Zoh Amba

Zoh Amba is an American free jazz musician and composer from Kingsport, Tennessee. Growing up, they would often play their saxophone alone in the forest. A denizen of the avant-garde jazz world often compared to Albert Ayler, they play saxophone, flute, guitar, and piano. After dropping out of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, they studied under David Murray.
John Zorn produced their first record, “O, Sun,” on Tzadik Records which was released in 2022. Their second album, "O Life, O Light Vol. 1," was released in 2024 on 577 Records. In May 2025, Smalltown Supersound announced that Amba's new album "Sun" will be released on that label later in June 2025.
Spirituality informs their music and they are an Advaita Vedanta practitioner. Amba's name, meaning mother, was given to them during a retreat.