Zoh Amba

Tenor saxophonist/multi-instrumentalist Zoh Amba plays bold, intensely combustible free jazz that transcends her rural Appalachian Tennessee upbringing. A protege of saxophonist David Murray, she debuted to acclaim with 2022's John Zorn-produced O, Sun and worked alongside drummer Tyshawn Sorey and bassist William Parker. In 2025, she showcased her own small group on Sun. Hailing from Kingsport, Tennessee, Zoh Amba (a name meaning "mother" given to her as a practitioner of Advaita Vedanta) grew up in a relatively poor, rural, working class household. She started playing the ...