Souffles is Nassam Jalal’s tenth album: a soulful series of duets with iconic jazz wind players, blending breath, emotion, and pure musical intimacy.

Nassam Jalal’s tenth album Souffles (‘Breaths’) follows the critical success of Healing Rituals, which garnered acclaim across the UK and beyond, earning spots in The Guardian and Songlines and airplay on Jazz FM and 6Music. Her singular style has led her to over 50 international performances and earned her major distinctions, including Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters (2023) and ‘Best Flutist of the Year’ (Jazz Magazine/Jazz News, 2021, 2023, and 2024).

With Souffles, Jalal embarks on an extraordinary sonic journey. This bold new project brings her into intimate duet with eight masterful wind instrumentalists: Archie Shepp, Yom, Sylvain Rifflet, Thomas de Pourquery, Louis Sclavis, mile Parisien, Robinson Khoury, and Irving Acao. Each track explores not only musical technique but