Yazz Ahmed
@yazzahmed.bsky.social
'High priestess of psychedelic Arabic jazz'
www.yazzahmed.com
https://linktr.ee/yazzahmed
https://yazzahmed.substack.com
https://yazz-ahmed.lnk.to/aparadise
www.yazzahmed.com
https://linktr.ee/yazzahmed
https://yazzahmed.substack.com
https://yazz-ahmed.lnk.to/aparadise
Hey cats! Next week the band & I are playing at ~
Moriska Paviljongen, Malmö, 18/11
Nefertiti Club, Göteborg
Flagey, Brussels
Bimhuis, Amsterdam
To book tickets please go here ~
www.yazzahmed.com/events/
It would be really lovely to see you there so please do book in advance and tell your friends!
Moriska Paviljongen, Malmö, 18/11
Nefertiti Club, Göteborg
Flagey, Brussels
Bimhuis, Amsterdam
To book tickets please go here ~
www.yazzahmed.com/events/
It would be really lovely to see you there so please do book in advance and tell your friends!
November 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Hey cats! Next week the band & I are playing at ~
Moriska Paviljongen, Malmö, 18/11
Nefertiti Club, Göteborg
Flagey, Brussels
Bimhuis, Amsterdam
To book tickets please go here ~
www.yazzahmed.com/events/
It would be really lovely to see you there so please do book in advance and tell your friends!
Moriska Paviljongen, Malmö, 18/11
Nefertiti Club, Göteborg
Flagey, Brussels
Bimhuis, Amsterdam
To book tickets please go here ~
www.yazzahmed.com/events/
It would be really lovely to see you there so please do book in advance and tell your friends!
The first remix is out! Thank you rLr!
yazz-ahmed.lnk.to/russellremix
Visualiser by www.instagram.com/unicorn_squa...
Artwork by Sophie Bass. Graphic design by Deena Ahmed.
yazz-ahmed.lnk.to/russellremix
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Artwork by Sophie Bass. Graphic design by Deena Ahmed.
October 21, 2025 at 2:25 PM
The first remix is out! Thank you rLr!
yazz-ahmed.lnk.to/russellremix
Visualiser by www.instagram.com/unicorn_squa...
Artwork by Sophie Bass. Graphic design by Deena Ahmed.
yazz-ahmed.lnk.to/russellremix
Visualiser by www.instagram.com/unicorn_squa...
Artwork by Sophie Bass. Graphic design by Deena Ahmed.
Digital sheet music of 'Jamil Jamal' and 'Ruby Bridges' now available! ~ www.yazzahmed.com/shop/
Shop – Yazz Ahmed
www.yazzahmed.com
October 15, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Digital sheet music of 'Jamil Jamal' and 'Ruby Bridges' now available! ~ www.yazzahmed.com/shop/
For your Grammy consideration!
Best Alternative Jazz Album ~ A Paradise In The Hold
Best Jazz Performance ~ Her Light
Best Global Music Performance ~ Though My Eyes Go To Sleep, My Heart Does Not Forget You
Best Instrumental Composition ~ A Paradise In The Hold
Best Alternative Jazz Album ~ A Paradise In The Hold
Best Jazz Performance ~ Her Light
Best Global Music Performance ~ Though My Eyes Go To Sleep, My Heart Does Not Forget You
Best Instrumental Composition ~ A Paradise In The Hold
October 6, 2025 at 12:36 PM
For your Grammy consideration!
Best Alternative Jazz Album ~ A Paradise In The Hold
Best Jazz Performance ~ Her Light
Best Global Music Performance ~ Though My Eyes Go To Sleep, My Heart Does Not Forget You
Best Instrumental Composition ~ A Paradise In The Hold
Best Alternative Jazz Album ~ A Paradise In The Hold
Best Jazz Performance ~ Her Light
Best Global Music Performance ~ Though My Eyes Go To Sleep, My Heart Does Not Forget You
Best Instrumental Composition ~ A Paradise In The Hold
Anyone got one of these I can borrow? I’m thinking about buying one but want to try it out first :)
TX–6
TX–6 is our ultra-portable, battery-powered mixer and multi-channel audio interface. comparable to larger units, but with even more tech packed into one sturdy little machine. mix 6 stereo input chann...
