Zoh Amba
Zoh Amba is an American free jazz musician and composer from Kingsport, Tennessee. Growing up, she would often play her saxophone alone in the forest.[1] A denizen of the avant-garde jazz world often compared to Albert Ayler, she plays saxophone, flute, guitar, and piano.[2] After dropping out of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, she studied under David Murray.[3] John Zorn produced her first record, “O, Sun,” on Tzadik Records and her second album, "O Life, O Light Vol. 1," is out from 577 Records.[4]
Spirituality informs her music and she is an Advaita Vedanta practitioner. Amba's name, meaning mother, was given to her during a retreat.[3]
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References
[edit]- ^ "About 1". ZOH AMBA. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
- ^ Dyer, Geoff (April 29, 2024). "'Scalding emotional intensity': Geoff Dyer on the spiritual power of saxophonist Zoh Amba". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
- ^ a b Shteamer, Hank (September 26, 2022). "For the Saxophonist Zoh Amba, Free Jazz Is Gospel". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
- ^ Brady, Shaun (May 7, 2024). "Zoh Amba: O Life, O Light Vol. 1 (577)". JazzTimes. Retrieved March 8, 2025.