Nubya Garcia is not an artist you can easily pigeonhole. The fact that her roots lie in jazz isn’t something the London-born saxophonist, composer and bandleader would really argue with, but it's only when you listen to albums like 2020's Source and 2024's Odyssey that you can pick up on her sources of inspiration: jazz, classical music, dub, R&B, and pretty much everything in between. Garcia won’t allow herself to be restrained, and feels just as at home in elaborate orchestral set-ups as in an intimate trio for instance, or in large stadiums or a small-scale jazz club, because she came up through the UK club scene. She tours all over the world with her music, but at the same time also features on the cover of fashion magazines such as Vogue, GQ and Glamour. The high-profile Nubya Garcia is therefore not only an excellent musician, but also a true style icon who attracts a very unique young crowd of followers.
