Audrey Powne is no newcomer. She has played trumpet with The Teskey Brothers, Midnight Oil, Jimmy Barnes, and José Gonzalez, among others. But the debut album from the Melbourne vocalist and multi-instrumentalist—who’s now based in the UK—sees her take center stage at long last. It was worth the wait, thanks to her mingling of classic jazz scaffolding with future-soul flourishes. Observe “Feed the Fire,” which opens with an old-school sweep of tremulous strings before launching into a soul track, complete with snap-tight drums, celestial keyboards, and, of course, a trumpet solo. The opening “Overture” and a pair of instrumental interludes also summon the heady romance of string-swept jazz from a bygone era, whereas the closing “Souled Out” applies bass and low horns for an ominous thump and crawl before Powne gives a vocal turn that’s raw and guttural at times. No wonder this forward-looking debut was nominated for an ARIA for Best Jazz Album and shortlisted for the Australian Music Prize. It’s a complete statement from top to bottom—with Powne overseeing everything from production and string arrangements to lyric writing and assorted keyboard parts—and the announcement of a visionary new voice in jazz.