Kavita Shah Quintet - LOEJ @ BRIC JazzFest (PBS)​

When Kavita Shah first visited her ancestral villages on the coast of Gujarat, in northwestern India, they felt strangely familiar — like she had been there before. The teal blue houses, the mangroves, and the guava trees reminded Shah of her travels throughout Latin America, Brazil and West Africa, with their equally vibrant colors and cultures. Shah is an award-winning vocalist, composer, researcher and polyglot who makes globally-minded music that is deeply engaged with the jazz tradition. Her winding path back to her ancestral homeland is embodied in the title of Kavita Shah’s forthcoming album, All Roads Lead to Home, due Winter 2027.

All Roads Lead to Home is the much anticipated sequel to Shah’s debut, Visions, featuring a global cast of established New York musicians: pianist/keyboardist Leo Genovese (Argentina), guitarist Juancho Herrera (Venezuela/Colombia), bassist François Moutin (France), drummer/percussionist Ferenc Nemeth (Hungary), special guest saxophonists Miguel Zenón and Steve Wilson, and co-producer Miho Hazama.

The band's performance credits collectively include the biggest names in jazz and world music (Wayne Shorter, Milton Nascimento, Esperanza Spalding, Lila Downs, Jack Dejohnette, Lionel Loueke). As a group, the Quintet has performed at such venues as the Kennedy Center, Central Park SummerStage, MASS MoCA, Rubin Museum of Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Winter Jazz Fest, San José Jazz Festival, Rochester Jazz Festival, Melbourne Jazz Festival, Brisbane Jazz Festival, Blue Note, Jazz Standard, and Joe's Pub.

This album was made possible by funding from Chamber Music America, the Jerome Foundation, and residencies at the Hermitage Artist Retreat.

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