Jaz Karis - SAFE FLIGHT [CD]

Cat. no: MNKCD441279
Format: CD
Barcode: 634164412791
Release Date: 20 Sep 2024
Genre: Soul/R&B

The South London singer and songwriter has been making waves with her silky voice and lyrical, candid pen since her frst EP back in 2017, building herself up steadily over the years. 2024 will see the long-awaited arrival of Jaz Karis' debut album, Safe Flight, . It's a record that spans a breadth of sonics: slinky Afrobeats, gleaming R&B, warm gospel, shimmering fecks of pop, hiphop, jazz and amapiano, all woven through with the glowing thread of Jaz's signature soulful feeling. "Soul to me is a feeling," she explains, "All I want to do with my music is evoke feelings." 

The imagery for this album all pertains to identity and travel - IDs, lanyards, nostalgia-tinged flm footage - and in turn, it all alludes to the path that Jaz Karis is on. Safe Flight fnds an accomplished, assured artist refecting on where she's been and ready to step up to the next level: a star on the rise but still deeply down to earth. At once soulful, vibey and poignant, this is an album about embracing possibility, admitting mistakes, and trusting the process. "It's about getting free," Jaz says with a smile, "And it's not that I have it all fgured out now or anything, but I'm on this learning curve. There's something exciting about being on the journey.

Multiple spins on BBC RADIO 1, BBC 1XTRA, CAPITAL XTRA, KISS, JAZZ FM, BBC LONDON 
A playlist on RINSE
Press in 10 Magazine, Clash, Viper Magazine, Mixtape Madness
Album Press: Line of Best Fit - On The Rise Feature out now. 

CD Tracks: Nostalgia (Intro) / Lytm / Tequila / Sunset Blvd / Talk About It / Met You At A Bar / Water / Sims Castaway / Chill On Me / 2242 / Nice Girls / Love Me / Prayer