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August 30, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Anyone got one of these I can borrow? I’m thinking about buying one but want to try it out first :)
We're hitting the road! Hope to see you at a gig or two!
August 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
We're hitting the road! Hope to see you at a gig or two!
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It's still Bandcamp Friday.
August 1, 2025 at 8:47 PM
It's still Bandcamp Friday.
Thanks Uncut! 🤩
As we hit the halfway mark on 2025, here's 20 of our favourite albums so far this year.
Stars @theweatherstation.bsky.social, @stereolabgroop.bsky.social, @yazzahmed.bsky.social, The Delines, @welovepulp.bsky.social, The Tubs, @waterboysmusic.bsky.social and more!
Stars @theweatherstation.bsky.social, @stereolabgroop.bsky.social, @yazzahmed.bsky.social, The Delines, @welovepulp.bsky.social, The Tubs, @waterboysmusic.bsky.social and more!
The Best Albums Of 2025... Halftime Report
A list of 20 of the best albums released between January 1 and June 30, 2025, including some familiar faces, newcomers and a few surprises...
www.uncut.co.uk
July 1, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Thanks Uncut! 🤩
We’re playing at @turnersims.bsky.social on 29/06! Hope to see you there!
Yazz Ahmed - Turner Sims
Award-winning trumpeter Yazz Ahmed closes our Summer Festival with an evening of intoxicating, compelling Arabic jazz.
www.turnersims.co.uk
June 23, 2025 at 8:09 AM
We’re playing at @turnersims.bsky.social on 29/06! Hope to see you there!
What lovely news! Thanks @theguardian.com !
The best albums of 2025 so far
Bon Iver straddles stark indie-folk and poppy R&B while PinkPantheress makes an unarguable case for going out out as we revisit six months of the music you mustn’t miss
www.theguardian.com
June 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM
What lovely news! Thanks @theguardian.com !
Summer dates! Hope to see you there!!
#heartofnoisefestival
@turnersims.bsky.social
#ljubljanajazzfestival
#Montreuxjazz
#festivalsaintjeancapferrat
@ralphwyld.bsky.social
#heartofnoisefestival
@turnersims.bsky.social
#ljubljanajazzfestival
#Montreuxjazz
#festivalsaintjeancapferrat
@ralphwyld.bsky.social
June 7, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Summer dates! Hope to see you there!!
#heartofnoisefestival
@turnersims.bsky.social
#ljubljanajazzfestival
#Montreuxjazz
#festivalsaintjeancapferrat
@ralphwyld.bsky.social
#heartofnoisefestival
@turnersims.bsky.social
#ljubljanajazzfestival
#Montreuxjazz
#festivalsaintjeancapferrat
@ralphwyld.bsky.social
Come join us on tour!
Book tickets here ~
linktr.ee/yazzahmed
#jazzit @beeflatbern.bsky.social #DeDoelen #Jassmine #reginaclub #newmorning #moods #paradox #rncm
Book tickets here ~
linktr.ee/yazzahmed
#jazzit @beeflatbern.bsky.social #DeDoelen #Jassmine #reginaclub #newmorning #moods #paradox #rncm
April 18, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Come join us on tour!
