Off the heels of his “‘Best’ Year Yet” (SPIN) and four 2022 Grammy nominations, keyboard virtuoso, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Cory Henry announces his 2022 world tour kicking off on April 13 in Australia. While down under, Cory will perform at the famous Byron Bay Bluesfest and headline shows in Melbourne and Sydney. In May, he’ll make a short return statewide to play at Beale Street Music Festival and Ground Up Music Festival, and then head to Japan for a run of dates at Billboard Live in Tokyo, Yokohama and Osaka. His summer rounds out with a series of includes festival performances including Bonnaroo, Summerfest, Electric Forest, Summer Camp, Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, Ottawa Jazz Festival, Madrid’s Noches del Botánico, and shows at Red Rocks, KOKO (London), Amsterdam Bostheater, and Tel Aviv’s Barby. This fall, Los Angeles fans can catch a hometown performance on October 15 when Cory headlines The Fonda.
Arriving alongside the tour announcement is Cory’s latest single “The Fool.” “The Fool” sees Cory continue to push soul music forward into uncharted territory while paying homage to great soul visionaries such as Stevie Wonder and Prince. Cory’s unique “future soul” sound earned him a Grammy nomination this year for his 2020 solo album Something to Say, nominated in the Best Progressive R&B Album category. The first body of work solely produced by Henry, Something to Say showcases his multi-instrumental skills and powerfully mines 2020’s challenging emotional terrain.
One of the music industry’s most in-demand collaborators, Cory earned three more Grammy nominations this year for his contributions as a co-producer/writer on Ye’s DONDA, nominated for both Album of the Year and Best Rap Album, and Eric Bellinger’s New Light, nominated in the Best Progressive R&B Album category. Cory’s soulful organ soundscapes can also be heard on Imagine Dragons’ “Follow You,” Frank Ocean’s “Come On World, You Can’t Go!,” Rosalía’s “G3 N15,” and the new Red Hot Chili Peppers single “Poster Child.”
World-renowned artist, composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist, and all-around keyboard master Cory Henry was born to be a musician. Picking up the organ at age two and becoming a permanent fixture of his church’s choir by five, it wasn’t long before he was sharing the stage with the likes of Ms. Lauryn Hill, Quincy Jones, and The Roots, and winning a Grammy Award as a vital part of the instrumental collective Snarky Puppy. Cory has made a name for himself as a vocalist, instrumentalist, and writer for icons spanning generations, but his work at the helm of his own band, Cory Henry and the Funk Apostles, is what shot him into superstardom. Cory Henry and the Funk Apostles are known for consistently enchanting live performances, and their viral NPR Tiny Desk show is a testament to this. NPR’s All Things Considered raved that Henry “can glide through just about any song on the Hammond with the ease of someone taking the family car out for a Sunday drive.” With over 100 million aggregated YouTube views, the Brooklyn-born and LA-based “future soul” maestro’s far-reaching impact is undeniable.
Cory Henry 2022 World Tour
April 13 — 170 Russell — Melbourne, AUS
April 14 — The Factory Theatre — Sydney, AUS
April 16-18 — Byron Bay Bluesfest — Byron Bay, AUS
May 1 — Beale Street Music Festival — Memphis, TN
May 6 — Groundup Music Festival — Miami, FL
May 16 — Billboard Live — Tokyo, JPN
May 17 — Billboard Live — Tokyo, JPN
May 18 — Billboard Live — Tokyo, JPN
May 20 — Billboard Live — Yokohama, JPN
May 23 — Billboard Live — Osaka, JPN
May 27 — Red Rocks — Morrison, CO
May 28 — Summer Camp — Chillicothe, IL
June 4 — Capital Jazz Festival — Columbia, MD
June 17 — Brown’s Island: Friday Cheers — Richmond, VA
June 18 — Bonnaroo — Manchester, TN
June 23 — Electric Forest — Rothbury, MI
June 25 — Summerfest — Milwaukee, WI
June 30 — Ottawa Jazz Festival — Ottawa, ON
July 1 — Festival International de Jazz de Montréal — Montreal, QC
July 6 — KOKO — London, GB
July 8 — Bospop — Weert, NLD
July 10 — Amsterdamse Bostheater — Amsterdam, NLD
July 12 — Noches del Botánico — Madrid, ESP
July 14 — Barby — Tel Aviv, ISR
September 3 — Jazz Aspen Snowmass — Aspen, CO
October 15 — The Fonda — Los Angeles, CA
