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Keyboardist James Francies emerged on the global scene just eight years ago, but it’s safe to say he hit the ground running. As both an accompanist and a soloist, he’s an improvising juggernaut fluent across many musical dialects — which helps explain the varied credits he has racked up on the bandstand and on record, not only with the likes of Jeff "Tain" Watts, Chris Potter and Pat Metheny but also The Roots, Mark Ronson and Lauryn Hill.
Francies’ 2018 Blue Note debut,
Flight, showcased his skills as a bandleader and composer, earning the attention of a diverse cross-section of listeners. On “713,” the first single from his forthcoming album