hall
May 08 – 14 Berlin, Germany – Xjazz Festival
May 25 – 28 Liège, Belgium – Jazz A Liege
May 28 London, UK – Cross The Tracks Festival