JAMMA belied her LA residency and poured vintage jazz blues through a southern gothic lens in her debut single, FAREWELL, a track that dismantles nostalgia and rebuilds it in a darker, rawer form. The freeform fluidity of jazz collides with echoes of gospel that haunt through the organs, while raucous jolts of electricity fizz as her old-time chanteuse vocals command the infernal carnival of instrumentals. FAREWELL doesn’t just deliver a farewell, it resurrects the weight of parting, infusing it with a hell-hath-no-fury spirit, as though a vintage blues siren tore herself loose and started preaching on unhallowed ground.
Born Marianna Vitale in Naples in 1999, JAMMA’s musical roots run deep. From her grandparents’ folk and blues records to her early training on classical guitar, music became both inheritance and rebellion. After studying arts business in Milan and moving to Los Angeles to immerse herself in the city’s blues, funk, and jazz scenes, she honed her sound into one that thrives on duality: sensual yet unflinching, romantic yet punk, stylish yet decadent. The passing of her mother ignited a sharper clarity in her creative mission, propelling her towards this first official release. FAREWELL is not simply a curtain call; it is a beginning, marking the start of her three-track EP Presents, which will grapple with the eternal trinity of life, love, and death.
FAREWELL is now available on all major streaming platforms, including Spotify.
Review by Amelia Vandergast
