Bassist Tony Grey and legendary keyboardist Bob James release "Nostalgia" #jazz #music

"Tony Grey is a natural and will develop into one of the great and innovative musicians of our time. He and the bass were made for each other." - John McLaughlin  Tony Grey - Bass/Keyboards/Vocals Bob James - Piano/Keyboards/Additional Programming Mino Cinelu - Percussion Naveen Kumar - Flutes V. Selvaganesh - Kanjira James Johnson III - Drums Karsh Kale - Tabla Joel Polacci - Percussion Stu Haikney - Drums Brandon Terzic - Oud Leon Hughes - Additional Programming Ellen Hughes - Vocals Release Date: July 24th, 2026

About Nostalgia Nostalgia is the new album from bassist, composer and educator Tony Grey, featuring legendary pianist Bob James. Two generations of jazz artists finding new paths grounded in tradition, the album unfolds into a beautiful sonic journey: intimate, melodic and rich with feeling. Bob James needs little introduction. A multi-Grammy Award winning pianist and composer, he was discovered by Quincy Jones in 1962 and went on to become a defining voice at Creed Taylor's legendary CTl label. He co-founded the acclaimed group Fourplay and brought jazz into living rooms worldwide with "Angela," the beloved theme from the TV series Taxi. One of the most sampled artists in the history of hip-hop, his influence spans decades and genres. His most recent album Jazz Hands earned a Grammy nomination, confirming an artist still very much at the height of his powers. The story of Nostalgia began when Tony travelled to Bob's home studio, where the two sat together and began writing and recording without agenda or expectation. It was there, in that unhurried and personal space, that they discovered their own musical language, a conversation between bass and piano that felt as natural as it was unexpected. The result is an album that carries the warmth of that connection in every note. From the groove-driven opener Domino to the tender ballad Nostalgia and a timeless rendition of Embraceable You, this is music made between two artists at their most open and honest. "Wonderful composer, fantastic bass player. Anybody at any level can learn from Tony. He is smokin'!" -Mike Stern "Tony Grey is one of the most melodic bass players in the world. He has an amazing technique, and the combination of his warm and dark tone is truly beautiful. It is such a wonderful opportunity to get to understand his unique concept and approach to music-making." -Hiromi About Tony Grey Tony Grey is a world-class bassist, composer and educator whose career has taken him across continents and into the company of some of the greatest names in music. He has performed and recorded with John McLaughlin, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter and Hiromi, including four studio albums and two DVDs, and toured extensively worldwide with Hotei Tomoyasu, Karsh Kale, Rishab Rikhiram Sharma and Salem Merchant, among many others. His solo recordings have earned widespread critical acclaim, with four albums submitted to the Grammy Ballot, a Jazz Album of the Year award at the Independent Music Awards for his album. Unknown Angels and his album Elevation reaching the Top 10 on iTunes in both the US and UK. As a Fodera Bass Signature Artist, he is recognized among the finest bassists of his generation. Beyond performance, Tony is the founder of the Tony Grey Bass Academy, an online platform reaching students around the world and holds a teaching position at Mercyhurst University. Nostalgia marks a deeply personal milestone, a meeting of two musical souls separated by generations but united by a shared language of melody, feel and honest expression. Tony Grey Website

New Album Release from Allison Russell 'In the Hour of Chaos' on Concord Records / Concord #jazz #music

NEW ALBUM OUT NOW VIA CONCORD RECORDS Featuring Norah Jones, Brittney Spencer, Devon Gilfillian, Sara Watkins, Joy Oladokun, Kara Jackson, Kashus Culpepper, Denitia, Julie Williams, Ruby Amanfu, Kyshona, Ahya Simone, Chibueze Ihuoma, and more

Today, Grammy-winning musician, poet and actor Allison Russell releases her third studio album In The Hour of Chaos via Concord Records. Produced by Russell and Dim Star, the album is a fervent plea for connection in this time of alienation, isolation and dread. It’s an album that is meant to make you feel GOOD and, in these times, feeling good is a radical act. She also shares the Athena Kulb-directed video for the album’s focus track, “Searchlight” featuring Kashus Culpepper, who adds grit and swagger to the track.   Watch the video for “Searchlight (ft. Kashus Culpepper)” HERE

