This album by trumpeter Yaz Ahmed, a leading figure in the contemporary jazz scene, is a collection of spiritual music that focuses on the healing power of nature. It was created with the hope of restoring inner peace and the connection between people and nature in a modern world marked by endless conflict and division.
Recorded remotely in 2020—partly at home and partly with collaborators in Denmark and the UK—these tracks evoke a cinematic soundscape and an ambient, ethereal quality. While showcasing an avant-garde sensibility reminiscent of Shabaka Hutchings and Theon Cross, interweaving the atmosphere of Jon Hassell’s “Fourth World” philosophy. The album paints a spacious, expansive soundscape of serene, modern, ethnic, oriental, dreamy, and enchanting world-fusion jazz ambient music, guiding the listener into deep introspection. Limited to 500 copies worldwide. The music video for “Forest Bathing” is also a must-see.