Nubya Garcia: The British sax star who is jazzing up the BBC Proms

For UK jazz saxophonist Nubya Garcia, the summer of 2021 will forever be one to remember.

Last month, the Camden-born composer's debut album Source, which celebrates rich British-Caribbean rhythms, made the Mercury Prize shortlist.

And on Wednesday, she will be given the keys to the Royal Albert Hall to perform tracks from the LP - which is sprinkled in reggae, dub, calypso, soca and cumbia - at her own solo concert for the BBC Proms.

Most importantly, though, Garcia says, this was the season when live music in general returned to feed our souls, after almost 18 months of going without.

"Not having the ability to go out and see any type of music has really showed people what they get out of it - which is the connection, the freedom, the expression, the natural vibrations that are getting you out of your head," the 29-year-old bandleader tells the BBC.