Immanuel Wilkins Blues Blood

Saxophonist and composer Immanuel Wilkins’ third studio album, Blues Blood, offers a meditative listening experience inspired in part by his youth, about the legacy of our ancestors and the bloodlines that connect us. Co-produced by Meshell Ndegeocello, and featuring Micah Thomas on piano, Rick Rosato on bass, Kweku Sumbry on drums, and vocalists Ganavya, June McDoom, and Yaw Agyeman, with special guest appearances by vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant, guitarist Marvin Sewell, and drummer Chris Dave, Blues Blood marks the first time Wilkins has included vocalists on an album, with each of the distinctive voices tapping into different aspects of heritage. The album explores “blues” as a symbol of radical optimism in the face of adversity, and “blood” as a symbol of all that is ancestral and generational.

Saxophonist and composer Immanuel Wilkins’ third studio album, Blues Blood, offers a meditative listening experience inspired in part by his youth, about the legacy of our ancestors and the bloodlines that connect us. Co-produced by Meshell Ndegeocello, and featuring Micah Thomas on piano, Rick Rosato on bass, Kweku Sumbry on drums, and vocalists Ganavya, June McDoom, and Yaw Agyeman, with special guest appearances by vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant, guitarist Marvin Sewell, and drummer Chris Dave, Blues Blood marks the first time Wilkins has included vocalists on an album, with each of the distinctive voices tapping into different aspects of heritage. The album explores “blues” as a symbol of radical optimism in the face of adversity, and “blood” as a symbol of all that is ancestral and generational.

On October 11th, acclaimed saxophonist and composer Immanuel Wilkins will release his expansive third studio album Blues Blood, a meditative offering co-produced by Meshell Ndegeocello that features his quartet with Micah Thomas on piano, Rick Rosato on bass, and Kweku Sumbry on drums; vocalists Ganavya, June McDoom, and Yaw Agyeman; plus special guest appearances by vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant, guitarist Marvin Sewell, and drummer Chris Dave.

On October 11th, acclaimed saxophonist and composer Immanuel Wilkins will release his expansive third studio album Blues Blood, a meditative offering co-produced by Meshell Ndegeocello that features his quartet with Micah Thomas on piano, Rick Rosato on bass, and Kweku Sumbry on drums; vocalists Ganavya, June McDoom, and Yaw Agyeman; plus special guest appearances by vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant, guitarist Marvin Sewell, and drummer Chris Dave.