Book tickets here ~
linktr.ee/yazzahmed
#jazzit @beeflatbern.bsky.social #DeDoelen #Jassmine #reginaclub #newmorning #moods #paradox #rncm
Book tickets here ~
linktr.ee/yazzahmed
#jazzit @beeflatbern.bsky.social #DeDoelen #Jassmine #reginaclub #newmorning #moods #paradox #rncm
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Jazz FM Award Winner @yazzahmedmusic will be the final performance of our Summer Festival On Sunday 29 June. Enjoy intoxicating, compelling Arabic jazz from one of the most influential trumpeters of our time 🎵🎺
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#jazz #southamptonmusic #arabicmusic #trumpet #TurnerSimsSummerFestiva
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#jazz #southamptonmusic #arabicmusic #trumpet #TurnerSimsSummerFestiva
April 7, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Jazz FM Award Winner @yazzahmedmusic will be the final performance of our Summer Festival On Sunday 29 June. Enjoy intoxicating, compelling Arabic jazz from one of the most influential trumpeters of our time 🎵🎺
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#jazz #southamptonmusic #arabicmusic #trumpet #TurnerSimsSummerFestiva
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#jazz #southamptonmusic #arabicmusic #trumpet #TurnerSimsSummerFestiva
Come see us play! Book tickets here ~
linktr.ee/yazzahmed
linktr.ee/yazzahmed
March 24, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Come see us play! Book tickets here ~
linktr.ee/yazzahmed
linktr.ee/yazzahmed
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#AuCoeurDuJazz la fusion audacieuse de @yazzahmed.bsky.social , par @nicolaspommaret.bsky.social @francemusique.fr 19h
www.radiofrance.fr/francemusiqu...
www.radiofrance.fr/francemusiqu...
Yazz Ahmed, racines, tradition et innovation
“A Paradise In The Hold” de la trompettiste et compositrice Yazz Ahmed, est une fusion audacieuse dont les richesses se révèlent avec chaque écoute enrichissante. Parution chez Night Time Stories.
www.radiofrance.fr
March 3, 2025 at 4:18 PM
#AuCoeurDuJazz la fusion audacieuse de @yazzahmed.bsky.social , par @nicolaspommaret.bsky.social @francemusique.fr 19h
www.radiofrance.fr/francemusiqu...
www.radiofrance.fr/francemusiqu...
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Reviewed!
@yazzahmed.bsky.social – A Paradise In The Hold
'Kaleidoscopic jazz imbued with Bahraini folklore, poetry and an oceanic spirit...'
www.uncut.co.uk/reviews/yazz...
@yazzahmed.bsky.social – A Paradise In The Hold
'Kaleidoscopic jazz imbued with Bahraini folklore, poetry and an oceanic spirit...'
www.uncut.co.uk/reviews/yazz...
Yazz Ahmed - A Paradise In The Hold
Yazz Ahmed's A Paradise In The Hold is kaleidoscopic jazz imbued with Bahraini folklore, poetry and an oceanic spirit
www.uncut.co.uk
February 27, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Thanks Uncut!!
Reposted by Yazz Ahmed
For anyone else, the task of conveying a country’s rich culture through a run of albums would be daunting. For British-Bahraini trumpeter and composer @yazzahmed.bsky.social, it’s something that summons more hope than anxiety.
Yazz Ahmed’s Jazz Trumpet Reconstructs Bahrani Folk Tales
On "A Paradise in the Hold," the British-Bahraini musician builds on jazz's colossal history while drawing inspiration from her homeland.
daily.bandcamp.com
February 27, 2025 at 3:46 PM
For anyone else, the task of conveying a country’s rich culture through a run of albums would be daunting. For British-Bahraini trumpeter and composer @yazzahmed.bsky.social, it’s something that summons more hope than anxiety.
Thank you @jazzwisemagazine.bsky.social and Ammar Kalia for the wonderful feature!
Yazz Ahmed interview: “I’ve always wanted to write about the rich tradition of Bahrain”
Ammar Kalia speaks to the British-Bahrani trumpeter/composer Yazz Ahmed to discover how her new album, A Paradise In The Hold, puts her family roots back at the heart of the narrative, and reveals the...
www.jazzwise.com
February 20, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Thank you @jazzwisemagazine.bsky.social and Ammar Kalia for the wonderful feature!
