Burn Progression (feat. Hanna...by Various Artists

Meshell Ndegeocello: ‘Making music is the rare moment that I feel raceless and genderless’ Enjoy this great interview with the musician: www.theguardian.com

New Music! Acclaimed GRAMMY-winning multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter Meshell Ndegeocello makes her Blue Note Records debut with The 'Omnichord Real Book', a visionary, expansive, and deeply jazz-influenced album that taps into a broad spectrum of her musical roots. Produced by Josh Johnson and features a wide range of guest artists including Jason Moran, Ambrose Akinmusire, Joel Ross, Jeff Parker, Brandee Younger, Julius Rodriguez, Mark Guiliana, Cory Henry, Joan As Police Woman, Thandiswa, and others. Meshell Ndegeocello performs at Dimitriou's Jazz Alley on October 19th. www.meshell.com

New Music! Acclaimed GRAMMY-winning multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter Meshell Ndegeocello makes her Blue Note Records debut with The 'Omnichord Real Book', a visionary, expansive, and deeply jazz-influenced album that taps into a broad spectrum of her musical roots. Produced by Josh Johnson and features a wide range of guest artists including Jason Moran, Ambrose Akinmusire, Joel Ross, Jeff Parker, Brandee Younger, Julius Rodriguez, Mark Guiliana, Cory Henry, Joan As Police Woman, Thandiswa, and others. Meshell Ndegeocello performs at Dimitriou's Jazz Alley on October 19th. www.meshell.com

New Music! Acclaimed GRAMMY-winning multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter Meshell Ndegeocello makes her Blue Note Records debut with The 'Omnichord Real Book', a visionary, expansive, and deeply jazz-influenced album that taps into a broad spectrum of her musical roots. Produced by Josh Johnson and features a wide range of guest artists including Jason Moran, Ambrose Akinmusire, Joel Ross, Jeff Parker, Brandee Younger, Julius Rodriguez, Mark Guiliana, Cory Henry, Joan As Police Woman, Thandiswa, and others. Meshell Ndegeocello performs at Dimitriou's Jazz Alley on October 19th. www.meshell.com

"The Omnichord was developed in Japan in the 1980s as a musician’s electronic accompaniment, incorporating a drum machine with rhythm and tempo controls, a set number of playable chords, and a “futuristic” touch-sensitive synthesizer ribbon. In the hands of an exacting and protean virtuoso like Meshell Ndegeocello, deep into a decades-long career, the Omnichord became a tool for self-discovery." Read a review of this very exciting and sprawling new 18-song album: pitchfork.com

Acclaimed GRAMMY-winning multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and producer Meshell Ndegeocello makes her Blue Note Records debut with The Omnichord Real Book, a visionary and deeply jazz-influenced album that marks the start of a new chapter in her trailblazing and unpredictable career. Ndegeocello explains that “Burn Progression” and the sweeping soul-psychedelic evocation “The 5th Dimension,” featuring the HawtPlates, were inspired in part by Questlove’s award-winning documentary, Summer of Soul. “Watching that movie was life-changing for me,” she says. “it made me want to go back to that vocal group. But because that historic moment was kept from us for so long, it also sometimes makes me want to watch America burn.” www.bluenote.com