Isaiah Collier Comes up With “Joy”
The multi-instrumentalist, composer, and singer Isaiah Collier returns with a five-track EP called “Joy” on July 31st. The album will come out on Brownswood Recordings, the British label co-founded twenty years ago by Gilles Peterson. The lead single and title track is out now and it features Isaiah on piano and tenor sax and vocals in addition to an 11-piece ensemble with horns and strings. “Everything just felt like it was falling apart with no aim in sight,” he reflects. “Yet, there is a light at the end of it all.”
“Joy is partially happiness,” Collier explains. “But to me it means happily being grateful for family, friends, lovers, teachers, and good times. These are the things that anchor us.” The track actually oozes positivity and happiness and is one of those feel-good songs we really need more of. The full EP review will be published here at the end of July. Some of the music reminds me of the best work of Pharoah Sanders. Isaiah is currently touring his “Collier plays Coltrane” programme in Europe with additional dates in Canada and the US later this year. You can listen and pre-order his latest music right here.
May 20: Teatro Asioli – Corregio, Italy
May 22: Teatro Comunale – Vicenza, Italy
May 23: Sudhaus – Tübingen, Germany
May 25: Jazz Middelheim – Middelheim, Germany
May 29: Stadtgarten – Cologne, Germany
May 30: Domicil – Dortmund, Germany
May 31: XJAZZ – Berlin, Germany
June 1: Porgy & Bess – Vienna, Austria
June 3: Nattjazz – Bergen, Norway
June 5: Jazz à Valrose – Valrose, France
June 16-17: Blue Note Jazz Festival – New York, NY
June 22: Toronto Jazz Festival – Toronto, Canada
June 23: Calgary Jazz Festival – Calgary, Canada
June 24: Jazz Victoria – Victoria, Canada
June 25: Edmonton Jazz Festival – Edmonton, Canada
June 26: JAW 20 Family Reunion – Berlin, Germany
July 1: Vancouver Jazz Festival – Vancouver, Canada
July 3: Montreal Jazz Festival – Montreal, Canada
July 5: Saskatoon Jazz Festival – Saskatoon, Canada
July 21: Ronnie Scott’s – London, UK
September 5: DC Jazz Festival – Washington D.C.
September 26: Monterey Jazz Festival, Monterey, CA
September 29-30: Jazz Alley – Seattle, WA
October 3: Segerstorm Center for the Arts – Costa Mesa, CA
