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The Revival

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Release Date: March 18, 2016

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1 Lord's Prayer
2 He Has Made Me Glad (I Will Enter His Gates)
3 Precious Lord
4 Old Rugged Cross ft. Bishop Jeffrey White
5 NaaNaaNaa
6 That is Why I'm Happy
7 If You're Happy (and you know it)
8 Giant Steps
9 All in Love is Fair
10 Yesterday
11 I Want to be Ready
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Cory Henry has been playing the Hammond B-3 organ since he was two years old. It was his first love, and on new album/DVD The Revival, he has crafted a tribute that shows where the instrument has been and where it can be taken in his monumentally talented hands. Filmed and recorded in Henry's native Brooklyn at the Greater Temple of Praise, The Revival (out March 18th), finds Henry taking the organ across multiple genres – gospel, R&B, jazz, soul – in a performance that needs to be seen as much as heard.  Snarky Puppy band mate Michael League calls The Revival "a master class for the organ."

Although the setlist on The Revival draws from a well-known canon (from old gospels to Stevie Wonder), Henry stretches and pulls, driving the songs into unfamiliar territory and coming up with altogether new takes. There's an almost frenzy to "That's Why I'm Happy" and "I Want to Be Ready," while other songs move the crowd to, well, happier places. Henry is joined on the recording by drummer James Williams and his godfather, Bishop Jeffrey White, who delivers a stunning vocal take on "Old Rugged Cross." 

"I did ‘If You're Happy and You Know It' because it's fun," says Henry, who gets his fans into a full singalong. "And it's interesting how it works, because it comes right before the devotional tune ‘That's Why I'm Happy.'"

Henry won a Best R&B performance Grammy last year as part of Snarky Puppy, and is nominated again this year for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album for his work with Snarky Puppy on Sylva. 

Henry will also release a second album later this year, this one with The Funk Apostles. Whereas The Revival is a tribute to his first love, the Hammond organ, and a showcase for his exceptional talents on the instrument, the coming album with The Funk Apostles will feature a full band sound – forged by nearly 100 shows over the last year. It is a synthesis of Henry's many influences – Michael Jackson, Marvin Gaye, Prince, Herbie Hancock, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Wonder, James Brown. Henry will be taking a classic sound into the here and now. As Henry says, "my way, my take."

  • Supercharged performance from Cory Henry at EFG London Jazz Festival / FINANCIAL TIMES
    Posted At: November 15, 2023
    The keyboard player and vocalist brought the funk for two hours. FINANCIAL TIMES - Mike Hobart writes….Producer, vocalist and keyboard player Cory Henry is steeped in the songs of love, politics and the everyday that are the backbone of black music history. It was his canny arrangements that gave the band Snarky Puppy a knowing edge, and his astute vocals that made this summer’s orchestral Prom celebra...

  • Blue Note Hawaii welcomes Cory Henry to the islands / khon2
    Posted At: July 18, 2023
    While the world hit pause at the quarter way mark of 2020, Soul singer/songwriter/musician Cory Henry, who was scheduled to be on a world tour with Lenny Kravitz, turned inward, reflecting on moments in his own life and voicing them within his music. His upcoming project Something To Say is a culmination of that, as Cory has built a solid foundation of making music that people can feel.Growing up in Brookly...

  • Cory Henry is trying to stay optimistic with impressive new album / glideMAGAZINE Q&A
    Posted At: October 30, 2020

    You can hear it on the first half of his impressive new album Something to Say, which finds him once again teaming up with his talented band the Funk Apostles. With his "future soul" sound front and center, the keyboard master eases into a danceable groove with uplifting songs like "Happy Days," the R&B-flavored "Gawtdamn," and the bouncy, Prince-esque funk of "Switch." Then, around the album's halfw...

  • Cory Henry and The Funk Apostles set to headline Malasimbo music festival / ABS-CBN News
    Posted At: January 9, 2020

    There are a few things to note about the 10th edition of the Malasimbo Music and Arts Festival in the Philippines. The lineup for this year's festival includes; Award-winning keyboardist Cory Henry and his band; The Funk Apostles who are set to headline . They'll be blessing the event with their unique soul, jazz, and gospel music, such as in the performance below A Brooklyn na...

