Ledisi Honors Dinah Washington with For Dinah: New Album Out October 3 + Worldwide Tour

Grammy-winning vocalist Ledisi has released her luminous new rendition of “What a Difference a Day Made,” the Dinah Washington classic that earned the pioneering singer a GRAMMY in 1959 and a place in the GRAMMY Hall of Fame in 1998. Arriving just in time to celebrate what would have been Washington’s 101st birthday on August 29, Ledisi’s interpretation is both reverent and boldly personal, honoring Dinah’s influence while asserting her own artistry.

The track is the latest preview from For Dinah, Ledisi’s forthcoming album due October 3 via Candid Records. Co-produced by Christian McBride and longtime collaborator Rex Rideout, the album is Ledisi’s deeply personal tribute to her lifelong hero — a fearless woman who opened doors for generations to follow.

“For Dinah blends my own soul with Dinah’s bold spirit,” says Ledisi. “She gave me permission to move freely, create freely, and lead as a woman in music. Before there was Aretha, there was Dinah. Instead of asking me ‘Why Dinah?,’ you should be asking ‘Why not Dinah?’”

The album features collaborations with Gregory Porter (“You’ve Got What It Takes”), Christian McBride (“You Don’t Know What Love Is”), and guitarist Paul Jackson Jr., alongside rising pianist Michael King.

🎧 Listen to “What a Difference a Day Made”
🎥 Watch the live performance video

For Dinah Tracklist

1. What A Difference A Day Made

2. If I Never Get To Heaven

3. Caravan

4. Let’s Do It

5. You Don’t Know What Love Is (feat. Christian McBride)

6. You’ve Got What It Takes (feat. Gregory Porter)

7. You Go To My Head (feat. Paul Jackson Jr.)

8. The Bitter Earth

North America Tour Dates

• Sept 18 – High Point, NC – High Point Theatre

• Sept 20 – Paradise Island, Bahamas – Bahama Breeze Music Festival

• Sept 27 – Monterey Park, CA – Monterey Jazz Festival 2025

• Oct 2 – Chandler, AZ – Chandler Center For The Arts

• Oct 3 – Los Angeles, CA – Walt Disney Concert Hall (Album Release Show)

• Oct 5 – Davis, CA – Mondavi Center

• Oct 6 – San Francisco, CA – Davies Symphony Hall

• Nov 9 – Dallas, TX – Majestic Theatre

• Nov 11 – Denver, CO – Paramount Theatre

• Nov 13 – Omaha, NE – Steelhouse Omaha

• Nov 14 – Prior Lake, MN – Mystic Showroom At Mystic Lake Casino

• Nov 15 – Rockford, IL – Hard Rock Casino Rockford

• Jan 20–27, 2026 – Fort Lauderdale, FL – Christian McBride’s World At Sea

Europe Tour Dates

• Oct 9 – London, UK – O2 Shepherds Bush Empire

• Oct 10 – Aulnay-sous-Bois, France – Le Nouveau Cap

• Oct 11 – Cébazat, France – Sémaphore

• Oct 13 – Madrid, Spain – Sala Villanos

• Oct 14 – Barcelona, Spain – Sala Apolo

• Oct 15 – Utrecht, Netherlands – TivoliVredenburg

• Oct 16 – Den Haag, Netherlands – PAARD

• Oct 17 – Duivendrecht, Netherlands – Poppodium Q-Factory

• Oct 18 – Hautmont, France – Centre Culturel Maurice Schumann

• Oct 21 – Skellefteå, Sweden – Sara Kulturhus

• Oct 23 – Oslo, Norway – Cosmopolite Scene

• Oct 24 – Malmö, Sweden – Victoriateatern Malmö

• Oct 25 – Zagreb, Croatia – Kino SC

• Jan 17, 2026 – Lugano, Switzerland – LAC Lugano Arte E Cultura

With For Dinah, Ledisi brings Dinah Washington’s legacy into the present, illuminating the timelessness of her music and the trail she blazed for today’s women in jazz, R&B, and beyond.

Album out October 3, 2025 on Candid Records.