Cory Henry

Cory Henry

Cory Henry in 2014.
Background information
Birth name Cory Alexander Henry
Born (1987-02-27) February 27, 1987
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Genres Jazz, gospel, jazz-funk
Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter, music producer
Instruments B3 organ, Korg KingKorg, piano, vocals, keyboards and synths
Years active 2006–present
Labels Wild Willis Jones, GroundUp
Associated acts Snarky Puppy
Website cory-henry.com

Cory Alexander Henry (born February 27, 1987) is an American jazz organist and pianist, gospel musician and music producer. He started his music career in 2006 by touring with various mainstream and gospel artists. Henry has released three albums, Gotcha Now Doc (2012), First Steps (2014) and The Revival (2016), the second two of which charted on the Billboard magazine charts. He also performs and records with the Brooklyn-based jazz ensemble Snarky Puppy.

Early life

Henry was born in Brooklyn, New York,[1] where he was playing both the piano and B3 organ at just two years old. He played a show at the Apollo Theater when he was six.[2][3]

Music career

His musical touring began in 2006 and he has since toured with many mainstream artists, including Bruce Springsteen, Michael McDonald, P. Diddy, Boyz II Men, Kenny Garrett and The Roots, and gospel artists, among them Israel Houghton, Donnie McClurkin, Kirk Franklin, and Yolanda Adams.[2] He released his album First Steps on July 21, 2014, with Wild Willis Jones Records. The album charted on the Billboard magazine charts and placed on the Top Jazz Albums and Top Heatseekers Albums, peaking at Nos. 5 and 30[4][5] respectively. His second album, a live recording, The Revival, was released on March 18, 2016 by GroundUp Music.[6] The album charted on the Top Gospel Albums and Top Jazz Albums, where it peaked at Nos. 5 and 2[7][8] respectively.

Discography

List of selected albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
Gos		 US
Jazz		 US
Heat
First Steps — 5[4] 30[5]
The Revival 5[7] 2[8] —

References

  1. ↑ Ragman. "Cory Henry biography". Ragman. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  2. 1 2 Leggett, Steve. "Cory Henry : Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  3. ↑ Incollingo, Joe (February 25, 2016). "Snarky Puppy’s Cory Henry on five organ essentials". The Boston Globe. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  4. 1 2 Billboard (August 9, 2014). "Cory Henry - Chart history (Top Jazz Albums)". Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  5. 1 2 Billboard (August 9, 2014). "Cory Henry - Chart history (Top Heatseekers Albums)". Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  6. ↑ Schultz, Barbara (March 18, 2016). "Album Review: Cory Henry - "The Revival"". Keyboard. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  7. 1 2 Billboard (April 9, 2016). "Cory Henry - Chart history (Top Gospel Albums)". Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  8. 1 2 Billboard (April 9, 2016). "Cory Henry - Chart history (Top Jazz Albums)". Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
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