Composer and saxophonist Jasmine Myra creates music that moves between jazz, ambient textures, and a cinematic sense of atmosphere. Based in the UK and closely connected to the Gondwana scene, she has developed a language that is both intimate and expansive, shaped by careful arrangement and collective playing. Her album Where Light Settles reflects a growing focus on composition as a way of shaping emotional space. The music unfolds in layers, with strings, piano, and winds forming shifting textures around her alto saxophone. Rather than taking a central soloistic role, Myra’s playing often sits within the ensemble, guiding the music from within.

Themes of duality run through her work: light and shadow, stillness and movement, fragility and strength. These contrasts are expressed not through sharp shifts, but through gradual transitions and subtle changes in colour and density. Live, Myra’s ensemble creates a calm but immersive atmosphere. The music develops patiently, drawing listeners into a shared space of attention. At Jazz Middelheim, her work connects jazz to a broader, contemporary sound world where composition, texture, and mood carry equal weight.