Jeffrey Osborne releases his new album on June 10

NEW YORK (Jay Oz Records) - Jeffrey Osborne has just wrapped up production on a brand new album entitled Music Is Life, which is slated for release on June 10, 2003. Not only does Music Is Life have the distinction of being the christening release of Jay Oz Records, the Number One independent record company in America, the collection, co-produced and co-written by Osborne, also marks the artist's 30th year since the release of his very first album as the drummer for the R&B group L.T.D. in 1973.

It is fitting, therefore, that Music Is Life is perhaps Osborne's most compelling album to date. It is a collection of music that artfully explores a modern urban vitality without neglecting the classic R&B sensibilities that for three decades have made Osborne a premiere voice in popular music.

The first single, "The Rest Of Our Lives," is already being called an instant classic by radio programmers across the country. Destined to be a wedding standard, the track recalls the best of what fans have come to expect from this quintessential R&B artist. Other tracks, like the hip-hop flavored "Kisses" and the lush expansive "Pretty Thing," find Osborne forging terrain new to his trademark voice.

"This record will surprise people," says Osborne. "It's the record I've wanted to make for awhile now. I wanted to do something that was more youthful musically while maintaining my lyrical integrity, and I wanted to do it on my own label for a change - take a chance on myself."
A spring/summer U.S. tour is in the works to support the album.