Chris Willman Music WriterRecent Oscar winner and late-night star Jon Batiste is premiering a new track, “Sweet Loraine,” that serves as the leadoff single from an upcoming benefit album, “Relief: A Benefit for the Jazz Foundation of America’s Musicians Relief Fund.” Variety has the song’s exclusive debut, below.The album comes out on all formats — digital, CD and LP — Sept.
24 and features live or studio tracks from such giants of the genre as Christian McBride, Joshua Redman, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Herbie Hancock, Charles Lloyd and the duo of Esperanza Spalding and pianist Leo Genovese (recording under the name Irma and Leo).The benefit album is the result of a number of top labels coming together to support the JFA, including Concord.
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