London jazz saxophonist and composer Nubya Garcia has announced her second album as a bandleader, Odyssey, due September 20 via Concord Jazz (pre-order). It follows 2020’s excellent Source and her recent single “Fortify,” which does not appear on the album. Odyssey‘s lead single is “The Seer,” a kinetic, propulsive song with wailing sax lines and gut-punch drumming that you can hear below.
About the album, Nubya says, “It represents the notion of truly being on your own path, and trying to discard all the outside noise saying you should go this way or that way.” It was produced by Kwes and it features appearances by Georgia Anne Muldrow, esperanza spalding, and Richie Seivwright. Check out the tracklist and artwork below.
Tracklist
1. Dawn feat. esperanza spalding
2. Odyssey
3. Solstice
4. Set It Free feat. Richie
5. The Seer
6. Odyssey (Outerlude)
7. We Walk In Gold feat. Georgia Anne Muldrow
8. Water’s Path
9. Clarity
10. In Other Words, Living
11. Clarity (Outerlude)
12. Triumphance
Nubya Garcia — 2024/2025 Tour Dates
Thu, JUN 27: La Défense Festival, Paris, Puteaux, France
Fri, JUN 28: Jazz Around Festival 2024, Karłowice, Poland
Sat, JUN 29: Couleur Cafe 2024, Brussels, Belgium
Fri, JUL 19: Molde International Jazz Festival 2024, Molde, Norway
Fri, AUG 1: Wild Fields Festival, Earlham Park, Norwich, United Kingdom
Sat, AUG 17: Uber One presents All Points East 2024, London, United Kingdom
Sat, AUG 31: Forwards Festival 2024, Bristol, United Kingdom
Sat, NOV 16: Lucerna Music Bar, Prague, Czech Republic
Sat, FEB 22, 2025: Konzerthaus Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany