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Cory Henry on Tour
With the release of his album Art of Love in 2018, the versatile keyboardist, singer, songwriter and arranger Cory Henry, who's toured with superstars ranging from Bruce Springsteen to the Roots to Boyz II Men, finally takes center stage. Here Henry fronts the Funk Apostles, a collective comprising veteran instrumentalists and backing vocalists who've recorded with the likes of Booker T. Jones, Aretha Franklin and Ludacris, not to mention Snarky Puppy, the New York–based modern jazz crusaders that gave Henry his greatest push yet. It's a true creative collaboration with Henry at the heart, providing passionate and poignant vocals and wailing on his signature Hammond B3 organ, plus clavinet, piano and a host of digital and analog synths. The music is simultaneously classic and forward-looking, reverent of giants like Herbie Hancock, Prince and Curtis Mayfield while forging a singular path forward through simmering acid-jazz, neck-snapping R&B and tender-hearted pop. The sound is soul and the feeling is real.?
Henry has honed that feeling for decades. Even at a relatively young 31 years old, he's been performing professionally for more than 25 years. Previous solo records like 2016's Revival, 2014's First Steps, and 2012's Gotcha Now Doc featured a rotating cast of players unspooling cool renditions of classic jazz jams like Miles Davis' "Green Dolphin Street" and John Coltrane's "Giant Steps." Art of Love is entirely original — and the first time Henry has put his remarkable singing voice to tape, presenting his genius fully formed and endlessly appealing.
As powerful as Art of Love is, Henry and the Funk Apostles truly shine when they live up to their moniker and deliver their sound live, directly to the people. Part gospel revival, part jazz jamboree, part neo-soul social hour, a Funk Apostles show is all about joyful participation, absorbing and reflecting the energy bouncing between band and audience. The crew is touring through Europe this winter and heading to the Cape Town International Jazz Festival in South Africa in March and a slot opening for Los Angeles nu-jazz innovators Vulfpeck at Red Rocks in May.?
The ad was misleading for I thought I was seeing only him at certain time. The signage was non existent in garage. Attendants didn’t know to direct you The music was great
This was a jazz festival presented by TBAAL. The ticketing process and the experience of navigating the site were unnecessarily confusing and frustrating. I became aware of it through an email I received from TM; the email mentioned Cory Henry but didn’t make it clear that there were many other artists involved. I’m a big fan of Cory’s so decided to go. The tickets were to see Cory at 1pm on Sunday. When I pulled into the parking lot at ~12;40 there was NO signage in the parking lot or within the building to guide first timers, like me, on where to go. One of my friends, who was also a first timer, met me at the venue. We had to ask for directions from the parking attendant and other venue personnel, multiple times before we finally came across a venue worker who had printed programs, which showed that Cory and was scheduled to be onstage, along with Kim Burrell, at 4pm. Up until that point, neither of us had seen any mention of Kim Burrell. No worries, I happen to like Kim, too. The worker gave my friend a program, but when I asked for one she said she didn’t have enough so my friend would have to share hers with me. The music and food (food truck catfish) were good. With better logistical planning, I would have rated the overall experience a strong 4.
It was my first time at Funk concert and from there I have no way to stop listening to Cory Henry
Musical high!!!! Still haven't came down!!! #lifechanging
