NOVA.SOL

Leeds has been jazz centre north in the last few years of the UK jazz explosion with bands/artists from the city like Jasmine Myra, TC & The Groove Family, The Sorcerers, Fergus Quill, Work Money Death and Ancient Infinity Orchestra breaking out and reaching national and international audiences.

The next big Leeds jazz breakout band looks like being NOVA.SOL They've been cooking up some great music live around Leeds in the last 12 months, usually as support or on multi-bill line-ups. Tonight they play their first big headline show.

Formed back in early 2023 while students studying jazz at Leeds Conservatoire, nova.sol are a 6-piece alternative jazz band based in Leeds. The band are inspired by the UK contemporary jazz scene. With influences ranging from fusion and electronic music to dance music and straight-ahead jazz, they want to translate this range to demonstrate their unique sound and approach to improvisation characterised by tight rhythmic horns, big beats and a range of electronic effects.

Their influences include people like Alfa Mist, Soil & Pimp, JSPHYNX, Jamie Leeming and corto.alto. The band combines improvisation and uptempo grooves to create high energy in the studio and particularly live on stage. They've played gigs/shows primarily in the north in Leeds and Sheffield, supporting artists such as Steam Down, Ife Ogunjobi (Ezra Collective) and TC and The Groove Family. Plus in 2024, they appeared at both We Out Here Festival and Leeds Jazz Festival. Now comes the debut single and the chance for everyone to hear what NOVA.SOL have been cooking up these last 12 months at their gigs.

Having primarily been a live band until now, they self-released their debut single ‘Sanguine’ on August 30th. It's a huge melting pot of fierce breakbeats, synth and guitar soundscapes, ambient keys, haunting melodies, all topped off with some great soloing from the trumpeter and tenor saxophonist. For a debut single, it's pretty impressive.

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