Eugenie Jones - Eugenie (2025)

Since her 2013 debut release, Jones’ recordings have highlighted her continually evolving vocal talent and gifted lyricism, culminating in her hit double CD Players in 2022. With beautiful string arrangements, rich melodies, and captivating narratives, this new release is a next-level music extravaganza.

Produced by Grammy-winning bassist Lonnie Plaxico, EUGENIE highlights Jones’s intelligent, thoughtful lyricism and sensational vocal style. It also brings Jones’ ten-year accumulation of published songs to 32, differentiating Jones as one of the few African American Female songwriters in jazz today, following the tradition of Abbey Lincoln, Nina Simone, and Irene Higgenbotham.

The album features a stellar lineup of sixteen musicians in New York and Seattle recording sessions. Jones collaborates with producer Lonnie Plaxico in New York alongside the standout artistry of pianists Brandon McCune and Mamiko Watanabe; trumpeter Gil Defay; saxophonist Rico Jones; cellist Jessica Wang, violinist Yoojin Park, drummer Russell Carter, and percussion Kahlil Bell.

Seattle's vibrant music scene contributes to the album's dynamic sound, with contributions from pianists Darrius Willrich and Peter Adams, saxophonist Alex Dugdale, guitarist Michael Powers, bassists Elliot Kuykendall and Chris Symer, drummer Ronnie Bishop and percussionist Ernesto Pediangco.