After the Last Sky WCV106X bandleader and composer Nubya Garcia’s

bandleader and composer Nubya Garcia’s new album

This set is called Relaxin’ because of the ballad performances in several different bright tempos

captures an important moment in the pianist's career resurgence

in a meticulous drift into the next

authentic sound—distilled to its purest form

After the Last Sky WCV106X bandleader and composer Nubya Garcia’sEight years after Blue Maqams, Anouar Brahem returns with a poignant project, titled after a line of verse by poet Mahmoud Darwish, which asks Where should the birds fly, after the last sky? Graceful chamber pieces for oud, cello, piano and bass subtly address the metaphysical question and its broad resonances in a troubled time. While drawing upon the traditional modes of Arab music, Brahem has consistently sought to engage with the wider world, too,