Nubya Garcia is feeling more free than ever before. Spending much of 2023 and 2024 taking a break from her previous schedule of playing up to 100 shows per year, the 32-year-old London-based saxophonist has instead been travelling the world, moving from France to Brazil, taking time to explore, experience and hone her craft. “I’m striving for more balance in the way that I live, since touring constantly is so unsustainable,” she says.
It’s beautiful to disconnect from London and to experience different ways of living. It made me think about the ways that I spend my energy and in the end, it reaffirmed my commitment to music.”
The last time we spoke, at the end of 2021, she was closing out a 30-date European run before heading on a 17-date U.S. tour supporting instrumental trio Khruangbin. Making up for lost time following the COVID-19 lockdowns, Garcia was in the midst of a career high, having released her acclaimed debut LP, The Source, in 2020, as well as making her Proms debut and being nominated for the prestigious Mercury Music Prize the following year.
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[This piece was published on 29/10/24]
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