  • Cory Henry visits university for songwriting workshop / The Brown Daily Herald
    Posted At: October 15, 2019

    At last week's Brown Arts Initiative songwriting workshop, pianist Cory Henry told attendees about his career in music and also gave feedback and suggestions to participants who shared their own songs. Henry discussed his musical influences and critiqued original songs as part of the weekly workshop. Henry, the leader of the band Cory Henry and the Funk Apostles, began the workshop with an introducti...

  • Cory Henry and the Funk Apostles bring Organ-ic music to Bric Celebrate Brooklyn! fest / Brooklyn Paper
    Posted At: June 17, 2019

    A Brooklyn native will bring the good news of the funky tunes to Prospect Park next week. Cory Henry and his band the Funk Apostles will open for Tank and the Bangas at the Bric Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival on June 20, with Henry singing and playing a church-style organ. The musician said he got his start tickling the keys when he was just a toddler, listening in on his mother's choir rehearsal at Unity ...

  • Cory Henry & The Funk Apostles on npr - tiny desk
    Posted At: October 5, 2018

    There's so much joy in the sound of the Hammond organ, especially for those of us of a certain age. Hearing it can transport you to the early '70s, when every rock band seemed to have one in its arsenal: The Allman Brothers, Santana, Deep Purple. In the hands of true masters - like the late Billy Preston and the very-much-alive Booker T. Jones - the organ can be a melodic, funky rhythm machine. ...

  • This year's Indy Jazz Fest features Cory Henry&The Funk Apostles and Billy Childs / NUVO
    Posted At: July 27, 2018

    The theme of this year's Indy Jazz Fest  is The Big Beat. According to Fest Director David Allee, the name is a nod to the legendary jazz drummer Art Blakey. "Art Blakey had an album called The Big Beat, and we think of Indy Jazz Fest as coming from the same place as Art Blakey," Allee says. Scheduled to run from Sept. 13–22 this year's fest features Cory Henry and The Funk Apostl...

  • High school bands and teachers workshop with Cory Henry at first 'Deep Dish Music Festival' / The Columbia Chronicle
    Posted At: March 11, 2018

    Cory Henry participated in the department's first Deep Dish Music Festival March 9, starting at 8 a.m. in the Music Center at Columbia College in Chicago. High school bands and music teachers had the chance to workshop with Henry while experiencing Columbia's quality teaching, said Associate Professor of Instruction in the Music Department Gary Yerkins. Yerkins said Columbia is fortunate to have a m...

  • Cory Henry wishing you a happy valentines day
    Posted At: February 14, 2018

    One of the finest Hammond B-3 organ players of his generation, Cory Henry was a child prodigy, playing both piano and organ by the time he was two years old, making his debut at the legendary Apollo Theater when he was only six. He has worked in the studio and toured with countless artists, including Yolanda Adams, Stanley Brown, Israel Houghton, P. Diddy, Kirk Franklin, Kenny Garrett (the 19-year-old He...

  • Cory Henry and the Apostles cause big sensation at Black Sea Jazz Festival / euronews
    Posted At: August 3, 2017

    The eleventh Black Sea Jazz Festival was bigger and bolder than ever this year at its beautiful beachside venue in Batumi, the third largest city in Georgia. The line-up featured hip hop trio De La Soul, the Grammy winning jazz and gospel band - Cory Henry and The Funk Apostles, acid jazz genius Jamiroquai headlining. Cory Henry and the Apostles caused a big sensation when they played from their new albu...

  • Cory Henry and The Funk Apostles set for Boulder's Fox Theatre / Grateful Web
    Posted At: February 15, 2017

    Two-time Grammy Award-winning keyboardist Cory Henry has his musical roots in gospel, jazz and soul. His instrument of choice is the Hammond B-3 organ. Henry's 2016 release and touring project, The Revival, features his dynamic and improvisational performances of music ranging from old gospel to Stevie Wonder. Cory Henry and The Funk Apostles is his newest passion and project, comprised of five of th...

  • Cory Henry at NAMM 2017
    Posted At: January 26, 2017

    One of the finest Hammond B-3 organ players of his generation and member Of GRAMMY-winning Snarky Puppy - "Keyboard Whiz" (NPR Music) Cory Henry was a child prodigy, playing both piano and organ by the time he was two years old, making his debut at the legendary Apollo Theater when he was only six. He has worked in the studio and toured with countless artists, including Yolanda Adams, Stanl...

