Seattle-based Vocalist and Composer JOHNAYE KENDRICK’s “FLYING,” to be released August 28, 2018

FLYING is the second CD by vocalist and composer  JOHNAYE KENDRICK. The CD comprises six stellar originals and six fresh re-imaginings of standards and unique, offbeat selections from the worlds of jazz and pop. Produced and arranged by Johnaye, who also plays harmonium , FLYING showcases her exquisite voice, expansive vocal range and otherworldly scatting abilities with an adventurous rhythm section. 

Attending the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz in the late 2000s, KENDRICK had the opportunity to learn from and work with legendary jazz masters Terence Blanchard, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Danilo Perez, Kurt Rosenwinkel and Brian Blade. While studying with Blanchard, her class was often encouraged to write original music for their assignments.

Her 2014 debut album HERE, which received very positive fan and critical response, was a full collection of Kendrick’s original compositions. “Everything I wrote on HERE was the truth, my reality, snapshots I had written between 2009 and 2012, with a general theme emerging about the importance of just being in and appreciating the moment and worrying about tomorrow’s problems tomorrow,” Johnaye says. “With FLYING, there was more of a process, knowing that I wanted to mix original pieces with favorite songs I had been performing for years. The funny part was that these originals were so new that some weren’t even completed before the recording session. I had to get every detail just right because they address all the new aspects of my life since the last album – including marriage, motherhood and what I call the beautiful mess of life. They’re about personal relationships, family life and issues that have had a deep effect on my heart, that occupy the same space there.”

Featuring

JOHNAYE KENDRICK vocals, harmonium

DAWN CLEMENT  piano, nord

CHRIS SYMER  bass

D’VONNE LEWIS  drums, percussion

MICHAEL NICOLELLA  guitar (12)

ADORE OLIVER & NOLA OLIVER  vocals (4)

Arranged & Produced by Johnaye Kendrick

Tracks

1. NEVER YOU MIND (4:45)

2. FALLEN (4:48)

3. IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU (5:28)

4. YOU TWO (4:19)

5. THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU (5:46)

6. I’VE GOT NO STRINGS (3:39)

7. SCORPION (5:31)

8. THE LONELY ONE (3:49)

9. 3X5 (5:26)

10. SECRETS (4:33)

11. BOXED WINE (4:50)

12. FLYING (5:55)