Zara McFarlane has long been recognised as one of the most talented jazz-inspired singer/songwriters to come out of the UK scene, previous albums have gathered a clutch of awards, drawing from influences as widely ranging as the deep spiritual jazz of Pharoah Sanders to dub and reggae.
Her live shows have seen McFarlane and her band create a joint exploration of the meeting points between jazz and the rhythms of Jamaica; reggae, kumina, calypso and nyabinghi, shaded with hints of the psychedelic.
Eloquent and provocative her sound is distinguished by her melding of multiple influences from jazz, reggae, folk and nu-soul. Her 3rd and most recent album, “Arise”, produced by long-time collaborator Moses Boyd, explores the musical possibilities of her British-Jamaican identity, it’s a cultural exchange that’s born of the UK’s current musical climate.
Zara is the previous winner of Best Jazz MOBO Award, Urban Music Award for Best Jazz Act and a Jazz FM Award Vocalist of the Year.
Zara has achieved great success with performances with a variety of highly acclaimed musicians such as Hugh Masekela, Gregory Porter, Ernest Ranglin, Shabaka Hutchings, Moses Boyd and Ezra Collective.
“The most interesting jazz singer to appear in years.” – The Telegraph
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lz8NSZDEhfw
Official page: www.zaramcfarlane.com