The songs on Allison Russell’s In the Hour of Chaos are meant to reverse the tides that pull us farther and farther apart, even from ones we love the most. It’s only fitting that Russell leaned into her vibrant and ever expanding community of artists and friends to create a collaborative song suite that goes far beyond a succession of features.   These songs unfold like a series of one act plays with Allison, who joins with an artist(s) from her rainbow diaspora, many from her adopted home in Nashville. Tactile, vulnerable, raw, soothing, sensual, sad – each is a little capsule of humans being fully human and fully present. Allison Russell curates her collaborators with care including Norah Jones’ intimate ease on “Really Real” and Ruby Amanfu’s vulnerable grace on “Just Like Saturday” – all serve as portals into our flawed, fantastic, interconnected lives.   Early releases from the album include her Juneteenth single ft. Brittney Spencer “Black Lavender”  – a celebration of sisterhood; “No Springtime” featuring Joy Oladokun and Julie Williams; and “Cold April,” a track showing  intergenerational depth by featuring her tourmate Kara Jackson — a recent collaborator of the Gorillaz and formerly the U.S. National Youth Poet Laureate,  Denitia – a CMT Next Women of Country selection who was also featured in Dolly Parton’s Threads: My Songs in Symphony, and the Explore! Pop Choir featuring Russell’s daughter, Ida.

“Allison Russell leans into the healing power of music on ‘Cold April’...With voices lifted together, Russell channels resilience, community, and the strength to keep moving forward.” - KCRW Today's Top Tune on “Cold April”   "Cold April" featured in KEXP's Watching The Watch Runcast   “a duet of comfort, affirmation, praise and solace...The song recognizes opposition and the need to stay defensive, but it’s determinedly optimistic.” - The New York Times on “Black Lavender”   "On her new album, Allison Russell remains perfectly poignant but a bit more playful." - NPR's WPLN   "Allison Russell is one of those performers who smile as they hypnotize. She lulls you into a delighted state and then all of a sudden, you realize her talent has wrapped itself around you, and there is no escape" - American Songwriter   “In the Hour of Chaos testifies to the power of resilience and unity in the face of the political, social, economic, and personal chaos we face daily in these times...Russell creates an ebullient community of song." - No Depression   "Listen to In The Hour Of Chaos: Allison Russell convenes a pantheon of notable women in music -- Kara Jackson, Norah Jones, Brittney Spencer, Joy Oladokun, and many more -- on a quest for solace and structure on her third studio album." - New York Magazine   "arriving directly from the magical musical cosmos is a new track from the ethereal Allison Russell… a song about extending grace, comfort, and care – and the importance of community to lift each other up" - The Bluegrass Situation on “Black Lavender”   “the gorgeous ballad “No Springtime,” a defiant resolution not to wallow in or to return to the resignation of past actions” - No Depression on “No Springtime”

Elsewhere, Devon Gilfillian brings effortless warmth to “Love is a Golden Lion,” Chibueze Ihuoma adds an otherworldly tenderness to “Two Stars,” and Ahya Simone’s incomparable harp closes the circle with the haunting “Good Omens.” Across these songs, Russell holds the center effortlessly, while illuminating the voices of her chosen family. She turns these throughlines into golden thread, strengthening as she weaves, the only protection she knows against the chaos of this hour.   Community has deep importance to Allison, as evidenced in her recent conversation with community leader Rep. Justin Jones (TN-52) and moderated by singer-songwriter Ruby Amanfu at The National Museum of African American Music in Nashville where they discussed ways to remain strong and create joy during tumultuous times; in the midst of targeting, how to find strength in ourselves and for our neighbors. See select photos HERE.   Russell also took the stage at the JUNO Awards earlier this year to pay tribute to fellow Canadian, Joni Mitchell with a duet between her and Sarah McLachlan. Russell is currently on tour throughout North America with McLachlan – see a full list of her tour dates below.   Allison Russell just completed her second run on Broadway as Persephone in the 8x Tony Award winning musical Hadestown. She took over the role in November 2024 initially, after spending much of that year opening for Hozier on his Unreal Unearth Tour supporting his arena run on all US dates and throughout Europe. She made her Billboard Hot 100 debut thanks to their duet “Wildflower & Barley.”   The accolades for Russell have been immense. Last year she was shortlisted for the Polaris Prize and named Billboard Women In Music Canada’s “Breakthrough Artist of the Year.” She has had 8 GRAMMY nominations and one win, earned three 2022 Americana Award nominations and a win for Album of the Year with subsequent nominations in 2023 and 2024, two International Folk Music Award wins, a 2022 Juno nomination for ‘Songwriter of the Year,’ and her first-ever Juno Award win for Contemporary Roots Album of the Year. Russell won three Canadian Folk Music Awards, two UK Americana Music Awards, and more.

