Jeff Franzel Trio - Feel The Joy (2026) [Hi-Res]

Feel The Joy is the 2026 studio album by the Jeff Franzel Trio, released on the artist's own Jeff Franzel Music imprint. It documents the working ensemble of pianist Jeff Franzel, drummer Eric Halverson, and bassist Adam Armstrong — a trio that has built a steady following performing at New York venues including The Bitter End and The Wallace Hotel.
The tracklist maps a broad stylistic and geographical range: "Cartagena" and "Moroccan Swing" draw on international rhythmic idioms, while "Prayer," "Quiet Moments," and the title track form the album's lyrical core. The closing "The Way It Is" returns to a reflective, meditative register. Franzel's piano voice — refined over decades of study with mentor Phil Cohen and shaped by touring alongside Les Brown, Frank Sinatra, and Mel Tormé — combines post-bop harmonic fluency with the melodic clarity that has made him a sought-after songwriter for artists such as Shawn Colvin, Josh Groban, and Nicole Zuraitis.
The album arrives at a moment of heightened recognition for Franzel: a 2025 Grammy nomination for co-writing Latto's "Big Mama" and a 2026 nomination for "Right in Front of Me" (co-written with Nicole Zuraitis) reflect his dual standing in mainstream pop and the jazz world. Feel The Joy reads as a personal statement — an instrumentalist giving full expression to his own musical language, unmediated by commercial vocal formats.

Tracklist:
1-1 Jeff Franzel Trio - Cartagena [5:55]
1-2 Jeff Franzel Trio - Moroccan Swing [6:17]
1-3 Jeff Franzel Trio - Prayer [6:10]
1-4 Jeff Franzel Trio - Melba [5:18]
1-5 Jeff Franzel Trio - Feel The Joy [5:18]
1-6 Jeff Franzel Trio - Quiet Moments [4:54]
1-7 Jeff Franzel Trio - The Way It Is [5:20]