Ruth Naomi Floyd
Award-winning vocalist and composer Ruth Naomi Floyd doesn’t just sing jazz—she summons its deepest roots, drawing on African American spirituals and gospel to create music that feels both timeless and urgently alive. With themes of faith, resilience, and human dignity at its core, her work honours towering figures such as Frederick Douglass, Octavius Valentine Catto, and Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, turning history into something you can hear, feel, and carry with you.
Along the way, Floyd’s remarkable voice and vision have brought her into the company of celebrated instrumentalists, including John Patitucci, Terri Lyne Carrington, George Cables, Bobby Watson, James Newton, James Weidman, Gary Thomas, Matthew Parrish, and many more.
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