It’s Proms season in England at the moment and, for all my interest in Classical music, the thing that has been a delight over the past few years is how major talent outside of the conventional Prom-like fields have been included. The pick this year has been a mesmerising set by the Jazz saxophonist Nubya Garcia, whose recognition as a vessel for musical progression not to mention her mature ear for melodic structure is wholly deserved. The much talked about ‘London Jazz Scene’ is certainly the most exciting collection of artists and sonic explorers to be found in 2021, to say they give you hope for the future is putting it modestly, this perpetually mixing and collaborating collective are tapping into the very source of everything that is magical about music. Right there at the centre of it all is Nubya Garcia, grace and poise personified, lost in music, never over playing and yet definitively bottling that ‘source’ whenever she breathes life into her instrument. 2020’s ‘Source’ album is a great place to start although Fruit Tree Records will return in the future to many more essential releases from this movement. If you want to go in for some ultra fresh juice however, why not check out the 2021 Record Store Day limited 12″ release on the Concord Jazz label here:

https://www.discogs.com/Nubya-Garcia-Source-Our-Dance-/release/19871125