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Alfa Mist is one of the most organically popular up-and-coming artists in jazz today.

Alfas albums have been the highest streamed albums coming out of the UKs vibrant jazz scene.

For fans of: Tom Misch, Loyle Carner, Ezra Collective & Flying Lotus.

On Variables, his second release for ANTI-, Alfa achieves his most fully realised, expressive musical work to date, coupling his keen ear for looping, memorably emotive piano melodies with intuitive grooves and a free-flowing jazz improvisation. Since the release of his first full-length project Nocturne in 2015, Alfa has established himself as one of the UKs most focused, in demand and distinct musical voices. He has worked with the likes of Jordan Rakei and Tom Misch. Artists look to him for his unique blend of intimate bedroom production and expansive jazz group orchestration, since Alfa is yet to be boxed into a specific genre. His music spans everything from hip- hop beat-making to producing for artists such as rapper Loyle Carner, composing neo- classical works for the London Contemporary Orchestra, and reworking tracks from composer Ólafur Arnalds and pioneering jazz label Blue Note.

The return to live shows has been a welcome one for Alfa and his fans, resulting in an extensive tour throughout UK and Europe. Including a sold-out headline show at the Barbican in London. Alfa Mist will be touring Europe, UK and North America in 2023 again. It is a balance between feeling and perfectionism that ultimately gives Alfas music its depth and capacity for repeated listening. It is also an ethos that has enabled his remarkable work-ethic to date. Ive never been a one album every four years artist I want to put out new projects every year, he says. Music is an extension of my life; it is the practice of creating.