New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Jacob Collier - "the colorful Mozart of Gen-Z" (NY Times) - has announced that his Djesse Vol. 4 (Deluxe) album (Hajanga/ Interscope/ Decca/ Universal Music) will be released October 9. This self-produced expanded version of Collier's latest album, initially released on February 29 of this year, features five new recordings that further explore Collier's boundless artistic curiosity, and celebrate all volumes of his Djesse quadrilogy.
The five new songs to be released next week include the following: "Wild Wild Sea" was a catalyst to album opener "100,000 Voices" and Collier's mission to include 100,000 voices singing together on his album. It features the Metropole Orkest, conducted by Jacob's mother, Suzie Collier - and is a nod to the expansive orchestral feeling of Djesse Vol. 1. "Magic" was written by Collier with Emily King in mind. Collier is a longtime fan of King's, and she joined his spring U.S. tour where a friendship formed and this song - which conjures the R&B/funky feel of Djesse Vol. 3 - coalesced. "All Around You" is three years in the making, and marks a true bucket list moment for Collier. Hearing the Mystery Of The Bulgarian Voices when he was just a teenager was a moment of profound inspiration; he was finally able to fly to Sofia, Bulgaria to record and perform a special collaborative concert with them this past summer. "Bridge Over Troubled Water - Live at the Greek Theater" was captured at Collier's headlining show there earlier this year. Surprise guests John Legend and Tori Kelly, who are also featured on the album version, brought the house down with a series of dazzling vocal performances that have gone viral (watch here). "Stars - Voice Memo," which harkens back to the acoustic tones of Djesse Vol. 2, provides a soulful and deeply personal conclusion to Djesse.
Says Collier: "Here are five additional songs of mine to conclude the journey of Djesse - all intensely special to me in their own way, and wildly contrasting! They sprawl from the orchestral worlds of my childhood (conducted by my superhero mother Suzie Collier), funkier terrain (joined wherein by the mighty Emily King), the irrepressible power of legendary folkloric Female Bulgarian choirs, and a voice-memo acoustic recording of a new acoustic song - alongside one of my favourite moments ever to occur in a decade of performing live - the moment where John and Tori joined me for Bridge, live at the Greek Theatre earlier this year."
It's been a truly tremendous 2024 for Collier. He started the year by winning his 6th GRAMMY Award, and performing with Joni Mitchell during the GRAMMY Awards telecast. Djesse Vol. 4 led to profiles on CBS Sunday Morning, Nightline, NPR's All Things Considered and more. He was featured on the cover of DownBeat and Rolling Stone UK, was the music director for an issue of Harper's Bazaar, performed on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel Live! and a special NYC GRAMMY Museum event with Jason Robert Brown, launched his own signature guitar with Strandberg (and will launch a signature Taylor 5-string guitar on October 11), and will make his debut on Austin City Limits with a performance airing on October 19 (PBS). With more than 200,000 tickets sold across the globe in 2024 alone, Collier also completed his biggest North American tour ever this spring, selling out Radio City Music Hall and other legendary venues. He will continue touring internationally through the rest of the year, which will conclude by headlining London's O2 on December 9. See below for the full itinerary.
Collier has also just released a video that was filmed in the Arctic - a collaboration with Aurora and Greenpeace. The video captures a performance of Collier and Aurora playing a mashup of their songs "A Rock Somewhere" and "The Seed" in front of the Sveabreen, Svalbard glacier; a rallying cry for ocean and climate protection. Watch here:
As the epic climax to the four-part journey that first began in 2018, Djesse Vol. 4 features 16 sweeping songs and an unsurprisingly staggering list of special guests. Chris Martin, John Legend, aespa, Tori Kelly, Madison Cunningham, Chris Thile, Yelle, CHIKA, Anoushka Shankar, The Aeolians 2018 Choir, Lindsey Lomis and his mother Suzie Collier all join the fray, alongside the hit singles featuring Camilo, Shawn Mendes, Stormzy & Kirk Franklin, Michael McDonald & Lawrence, Brandi Carlile, John Mayer & Lizzy McAlpine, a co-write with Remi Wolf, and the collective "Audience Choir" of 100,000+ fans' voices, which Collier recorded in every corner of the world across his last two years of global touring.
