{"product_id":"souffles-ud","title":"Souffles","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSouffles\u003c\/em\u003e ('Breaths') is the 10th album from award-winning French flautist and composer \u003cstrong\u003eNaissam Jalal\u003c\/strong\u003e. Written as an intimate and inspired dialogue between wind-instrument players, it features Naissam in a series of duets with eight prominent figures in jazz and improvised music, including \u003cstrong\u003eArchie Shepp\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eYom\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eSylvain Rifflet\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eThomas de Pourquery\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eLouis Sclavis\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eEmile Parisien\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBlending her own breath with these exceptional wind instrumentalists, Naissam has created eight vibrant duos. Several years ago, says Naissam, \"I realised that I would probably never play with these fellow wind-instrument players who touch me in their musical expression but whom I have been rubbing shoulders with at jazz festivals for years. I realised that there would probably never be an opportunity to blend our sounds and our breaths unless I imagined it and provoked it.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eVersatile and free, Naissam Jalal sharpens her flute to express her thoughts and struggles, an intimate response to the trials of the world. She shines through her ability to forge links between different musical cultures and aesthetic fields. Thanks to encounters, imaginations, and memories, she presents a unique work with each creation. She deconstructs boundaries and invents a singular language that invites open and multiple horizons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNaissam Jalal's 2023 album \u003cem\u003eHealing Rituals\u003c\/em\u003e brought her recognition in the UK with 5 excellent reviews, including both The Guardian and Songlines, and airplay on Jazz FM and 6Music. The album made a significant impact and as a result came the opportunity to perform at Gilles Peterson's 2024 Impressions show: two evenings to celebrate jazz at the Fondation Maeght with \u003cstrong\u003eKahil El Zabar's Etnic Heritage Ensemble\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eMuriel Grossmann\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eNaissam Jalal \u0026amp; Rhythms of Resistance\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHealing Rituals\u003c\/em\u003e was acclaimed one of the best jazz albums of 2023 by The New York City Jazz Records (USA), Best 5 Jazz albums by RTS (CH), Top 10 albums by Radio Nova (FR). Also in 2023, Naissam was appointed a 'Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters', a distinction given by French Governmental Ministry of Culture. In 2024, Naissam was named 'Best Flutist of The Year' by Jazz Magazine and Jazz News for the third time since 2021.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Autre Distribution","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":51787897078091,"sku":"R6779-8977","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":51787897110859,"sku":"R6779-0222","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/3521383500545.jpg?v=1746698206","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/products\/souffles-ud","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}