  • Watch Cory Henry with Robert Randolph at Brooklyn Bowl's annual Funksgivin Jam / Live for Live Music
    Posted At: November 29, 2016

    On Friday night, Robert Randolph & The Family Band took over the Brooklyn Bowl for their annual Funksgivin' Jam. Topping off the holiday week with a boogie-groovin' dance party was the perfect way to celebrate (and burn off the previous night's feast). To keep with tradition, Randolph welcomed a bevy of special guests throughout the night, including guitarist Eric Krasno, keyboardist Cory Henry, trum...

  • Erykah Badu & Cory Henry team up for New York Times performance / Live for Live Music
    Posted At: November 22, 2016

    With her upcoming hosting gig for the BET Soul Train Awards show this Sunday, Nov. 27th, soul singer Erykah Badu performed a short set for The New York Times that can be seen below. Joining her for the performance of "On and On," and "Time's A Wastin'" were Snarky Puppy keyboardist Cory Henry and long-time collaborator Rashad Smith on drum machine. p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font:...

  • Watch Cory Henry & The Funk Apostles, Live At Pickathon / NPR - OPB: All Songs TV
    Posted At: November 16, 2016

    This week we premiere the second video from the 2016-17 Pickathon Woods Stage series, featuring Cory Henry & The Funk Apostles. A member of the Grammy-winning jazz-R&B group Snarky Puppy, the versatile Henry is also a master on the Hammond B-3. He played a midday gospel set on the organ, then came back with his band The Funk Apostles for an evening set in the forested amphitheater. Overflowing th...

  • Cory Henry's Funk Apostles freak out at Concorde / Jazzwise review
    Posted At: October 31, 2016

    Cory Henry and his Funk Apostles burst onto the Concorde stage wearing Halloween masks and charge straight into a high-energy, cartoonish medley of P-Funk and James Brown's 'Sex Machine' – though the word 'sex' is removed from the chorus, maybe out pf respect for Henry's church upbringing. Fronting the super-tight unit of drums, bass, guitar, a second keyboard...

  • Cory Henry plays tribute to Quincy Jones at Prom 49 / The Telegraph
    Posted At: August 24, 2016

    Jazz organist Cory Henry performed a tribute to Quincy Jones at Prom 49, on August 22.  From the moment a squealing electric guitar solo pierced the Royal Albert Hall air 30 seconds into this tribute to American musical polymath Quincy Jones, it was clear we were witnessing a Prom with a difference. Honouring the Chicago-born composer, arranger and producer's 60 year career, Jones has worke...

  • Cory Henry - The Revival / Jazz & Blues Report review
    Posted At: August 8, 2016

    A member of the celebrated Snarky Puppy, Cory Henry has been filmed and recorded at Brooklyn's Greater Temple of Praise on performance on the Hammond B–3 for a new album titled "The Revival." Henry performs mostly solo on a program of old gospel classics, rhythm and blues, jazz and soul. He is joined on the recording by drummer James Williams and his godfather, Bishop Jeffrey White, who sings on on...

  • Cory Henry joins The Roots on 'The Tonight Show' / Jambands
    Posted At: July 25, 2016

    Cory Henry will join The Roots tonight on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as the Snarky Puppy member promotes his latest album The Revival, out now via GroundUP Music/Verve Label Group. Cory Henry has been playing the Hammond B-3 organ since he was two years old and on The Revival, he has crafted a tribute that shows where the instrument has been and where it can be taken ...

  • Cory Henry set to play Buffalo Iron Works / ARTVOICE
    Posted At: July 1, 2016

    Cory Henry is an in-demand, multi-instrumentalist performer and producer who's worked with an array of musical legends across genres such as P. Diddy, Robert Glasper, Michael McDonald, Boys II Men, NAS, Bruce Springsteen, The Roots and as a member of the Grammy Award-winning group Snarky Puppy. Cory's latest release is a live album and DVD recorded in Brooklyn called "The Revival." Working off his instru...

  • Cory Henry set to play Funk 'N Waffles / Syracuse.com Q&A
    Posted At: June 27, 2016

    When the jazz fusion collective Snarky Puppy stopped at The Landmark Theatre last month, Cory Henry was not with them. But as a long-time member of the group, Henry has toured and recorded with Snarky Puppy before, even sharing a Grammy Award with them this year for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album. The celebrated keyboardist and gospel producer will grace Syracuse with his presence on Saturday at Fu...

