ABOUT THE ARTIST

4x GRAMMY-nominated vibraphonist Stefon Harris celebrates 20 years of his groundbreaking Blackout project with this radiant journey through jazz, soul, and ancestral African rhythms. Pulsing with reverence and fearless creativity, the album also serves as a poignant yet glorious document of the final recordings by electro-soul-jazz visionary Casey Benjamin. Arrives August 28, led by the vocal singles “I Know Love” and “What a Wonderful World,” feat Benjamin, and two powerful new Harris instrumentals

released August 28, 2026

Stefon Harris (vibraphone, marimba);
Christian Sands (piano & keyboards);
Dezron Douglas (bass),
Terreon Gully (drums);
Casey Benjamin (sax, aerophone, vocoder)

Special guests: Braimah “Weedie” Morris – djembe (1,4,9,10); Anne Drummond – flute (3,6,8,11);
Oran Etkin – clarinets (3,6,8,11); Eric Eaton – cello (3,11); Dwayne Clark – spoken word (10)
Orchestrations for tracks 3, 6, 8 & 11 by Scott Arcangel

Please join us at 15 Washington Street, Newark, home of the Institute of Jazz Studies at Rutgers University–Newark. We look forward to welcoming you for an inspiring evening of music and community.

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Check out the livestream on the Clement’s Place Jazz and IJS Facebook pages and on our YouTube channel –

https://www.facebook.com/events/407513298157352/?ref=newsfeed

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf8W7q1qlz0yt5Ebcn4tkSQ

https://www.facebook.com/InstituteJazzStudies

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