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Album of the Week: @yazzahmed.bsky.social crafts an ambitious album inspired by pearl divers, the Epic of Gilgamesh and more on 'A Paradise in the Hold'
@1000timesjeff.bsky.social reviews
@1000timesjeff.bsky.social reviews
Yazz Ahmed : A Paradise in the Hold | Album review | Treble
Taking inspiration from her Bahraini heritage on 'A Paradise in the Hold', Yazz Ahmed delivers her most ambitious album to date
buff.ly
February 17, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Album of the Week: @yazzahmed.bsky.social crafts an ambitious album inspired by pearl divers, the Epic of Gilgamesh and more on 'A Paradise in the Hold'
@1000timesjeff.bsky.social reviews
@1000timesjeff.bsky.social reviews
'Global album of the month!' Thank you @theguardian.com
Yazz Ahmed: A Paradise in the Hold review – British Bahraini trumpeter’s fiery blend of instinct and improv
Her fourth album sees Ahmed collaborate with singers including Natacha Atlas to play jazz-influenced songs best when they are fast and free
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2025 at 3:44 PM
'Global album of the month!' Thank you @theguardian.com
The third single, She Stands On The Shore, is out now! Introducing you to the fabulous Natacha Atlas!
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Yazz Ahmed - She Stands On the Shore
Listen to She Stands On the Shore by Yazz Ahmed.
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February 6, 2025 at 1:33 PM
The third single, She Stands On The Shore, is out now! Introducing you to the fabulous Natacha Atlas!
yazz-ahmed.lnk.to/shestands
yazz-ahmed.lnk.to/shestands
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Yazz Ahmed's new song Into The Night #indie #alternative #jazz #music 🎧
She is on Bluesky now! @yazzahmed.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSXT...
Yazz Ahmed - Into The Night (Official Visualiser)
YouTube video by Night Time Stories
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January 14, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Yazz Ahmed's new song Into The Night #indie #alternative #jazz #music 🎧
She is on Bluesky now! @yazzahmed.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSXT...
My new single, 'Into The Night', is out now! ~ yazz-ahmed.lnk.to/intothenight
Yazz Ahmed - Into The Night
Listen to Into The Night by Yazz Ahmed.
yazz-ahmed.lnk.to
January 14, 2025 at 10:50 AM
My new single, 'Into The Night', is out now! ~ yazz-ahmed.lnk.to/intothenight
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Inside our latest free @uncutmagazine.bsky.social CD – Take A Load Off: 15 tracks of the month’s best music
Starring @theweatherstation.bsky.social, Chris Eckman, The Delines, @yazzahmed.bsky.social, Sharon Van Etten, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy and more
www.uncut.co.uk/features/ins...
Starring @theweatherstation.bsky.social, Chris Eckman, The Delines, @yazzahmed.bsky.social, Sharon Van Etten, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy and more
www.uncut.co.uk/features/ins...
Inside our latest free Uncut CD – Take A Load Off: 15 tracks of the month's best music
The Weather Station, The Delines, Richard Dawson, Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory, Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy and more feature on our latest free CD. The 15-track compilation, Take A Load Off, sho...
www.uncut.co.uk
January 10, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Inside our latest free @uncutmagazine.bsky.social CD – Take A Load Off: 15 tracks of the month’s best music
Starring @theweatherstation.bsky.social, Chris Eckman, The Delines, @yazzahmed.bsky.social, Sharon Van Etten, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy and more
www.uncut.co.uk/features/ins...
Starring @theweatherstation.bsky.social, Chris Eckman, The Delines, @yazzahmed.bsky.social, Sharon Van Etten, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy and more
www.uncut.co.uk/features/ins...
Next month in duo with the fabulous Ralph Wyld!
YAZZ AHMED & RALPH WYLD
Yazz Ahmed trumpet, electronicsRalph Wyld vibraphone, marimba, elektronics Trumpet player Yazz Ahmed has an interesting background: her mother is British and
filharmonie-brno.cz
January 10, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Next month in duo with the fabulous Ralph Wyld!