Zoh Amba Zoh Amba

Zoh Amba is a composer and instrumentalist from Tennessee residing in New York. Her music blends avant-garde, noise, and devotional hymns.  Before studying music at the San Francisco Conservatory Of Music, New England Conservatory, Amab spent most of her time writing and practicing saxophone in a remote forest near her home alone where she started to develop her distinct sound and approach. Today, her powerfully unique avant-garde music is full of folk melodies, mesmerizing refrains, and repeated incantations. Zoh Amba released her first two records in 2022. Her debut record O, Sun which was produced by John Zorn and released on Tzadik. Her second record, Bhakti, features Micah Thomas, Tyshawn Sorey, and Matt Hollenberg. Over the years she has collaborated with a variety of high profile musicians such as Glen Hansard, Tyshawn Sorey, Vijay Iyer, Bill Orcutt, Brian Chase (Yeah Yeah Yeahs), Jim White (Dirty Three), etc. Amba has  performed at well respected venues and festivals all over the world including Inhotim’s International Jazz Festival (Brazil), Bimhuis (NL), BOZAR (BE), Roulette (NY), OCT-LOFT Jazz Festival (China), ReWire (NL), BRDCST Festival (BE), Angel City Jazz Festival (LA), Jazz En Agosto (Portugal), Saalfelden Festival (AU), and Big Ears Festival (Knoxville). Zoh has taught workshops and masterclasses at institutions such as New School (NY), Oberlin (OH), and various European festivals. She will have a new jazz focused album or so released in 2025 followed by her songs which will be released in 2026.

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