Round Midnight presents Jasmine Myra
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With her third album, composer and bandleader Jasmine Myra has stepped confidently into the next stage of her unique musical explorations. ‘Where Light Settles’ is a cohesive artistic statement from a distinctive and confident voice in UK music, and a significant evolution from the critically acclaimed ‘Horizons’ (2022) and ‘Rising’ (2024).
As well as writing all the music, Where Light Settles is also her first self-produced record, with Gondwana label boss Matthew Halsall undertaking Contributing Producer duties. It’s a colourful sound world, shaped in both atmosphere and structure by Myra’s affinity with music for film.
“My music is quite cinematic because I’ve always liked listening to soundtracks – how emotive it is, how music causes us to feel a certain way,” she says, citing US composer Dustin O’Halloran, Wes Anderson soundtracks (“they’re so cheeky and playful and endearing”) and Hans Zimmer’s soundtrack for Interstellar. Soundtracks, she says, have weaved their way into the music.
Behind the notes and staves there’s also Myra’s love of nature, specifically regular trips to North Wales, the Lake District, and the South Downs. “I just love those landscapes. It’s the duality: nature can be brutal but beautiful and I love that juxtaposition.” And of course, existing musical influences that range from Fabiano do Nascimento to Arooj Aftab and Alabaster Deplume.
