NUBYA GARCIA
Genres: Fusion, Nu Jazz, Jazz Related Electronica, Hip-Hop • United Kingdom

Nubya Garcia, 24, a saxophonist, has just graduated from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance where she studied on the Jazz course with Jean Toussaint, Julian Siegal and Simon Purcell. London born and raised, she began playing with the local Camden Music Service, before moving to the Royal Academy Junior Jazz course. She also attended the Berklee five week summer school in Boston on a scholarship, an exhilarating opportunity and experience. Nubya was part of the Tomorrows Warriors Development programme, a member of the Tomorrows Youth Orchestra and has performed with the Nu Civilisation Orchestra at the Southbank Centre. Some of Nubya’s current projects include Nérija, the Theon Cross Trio, Maisha, SE Dub Collective and the Nubya Garcia/Sheila Maurice Grey Quintet. Last year saw Nubya playing with Polar Bear in Istanbul, Lonnie Liston Smith in Bristol, and supporting Christian Scott with the Theon Cross Trio in the EFG London Jazz read more...