Keyon HarroldForeverland(Concord Jazz / Concord)JazzWeek #1 Chartbound
NACC Top Jazz - #16 (from #20)
Keyon Harrold’s highly anticipated album, Foreverland, released in January 2024 on Concord Jazz. Featuring “Beautiful Day” Keyon Harrold collaborates with PJ Morton on vocals/keyboards, a multi GRAMMY award-winning artist, currently nominated for “Best Traditional R&B Performance” and best known for playing with Maroon 5. The feel-good R&B track inspires listeners to “let the sunlight in,” to “forget what they say, what do they know anyway, today is a beautiful day… ‘cause I say.”
“It's such a beautiful thing to create music that comes from the heart and soul. "A Beautiful Day" is a song that PJ Morton and I wrote together in New Orleans, after a heart-to-heart conversation about life. We've been making music together for years, and every collaboration is just as special as the last. PJ is truly one of my favorite songwriters and artists, and it was an absolute honor to create "Beautiful Day" for my “Foreverland” Album.”
“The line in the song, "It's a beautiful day, because I say..." is all about taking ownership and accountability for our lives. Life is what we make of it, no matter what anyone else thinks or sees. We all have our own unique perspectives, and it's up to us to see the beauty in the world around us, even on the darkest of days.” - Keyon Harrold
Blending a unique hybrid of Jazz and Hip-Hop/R&B, Foreverland is a special curation of 10 original tracks and includes special guests Common, Robert Glasper, PJ Morton, and more.
Since his first album was released in 2009, Keyon has proved himself a first-call sideman, racking up a long list of touring and recording credits including Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Nas, Rihanna, Eminem, Erykah Badu, D'Angelo, Maxwell, Robert Glasper, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Cirque Du Soleil, Keith Richards, Diana Ross, Black Pumas, Leon Bridges, Gregory Porter, and Mac Miller, to name only a few.
Press Quotes
"While the guest spots are album highlights, it’s Harrold and his trumpet that take center stage on Foreverland." – Soulbounce
“Genre-defying post-bop” - The Guardian
“Rumbles like thunder” – Downbeat
“Foreverland is not merely good music. It is great music” - NYC Jazz Record
"Harrold’s performance was a living testament to the unifying power of music across genres." - The Source
"Harrold’s muted trumpet has a piercing, heartfelt quality, and the synths waft around like clouds" – Stereogum (of the single "Don't Lie")
"If you’re a fan of what Chief Adjuah (fka Christian Scott) was doing on albums like Stretch Music, The Centennial Trilogy, and Ancestral Recall, you should absolutely be listening to Keyon Harrold." – Stereogum
“a closely produced set that supports and surrounds his elegant, soulful fluency with vocals, edgy beats and rap”. – Financial Times
“’Inspired by the vibrations’: Keyon Harrold creates paradise on Foreverland, a triumphant fusion of jazz & hip-hop” – Atwood Magazine
"Keyon Harrold’s Foreverland is for the music lovers searching for something to ignite a fire from the depths of their heart and soul." – Vibe
"an immersive musical experience that transcends genres" – mxdwn.com
"This infusion of diverse musical elements showcases Harrold’s ability to traverse musical boundaries, creating a sound that is both distinctive and inclusive" – mxdwn.comUpcoming Tour Dates
2/16-2/24: Capital Jazz Cruise – Ft Lauderdale, FL
2/25: Portland Jazz Festival – Portland, OR
3/2: Ronnie Scott’s– London, UK
3/5: Blue Note Milano – Milan, Italy
3/6: New Morning – Paris, France
3/9: Transition Festival – Utrecht, Netherlands
3/10: Bird – Rotterdam, Holland
3/11: Jazzclub Q4 – Rheinfelden, Switzerland
3/12: Jassmine – Warsaw, Poland
3/13: Cabaret des Péchés - Brno, Czechia
3/14: Jazz Dock – Prague, Czechia
3/16: Fasching – Stockholm, Sweden
3/29: Blue Llama – Ann Arbor, MI
3/30: Blue Llama – Ann Arbor, MI
7/1 - 7/3: Montreal Jazz Festival – Montreal, Canada
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