There are only so many times that one can use phrases such as "emerging talent" or "upcoming star" before one must concede that the artist in question has in fact made it into the major league of jazz. With the August 2023 release of her second full-length album Chroma on the label ACT, this is precisely the point that tenor saxophonist Emma Rawicz has reached in her career. Building upon her successes from 2022, which involved featuring as a finalist in the BBC Young Jazz Musician, receiving the Jazz Newcomer award at the Parliamentary Jazz Awards, and becoming a regular host of the Late Late Show at Soho's renowned Ronnie Scott's, Rawicz has delivered a very impressive album that is both ambitious yet highly controlled. Comprised entirely of original material, she has continued to demonstrate a unique compositional voice that matches her wonderful improvisational abilities.

The album is named after the Ancient Greek word for colour and is a reference to Rawicz's chromesthesia, a type of synesthesia which involves seeing vivid colours in response to certain sounds and frequencies. And indeed, this is an album full of colour. Joined by