Yazz Ahmed

Yazz Ahmed
Ahmed in 2019
Ahmed in 2019
Background information
Born1983
GenresJazz
OccupationMusician
Instrument(s)Trumpet, flugelhorn
Years active2011–present
LabelsSuntara, Naim, Ropeadope
Websiteyazzahmed.com

Yazz Ahmed (born 1983)[1] is a British-Bahraini trumpeter, flugelhornist and composer. Her music mixes Arabic and Western influences.

She has worked with Toshiko Akiyoshi, Arturo O’Farrill, Ash Walker, the London Jazz Orchestra, and also recorded and performed with Radiohead, Lee Perry, ABC, Swing Out Sister, Joan as Police Woman, Tarek Yamani and Amel Zen, and the band These New Puritans.

  1. ^ Wegner, Matthias (2019-04-29). "Yazz Ahmed Band "La Saboteuse" - Riesiger musikalischer Kosmos". Deutschlandfunk Kultur (in German). Retrieved 2020-06-09.