Jasmine Myra

Jasmine Myra (given name Jasmine Whalley) is an alto saxophonist, flutist, composer, and bandleader based in Leeds, England. Deeply rooted in jazz, her sound ranges across post-bop and modal music, crossover classical, and contemporary instrumental. Bring to Light, her 2019 debut album, showcased her core quintet crisscrossing post-bop, breezy jazz-funk, subtle electronica, and hip-hop rhythms. 2022's Horizons -- billed to Jasmine Myra -- appeared on Gondwana. It showcased an organic octet appended by harp and string quartet; it was produced by trumpeter Matthew Halsall and mixed by Portico Quartet's Greg Freeman. Myra was nominated for the Jazz FM Breakthrough Act of the Year Award. She reteamed with both men for 2024's Rising, a companion to the themes explored on Horizons, but from the evolved view of self-confidence rather than struggle.