“SUIT YOURSELF,” EXTRAORDINARY NEW ALBUM FROM VOCAL PROVOCATEUR JUDITH OWEN, OUT NOW!
Album features Judith’s band the Gentlemen Callers along with the JO Big Band and special guests Davell Crawford, Joe Bonamassa and the Tonya Boyd-Cannon Choir
New Orleans, Louisiana. Continuing on her critically-acclaimed journey into Jazz and Blues, “Suit Yourself,” the new album from lauded vocalist Judith Owen, resumes her trajectory of exploring and mining the lesser-known gems of these genres and turning them into musical powerhouses. Recorded at New Orleans’ Esplanade Studios, “Suit Yourself” is available now via Twanky Records and will be accompanied by tour dates worldwide.
“Suit Yourself” can only be described as the full Judith Owen experience, celebrating all of her strengths and everything that has brought her joy throughout her last three releases. It combines the joyous swagger of her wildly successful “Come On and Get It”, the hi-octane sounds of her 2024 love letter to big band, “Judith Owen Swings Christmas”, the live power of “Comes Alive” and her own emotionally intoxicating songwriting and arrangements. A beautiful blend of jazz, blues and big band it may be, but above all it shows off her inimitable sound and personality that seamlessly unite all the tracks into one outstanding oeuvre.
Whether solo at the piano, accompanied by her jazz sextet or her contemporary big band, Judith’s rich mellifluous voice seduces, and her interpretations thrill on songs like Aretha Franklin’s “Evil Gal Blues”, Nellie Lutcher’s “For you my Love”, and Etta James’s “Since I Fell For You”. Of special note is her duet with New Orleans luminary Davell Crawford on “Today I Sing The Blues” as well as the first single, the sexy and sophisticated, “That’s Why I Love My Baby.” Maestro Joe Bonamassa adds blistering guitar on “Mind Is On Vacation” while the Tonya Boyd-Cannon Choir joins Judith to bring it all back home on the Gospel-inflected “Inside Out.”
The Gentlemen Callers are David Torkanowsky on Piano, Kevin Louis on Cornet/Trumpet, Lex Warshawsky on Double Bass, Grammy Award-winning Artist/Producer Jamison Ross on Drums, David Blenkhorn on guitar, Ricardo Pascal on Sax and Pedro Segundo on Percussion/Drums.
“Suit Yourself” was produced by Judith Owen with the track “Inside Out” being co-produced by Owen and Jamison Ross. The album was Mastered in New Orleans by Misha Kachkachishvili and Engineered by John Fiachbach, both of whom are Grammy Award winners.
A complete track listing is as follow:
1). That’s Why I Love My Baby
2). Blue Skies
3). To Your Door
4). If I Were A Bell
5). Today I Sing The Blues (Featuring Davell Crawford)
6). Moanin’ - with the JO Big Band
7). Shall We Dance?
8). Spooky
9). Have A Good Life
10). Mind Is On Vacation (Featuring Joe Bonamassa)
11). Evil Gal Blues - with the JO Big Band
12). Since I Fell For You
13). Inside Out (Featuring Tonya Boyd-Cannon Choir)
Judith Owen continues to bring Suit Yourself to audiences worldwide with a series of standout live performances across the US and Europe. UK fans can catch her at two special headline appearances this summer, including Bush Hall, London on Monday 1st June and Cabaret at Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff on Thursday 4th June.
Confirmed live tour dates below with more to be added:
• Saturday, 25th April - New Orleans Jazz & Blues Market, New Orleans USA
• Monday, 27th April - WWOZ Piano Night, New Orleans USA
• Tuesday, 28th April - The Columns Hotel, New Orleans USA
• Thursday, 30th April - New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2026, New Orleans USA
• Sunday, 3rd May, Snug Harbor, New Orleans, USA
• Monday, 4th May, Louisiana Music Factory, New Orleans USA
• Thursday, 7th May - The Cutting Room, NY USA
• Sunday, 10th May - Glazer Hall, Palm Beach USA
• Monday, 1st June – Bush Hall, London, UK
• Thursday, 4th June - Cabaret at Wales Millenium Centre, Cardiff UK
• Thursday, 25th June - Villa Felber, Ermatingen, Switzerland
• Thursday, 26th June - Villa Felber, Ermatingen, Switzerland
• Sunday, 5th July - Love Supreme Jazz Festival, Glynde, UK
• Sunday, 12th July - Umbria Jazz Festival 2026, Perugia, Italy
• Sunday, 26th July – St Clément des Baleines / Île de Ré – Jazz au Phare Festival, France
• Saturday, 12th September - Groove For Good: A Celebration of Music and Community, New Orleans, USA
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