Jazz Calls Home takes us through an intimate transformation in her new single, "I AM. " Her powerfully declarative spree of selfhood is molded by a lifetime of sound, stillness, and renewal. The Spanish-Colombian artist, whose real name is Jazz Alvarado Segovia, combines her experimental pop roots with the avant-garde emotionality of peers like Björk and SOPHIE to produce a track that's less a song and more like an emotional download from the core.
"I AM" is a manifesto. The track feels organic and alive, like a living creature, fluid, breathing, and wild. It opens almost meditatively, immediately pulling the listener into Jazz's introspective lyricism and spiraling world. Then, as if some quiet energy has built up, it swells into a triumphant climax, casting that eruption as an intimate and universal flower. Jazz is from Bogotá, with a backdrop of Andalusian, Swedish, and Kazakh musicality and a rich heritage. From first taking up the cello at three, playing in youth orchestras, to an unexpected break into professional songwriting, there was a direct route back to what she loved. Film scoring and music production training now serve Jazz in more ways. She's no longer simply interpreting stories. She's telling her own.
There's a deliberateness to "I AM. "Each beat pause and vocal extension were carefully positioned to reflect the chaos and clarity. It's most private, made not to galvanize the masses but to resonate with them.