The Soul Mutation is the band founded in 2014 by vocalist Martha J. and pianist Francesco Chebat. In 2014, they released their first CD with some originals and covers. In 2017 The Soul Mutation released a CD, Times are changing, nine songs written by Francesco Chebat with lyrics by Martha J., and three improvisational solo pieces by Chebat, Martha and Francesco Marzetti, the drummer who plays in this session. Times Are Changing is the continuation of a musical exploration, combining Martha’s smooth and clear voice with jazz improvisations and solid grooves to create a very particular, expressive and energetic sound that alludes to the most recent jazz developments (Brad Mehldau and Mark Guiliana, Joshua Redman Elastic Band, Robert Glasper, Esbjorn Svensson).

The Soul Mutation has a personal sound, full of poetic sensitivity and grooves, subtle landscapes inspired by Northern European contemporary music and urban atmospheres that recall the contemporary New York jazz scene. Their sound is refined and complex but still they can always reach the public with their energy and passion. Not only the music, but also the lyrics are deeply rooted in current reality (war, immigration, homeless, job, poverty…): long-standing wars that we shouldn’t fight anymore, and new battles for change that we should take on, inside and outside ourselves, to find a more than ever, essential “soul mutation”.