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Yazz Ahmed @yazzahmed.bsky.social · 8d

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

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Yazz Ahmed @yazzahmed.bsky.social · Aug 30

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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Yazz Ahmed @yazzahmed.bsky.social · Aug 14

We're hitting the road! Hope to see you at a gig or two!

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Bandcamp @bandcamp.com · Aug 1

It's still Bandcamp Friday.

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Yazz Ahmed @yazzahmed.bsky.social · Jul 1

Thanks Uncut! 🤩

Uncut Magazine @uncutmagazine.bsky.social · Jun 30

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!

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

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Yazz Ahmed @yazzahmed.bsky.social · Jun 23

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

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Yazz Ahmed @yazzahmed.bsky.social · Jun 10

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

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Yazz Ahmed @yazzahmed.bsky.social · Jun 10

All my albums start with a moody instrumental...😂😂😂😅

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Yazz Ahmed @yazzahmed.bsky.social · Jun 7

Summer dates! Hope to see you there!!
#heartofnoisefestival
@turnersims.bsky.social
#ljubljanajazzfestival
#Montreuxjazz
#festivalsaintjeancapferrat
@ralphwyld.bsky.social

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Yazz Ahmed @yazzahmed.bsky.social · May 3

Keep your eyes peeled for October...!

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Yazz Ahmed @yazzahmed.bsky.social · Apr 18

Come join us on tour!

Book tickets here ~
linktr.ee/yazzahmed

#jazzit @beeflatbern.bsky.social #DeDoelen #Jassmine #reginaclub #newmorning #moods #paradox #rncm

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Turner Sims @turnersims.bsky.social · Apr 7

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

Yazz Ahmed is sitting on top of a car with a decorative carpet beneath her.

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Yazz Ahmed @yazzahmed.bsky.social · Mar 24

Come see us play! Book tickets here ~
linktr.ee/yazzahmed

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JazzFranceMusique @jazzfrancemusique.bsky.social · Mar 3

#AuCoeurDuJazz la fusion audacieuse de @yazzahmed.bsky.social , par @nicolaspommaret.bsky.social @francemusique.fr 19h
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

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Yazz Ahmed @yazzahmed.bsky.social · Feb 27

Thanks Uncut!!

Uncut Magazine @uncutmagazine.bsky.social · Feb 22

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...

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

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Bandcamp @bandcamp.com · Feb 27

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

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Yazz Ahmed @yazzahmed.bsky.social · Feb 20

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

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Treble @treblezine.bsky.social · Feb 17

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

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

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Yazz Ahmed @yazzahmed.bsky.social · Feb 17

Thank you!!

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Yazz Ahmed @yazzahmed.bsky.social · Feb 14

'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

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Yazz Ahmed @yazzahmed.bsky.social · Feb 6

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 - She Stands On the Shore

Listen to She Stands On the Shore by Yazz Ahmed.

yazz-ahmed.lnk.to

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Mavoy Music @mavoyofficial.bsky.social · Jan 14

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

www.youtube.com

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Yazz Ahmed @yazzahmed.bsky.social · Jan 14

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

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Uncut Magazine @uncutmagazine.bsky.social · Jan 10

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...

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

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Yazz Ahmed @yazzahmed.bsky.social · Jan 10

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

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