  • Cory Henry plays 'The Lantern' / Bristol24/7 review
    Posted At: May 20, 2016

    I went to this one with big expectations because, though I don't really get the enormous buzz about them, I have enjoyed seeing the big band Snarky Puppy live and especially appreciated their ebullient keyboard player Cory Henry. And, as a longtime fan of the Hammond B-3 organ sound, I had been recently impressed by his The Revival album in which Henry explored the styles and sounds of an iconi...

  • Cory Henry performs - Lord Send Me A Sign / relix
    Posted At: May 10, 2016

    Cory Henry, a child prodigy who has been playing the Hammond B-3 organ since he was two years old, has since toured and recorded with countless renowned artists including Snarky Puppy and his own Funk Apostles. Henry also maintains an active solo career and his latest release is The Revival is a crafted a tribute that shows where the instrument has been and where it can be taken in his monumentally talen...

  • Cory Henry - The Revival: Review in the June Issue of DownBeat
    Posted At: April 29, 2016

    Cory Henry has been playing the Hammond B-3 organ since he was two years old. It was his first love, and on new album/DVD The Revival, he has crafted a tribute that shows where the instrument has been and where it can be taken in his monumentally talented hands. Filmed and recorded in Henry's native Brooklyn at the Greater Temple of Praise, The Revival finds Henry taking the organ across multiple gen...

  • Cory Henry plays St. Augustine's Fool's Paradise / NYSMusic
    Posted At: April 26, 2016

    The inaugural Fool's Paradise two day concert was a fantastic weekend for visitors to the oldest city in the country, St. Augustine. The music flooded the St. Augustine Amphitheatre and featured some incredible artists including: Cory Henry, master organist and perhaps best known as keyboardist of Snarky Puppy. Henry effortlessly alternated from keys to drums numerous times and was a great addition ...

  • Cory Henry - The Revival / Audiophile Audition review
    Posted At: April 19, 2016

    Some of that old time religion and a Hammond B-3 is a great combination! As improbable as it sounds, Cory Henry began playing the organ at the age of two. His prodigious career includes working with a wide array of musicians including Yolanda Adams, Michael McDonald, Snarky Puppy, The Roots, P Diddy and Bruce Springsteen. At the core of his musical soul is gospel. Cory Henry's latest release, The Rev...

  • Cory Henry returns to his roots on - The Revival / NPR: All Things Considered
    Posted At: April 6, 2016

    Cory Henry is a Grammy award-winning keyboardist. But on his latest live album, The Revival, he returns to his roots and plays the Hammond B-3 Organ - an instrument he learned to play when he was only 2 years old. It was his first love, and on - The Revival, Henry has crafted a tribute that shows where the instrument has been and where it can be taken in his monumentally talented hands. Filmed and r...

  • Jazz Weekly covers 2 great new releases from 2 Snarky Puppies
    Posted At: March 21, 2016

    The popular crossover band Snarky Puppy is brimming over with solo projects from the rotating team. Here are a couple intriguing side bars. Keyboardist Cory Henry plugs his B3 and Leslie speakers in and takes you on a tour through the church and it's offshoots of R&B and jazz. He fills the room on a wild ride of "Giant Steps"  and delivers a variance on the Motown feel on "All In Love is Fai...

  • Cory Henry set to play Town Square Tavern / Planet Jackson Hole
    Posted At: March 9, 2016

    This Sunday music lovers will be sent to church at Town Square Tavern with Snarky Puppy keyboardist Cory Henry. Musician, producer and composer, Henry was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, and spent much of his time as a child among the large community of musicians in his local church. At age two, he started playing organ in church, but even before that his friends and family say that he would bang ...

  • WCBE presents Cory Henry - Live From Studio A
    Posted At: March 7, 2016

    Cory Henry is a Grammy award winning multi-instrumentalist and producer who's worked with Aretha Franklin, Bruce Springsteen, Snarky Puppy, The Roots and the Jimmy Fallon Show...just to name a few. His primary instrument is the organ, and he began playing at the age of two and by the age of six had already performed at the legendary Apollo Theatre! His new album The Revival comes out on March 18th an...

  • Cory Henry on five organ essentials / Boston Globe
    Posted At: February 25, 2016

    If anyone's going to preach the gospel of the Hammond organ, it should be Cory Henry. After all, he's gotten to know it pretty well in the years since his fingers first touched keys during his mom's choir rehearsals at their Bed-Stuy church. He was maybe 2 years old at the time. "I think I crept up behind her and maybe played a phrase or a note that made her happy enough to at least say, ‘Oh, ...
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