Praise for Jacob Collier + Djesse:
"The six-time Grammy-winner made himself sound like an orchestra and choir, blending R&B, pop, jazz and everything-in-between while working with some of the biggest acts in music" - CBS Sunday Morning
"The album, grand, sprawling and entirely genre-less, is heralded by an even more diverse list of credits" - Washington Post
"Invigorating and irrepressible record, unlike anything else you are likely to hear" - The Guardian
"Your favourite musician's favourite musician" - Rolling Stone UK
"A sprawling album - in genre, in voices, in styles" - NPR
"Collier collaborates widely...while also singing, playing instruments, arranging, producing, and engineering himself. Your fave literally could never" - Vulture
"A prodigious talent" - Top40-Charts
"One of the most inventive and gifted musicians working today...thunderous chops, proficient on multiple instruments and with a voice that ranges from bass to soprano" - Switched on Pop
"Filled to the brim with ideas, and he has a masterful knowledge of the craft" - World Cafe
Djesse Vol. 4 (Deluxe) Tracklist:
100,000 Voices
She Put Sunshine Little Blue (feat. Brandi Carlile)
WELLLL
Cinnamon Crush (feat. Lindsey Lomis)
Wherever I Go (feat. Lawrence & Michael McDonald)
Summer Rain (feat. Madison Cunningham & Chris Thile)
A Rock Somewhere (feat. Anoushka Shankar & Varijashree Venugopal)
Mi Corazón (feat. Camilo)
Witness Me (feat. Shawn Mendes, Stormzy & Kirk Franklin)
Never Gonna Be Alone (feat. Lizzy McAlpine & John Mayer)
Bridge Over Troubled Water (feat. John Legend & Tori Kelly)
Over You (feat. aespa & Chris Martin)
Box Of Stars Pt. 1 (feat. Kirk Franklin, CHIKA, D Smoke, Sho Madjozi, Yelle & Kanyi Mavi)
Box Of Stars Pt. 2 (feat. Metropole Orkest, Suzie Collier, Steve Vai, VOCES8)
World O World
Deluxe:
Wild Wild Sea (Original "100,000 Voices")
Magic (featuring Emily King)
All Around You (feat. The Mystery Of The Bulgarian Voices)
Bridge Over Troubled Water - Live at the Greek Theatre (featuring John Legend and Tori Kelly)
Stars - Voice Memo
Djesse World Tour Dates
Mon 10/30/24 - Dublin, Ireland - 3Olympia
Thu 11/2/24 - Lisbon, Portugal - Sala Tejo - SOLD OUT
Fri 11/3/24 - Madrid, Spain - Wizik Center
Sat 11/4/24 - Barcelona, Spain - Sant Jordi Club
Tue 11/7/24 - Milan, Italy - Alcatraz - SOLD OUT
Wed 11/8/24 - Basel, Switzerland - Baloise Sessions
Thur 11/9/24 - Munich, Germany - Zenith
Sat 11/11/24 - Vienna, Austria - Gasometer - SOLD OUT
Sun 11/12/24 - Prague, Czech Republic - O2 Universum
Tue 11/14/24 - Lodz, Poland - Atlas Arena
Wed 11/15/24 - Berlin, Germany - Max-Schmeling-Halle
Thur 11/16/24 - Hamburg, Germany - Edel-Optics Arena - SOLD OUT
Sat 11/18/24 - Oslo, Norway- Spektrum
Sun 11/19/24 - Stockholm, Sweden - Hovet
Tue 11/21/24 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Forum Black Box
Thur 11/23/24 - Brussels, Belgium - Ancienne Belgique - SOLD OUT
Fri 11/24/24 - Brussels, Belgium - Ancienne Belgique - SOLD OUT
Sun 11/26/24 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - AFAS Live - SOLD OUT
Mon 11/27/24 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - AFAS Live - SOLD OUT
Wed 11/29/24 - Dusseldorf, Germany - Mitsubishi Electric Halle
Fri 12/1/24 - Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Rockhal - SOLD OUT
Sat 12/2/24 - Zurich, Switzerland - Halle 622 - SOLD OUT
Sun 12/3/24 - Lyon, France - Le Radiant Bellevue - SOLD OUT
Tue 12/5/24 - Paris, France - Zenith
Sun 12/8/24 - Manchester, UK - AO Arena
Mon 12/9/24 - London, UK - The O2
Jacob Collier is a 6-time GRAMMY winner and 12-time nominee, making him the first British act in history to win four GRAMMYs for each of his first four albums. He has recently performed at the Hollywood Bowl with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and two nights at the Kennedy Center with the National Symphony Orchestra. He was the first-ever male to be featured as a Vogue Darling, appeared on the July '23 cover of Rolling Stone UK, and co-wrote and performed on seven tracks of Stormzy's This Is What I Mean. He has also collaborated extensively with Coldplay and Chris Martin, performing with them on Saturday Night Live, as a featured guest at Wembley Stadium, and on their album Music of the Spheres. He has also contributed to major hits including SZA's "Good Days," and launched a signature line of music-making Crocs. Collier has recorded two NPR Tiny Desks, has spoken at the TED conference, and has performed on TV shows including the BBC's Later with Jools Holland, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and more.
