Another concert performance of Jasmine Myra has popped up, although this is not available in its entirety (at least, not at the moment) on YouTube. I followed the link to a Swiss site that allowed me to watch only 10 minutes of the concert that lasts 100 minutes in total. By the help of Google Translate, I was able to figure out that I needed to buy a one-time subscription for CHF 6.90 in order to watch the entire stream (whilst recording it by means of a program called SoundTap).
The concert was held on 25 October 2024 in Zurich; Jasmine states at the beginning that this is the second night of their European tour and that the previous night they had played in Warsaw. This is not the same tour as when they appeared in Portugal1 on 14 July 2024, and indeed the band is different. This time around, all the familiar faces appear: Jasmine Myra (alto saxophone, of course), Arran Kent (bass clarinet and flute), Ben Haskins (guitar), Jasper Green (grand piano), Alice Roberts (harp), Sam Quintana (bass) and George Hall (drums). For a change, Jasper plays a real piano instead of his regular Nord 3 keyboard.
The tunes are, of course, familiar, but also give the band a chance to stretch out; as an example, we get a double bass solo around the 28 minute mark. The sound is much better than that of the Portugal concert which presumably was recorded by someone of a mobile phone. The introductions are also longer (e.g. "Words left unspoken" (WLU)). I wonder how the band feel about some of these revealing and intimate explanations.
The keen ear will pick up what appear to be string-like sounds in the background of WLU; these can only originate from Ben Haskins, who doesn't always play as a traditional guitarist but as a creator of ambient sounds. I would love to know what pedals he uses in order to achieve those sounds. These are more audible in the sparser pieces such as WLU.
Around the 54 minute mark, Jasmine introduces a new piece that does not as yet have a name. She mentions being influenced by Kenny Wheeler. This is so new that one can see Jasper Green reading his part from manuscript paper; I single him out solely because he is more visible. This piece is different in style from most of Jasmine's pieces, not being mood music or with a relatively simple melody line. This one moves around through various keys, always maintaining interest. Although the drummer is playing, it's mainly brushes on snare and is barely audible.
Oh dear: at 79 minutes, Jasmine talks about "the genocide in Palestine" and raising money "for those who need our help". This raises the awkward question of whether one's appreciation of an artist's talent should take into account the artist's personal behaviour and beliefs. I've edited out this minute of speech from my recording; it's bad enough that I had to hear it once but I don't want to hear it every time I play the recording.
I thought that they weren't going to play my favourite tune, "Knowingness", but it is played as the encore. This time it really catches fire at around the 98 minute mark.
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