Zoh Amba

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Zoh Amba (born Britni Hamrick) is an American free jazz musician and composer from Kingsport, Tennessee. Growing up, they would often play their saxophone alone in the forest. [1] A denizen of the avant-garde jazz world often compared to Albert Ayler, they play saxophone, flute, guitar, and piano. [2] After dropping out of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, they studied under David Murray. [3]

John Zorn produced their first record, “O, Sun,” on Tzadik Records which was released in 2022. Their second album, "O Life, O Light Vol. 1," was released in 2024 on 577 Records. [4] In May 2025, Smalltown Supersound announced that Amba's new album "Sun" will be released on that label later in June 2025. [5]

Spirituality informs their music and they are an Advaita Vedanta practitioner. Amba's name, meaning mother, was given to them during a retreat. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "About 1". ZOH AMBA. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. 1 2 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.
  4. ↑ Brady, Shaun (May 7, 2024). "Zoh Amba: O Life, O Light Vol. 1 (577)". JazzTimes. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Zoh Amba's Sun to be released 27th of June". Smalltown Supersound. Archived from the original on August 18, 2025. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
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