Allison Russell Tour Dates Jul 10 – Leader Bank Pavilion – Boston, MA* Jul 12 – BankNH Pavilion – Gilford, NH* Jul 14 – Artpark Mainstage Theater – Lewiston, NY* Jul 15 – Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill – Sterling Heights, MI* Jul 17 – Acrisure Amphitheater – Grand Rapids, MI* Jul 18 – Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island – Chicago, IL* Jul 19 – Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park – Indianapolis, IN* Jul 21 – PNC Pavilion – Cincinnati, OH* Jul 23 – Saint Louis Music Park – Maryland Heights, MO* Jul 24 – Starlight Theatre – Kansas City, MO* Jul 26 – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory – Irving, TX* Jul 30 – Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre – West Valley City, UT* Aug 01 – Toyota Pavilion at Concord – Concord, CA* Aug 02 – The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park – San Diego, CA* Aug 04 – Greek Theatre – Los Angeles, CA* Aug 07 – Hayden Homes Amphitheater – Bend, OR* Aug 08 – Chateau Ste Michelle Winery – Woodinville, WA* Aug 09 – Chateau Ste Michelle Winery – Woodinville, WA* *supporting Sarah McLachlan   Allison headlining dates Oct 15 – The Orange Peel – Asheville, NC Oct 22 – Massey Hall – Toronto, ON Oct 23 – Theatre Beanfield – Montreal, QC Oct 24 – Imperial Bell – Quebec City, QC Oct 25 – National Arts Centre - Southam Hall – Ottawa, ON Oct 27 – Higher Ground The Ballroom – South Burlington, VT Nov 01 – First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN Nov 03 – Burton Cummings Theatre – Winnipeg, MB Nov 05 – Winspear Centre – Edmonton, AB Nov 06 – Grey Eagle Resort & Event Centre – Calgary, AB Nov 09 – Chan Centre for the Performing Arts  – Vancouver, BC

More About Allison Russell Montreal-born, Nashville-based Allison Russell is a GRAMMY, Juno, Americana, SOCAN, and Folk Award–winning artist and Polaris Prize–shortlisted singer-songwriter, producer, author, actor, and human rights advocate.   Her acclaimed solo debut Outside Child (2021) was followed by The Returner (2023), released via Concord/Fantasy. Prior to her solo work, she co-founded and toured internationally with Po’Girl, Birds of Chicago, and Our Native Daughters, and remains an active collaborator with OND and a member of Joni Mitchell’s Joni Jam.   In 2024, Russell joined Hozier’s Unreal Unearth tour across the U.S. and Europe, with their duet “Wildflower & Barley” earning her first Billboard Hot 100 entry. Her Rainbow Coalition ensemble and All Returners tour continued through 2025 across Australia and North America. She also co-wrote “Human Mind” with Hozier for Mavis Staples.   Russell has received eight Grammy nominations and one win, alongside multiple honors including Americana Award nominations and Album of the Year, a Juno Award for Contemporary Roots Album of the Year, International Folk Music Awards, Canadian Folk Music Awards, and UK Americana Awards. She was also named Billboard Women in Music Canada’s Breakthrough Artist of the Year and shortlisted for the Polaris Prize.   She made her Broadway debut as Persephone in Anaïs Mitchell’s Hadestown in November 2024 and has since completed a second run in the role. Offstage, Russell is a powerful advocate and organizer, curating the historic Once and Future Sounds set at Newport Folk Festival and co-founding Love Rising, which has raised over $550,000 in support of LGBTQIA+ communities.   Her forthcoming memoir will be published by LittleBrown, and her third album is slated for release in 2026.   ALLISON RUSSELL ONLINE: Website | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube   TikTok | Fantasy Records

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# Artist and Track Title Time 1. Allison Russell - Searchlight [Feat. Kashus Culpepper] 04:11 2. Allison Russell - Really Real [Feat. Norah Jones] 03:25 3. Allison Russell - Cold April [Feat. Kara Jackson, Denitia, Explore! Pop Choir] 03:09 4. Allison Russell - Rainbows 03:26 5. Allison Russell - No Springtime [Feat. Joy Oladokun, Julie Williams] 03:20 6. Allison Russell - Black Lavender [Feat. Brittney Spencer] 03:01 7. Allison Russell - Just Like Saturday [Feat. Ruby Amanfu] 02:54 8. Allison Russell - Chaos Theory [Feat. Kyshona, Sara Watkins] 05:10 9. Allison Russell - Love is a Golden Lion [Feat. Devon Gilfillian] 02:57 10. Allison Russell - Two Stars [Feat. Chibueze Ihuoma] 04:40 11. Allison Russell - Good Omens [Feat. Ahya Simone] 05:45