Featured – Carmen Lundy https://carmenlundy.com NEA Jazz Master, Jazz Vocalist, Composer, Arranger, Visual Artist Thu, 17 Sep 2026 18:12:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://i0.wp.com/carmenlundy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/CL-site-icon-FTB.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Featured – Carmen Lundy https://carmenlundy.com 32 32 166882249 Fade to Black Vinyl – Newly Formatted https://carmenlundy.com/product/fade-to-black-vinyl-newly-formatted/ Thu, 07 May 2026 23:12:01 +0000 https://carmenlundy.com/?post_type=product&p=6802 Fade To Black is Carmen Lundy’s 16th album and one of her most personal to date. Featuring 11 original songs written and arranged by Carmen Lundy, as well as imagery of some of Carmen's original artwork, the album was conceived during the challenging months of the pandemic and explores themes of loss, sorrow, healing, and hope for a brighter, more inclusive future for us all. Signed copies are also available.]]> Now newly formatted and re-printed in 2026, Fade To Black is Carmen Lundy’s 16th album and one of her most personal to date. Grammy® Nominated for her previous album Modern Ancestors, these 11 original songs, written and arranged by Carmen Lundy, were conceived during the challenging months of the pandemic and reflect this time of great loss, sorrow, healing, and hope for a brighter, more inclusive future for us all. Tackling the difficult social issues of our time while also musing on the joys of love and relationships, this stunning set of songs takes us on an emotional journey that culminates in the extraordinary hymn-like ballad titled “Rest In Peace”.

]]> 6802 Notes From The Wine Cellar https://carmenlundy.com/product/notes-from-the-wine-cellar/ Thu, 20 Aug 2026 21:25:07 +0000 https://carmenlundy.com/?post_type=product&p=6877 Notes From The Wine Cellar, the extraordinary new album from 2026 NEA Jazz Master Carmen Lundy, arrives August 21st via Afrasia Productions, following its recording in January 2026. Drawing from a lifetime of artistic and personal reflection, the collection explores love, faith, family, social consciousness, and the enduring search for purpose, bringing together compositions shaped by decades of growth alongside newly written works rooted in the creative spirit of New York City’s jazz scene. 
Note: For LP and CD orders, please allow a few weeks for delivery, as they are on backorder. Thanks for your patience!
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Notes From The Wine Cellar, the extraordinary new album from Jazz Vocalist and Composer Carmen Lundy, is set for release August 21st via Afrasia Productions. Created over the course of the past several years but recorded in January of 2026, the record’s arrival coincides with Carmen being named a 2026 NEA Jazz Master, the highest accolade a Jazz artist can receive.

Drawing from a lifetime of artistic and personal reflection, this collection brings together songs inspired by love, faith, family, social consciousness, and the enduring search for purpose. Rooted in the creative spirit of New York City’s jazz scene and shaped by decades of growth, the album bridges past and present through compositions that have evolved over time alongside newly written works.

Blending jazz, gospel, and soul traditions, these songs explore unity, identity, loss, forgiveness, and hope with honesty and grace. Together, they form a deeply personal yet universal statement, celebrating the transformative power of love as life’s greatest and most enduring truth.

“Notes From The Wine Cellar is a suite of 10 songs. I spent the past several years recording and making sketches of these songs by playing numerous instruments including drums, piano, electric keyboards, synthesizers, acoustic and electric guitars, orchestrating with strings, woodwinds and brass, writing and re-writing the music, to make this musical statement.”

— Carmen Lundy

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