Lightship (feat. Idris Rahman, Yusuf Ahmed, Tamar Osborn & Jihad Darwish) by Unknown to Known - Maps For Getting Lost [UTK005]

Lightship (feat. Idris Rahman, Yusuf Ahmed, Tamar Osborn & Jihad Darwish)

Unknown to Known

A 8 track free improvisation album (37m 37s) — released December 13th 2024 on Maps For Getting Lost

#jazz #free-improvisation

In the Summer of 2023, we recorded our first studio album onboard a Lightship in the docklands of East London.

Sculpted through long form improvisations, this music reflects our personal transformations as well as the rapidly evolving world in which we live.

With its gradually unveiling intricacies and soundscapes rich in colour and depth, we sincerely hope this album can provide some moments of calm and joy.


This group is a culmination of four musicians each active in some of the most prominent musical forces around today including Wild Flower, Ill Considered, Anoushka Shankar, Dele Sosimi, Sting, Van Morrison, Collocutor, Qwalia, Joy Crookes and more

“Dead lovely debut of calm, lilting and warm jazz fusion by a quartet currently making waves on the London scene…expansive dream sequence of spiritual jazz effervescence…” - Boomkat Magazine/blog

Some of the most exciting jazz currently lighting up the London scene, right here. Moody, gliding, ranging improvisations, fronted by the closely-knit harmonies and melodies of woodwind duo Idris Rahman and Tamar Osbourne, and under-pinned by the propulsive, layered rhythms of Yusuf Ahmed’s drums and Jihad Darwish’s sitar and bass. Very warmly recommended. - Honest Jons Records Physical Distributor

“Following 2022’s brilliant Live At The Crypt, the band replicate their improvisational chemistry perfectly on Lightship, which sets up an ever-mutating dialogue between melodies and grooves.” - Norman Records Record Store

“Me & My Musical Machinery will have this musical food for breakfast, lunch, dinner and desert, any day of the week” - Play It Loud Online Blog

Deep thinking jazz music at its best. - Twisted Soul Music Music Magazine

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