*“I enjoy the process,” said Billboard chart-topping saxophonist Jackiem Joyner about his new upcoming album “Every Part of Me” (Shanachie Entertainment). “Sometimes it gets annoying, but I enjoy the process.”
This new album, “Every Part of Me,” is his first release on his new record label, Shanachie Entertainment. Shanachie is the home of KeKe Wyatt, Meshell Ndegeocello, Keiko Matsui, George Clinton, Kim Waters, and Paul Taylor, among others. The debut project of Jackiem Joyner on Shanachie will be released January 16, 2026.
“Danny, the V.P., he reached out to me…started a conversation,” Jackiem said when I asked about his new record label deal with Shanachie. “He asked where I’m trying to go with my music…I felt it was the right time (to sign).”
The “Every Part of Me” project features assistance from A. Ray Fuller on guitar; two-time Grammy Award-nominated Timothy Bailey, Jr. on bass and as a producer on two songs; Kyle Bolden (Stevie Wonder) on guitar; Latin Grammy Award-nominated Kay-ta Matsuno on guitar; Brian Simpson (Janet Jackson) on piano; Brandon Harris on drums; Jermone Randall on bass; and Gibert Fambro as the mixer.
“I love writing music and songs,” Jackiem said about the new project. “Two of the songs I teamed up with a producer, Tim (“Where I Belong” and “Silk”). They are all originals. I do all the production…arranging.”
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“I did have something in mind,” he said when I asked where the concept for the album came from. “I perform all over the world and don’t give all of myself.”
Which is why the new album is titled “Every Part of Me.” Joyner said this time he did not hold back. The album is full of songs that are all different in every way. The production and arrangement are masterful.
“I try to give each song its own place,” Jackiem Joyner admitted when I mentioned how awesome the production/arrangement is for each song. “It happens organically, when I’m producing…I make it about the song I’m writing. Each makes its own statement. The sequences come together nicely. I fell in love with the sequences (of the album).”
Jackiem Joyner, a native of Norfolk, Virginia, is such a legend in the Contemporary Jazz genre that Syracuse, New York, gave him a Key to the City. He has collaborated with such high-profile artists and musicians as Angela Bofill, Najee, Jean Carne, Ronnie Laws, Keiko Matsui, Peter White, and George Duke. He has garnered a total of three Billboard #1 hits and eight Billboard Top Five hits. Aside from Contemporary Jazz, Jackiem Joyner is also fluent in R&B, Soul, Blues, Funk, and Pop.
“I never thought I’d play the saxophone,” he added when I asked about his background as a musician. “I thought I was going to be a drummer. I picked up the sax at 13. It was fresh, challenging, and complicated. It’s also rewarding …when you play it correctly. So, I put the drums down and picked up the sax.”
The “Every Part of Me” project on Shanachie Entertainment will be released January 16th. The first single from the project is “Just Like That” featuring Brian Simpson, and it is out now.
Jackiem Joyner is also an author. His novel “Zarya: Cydnus Final Hope,” published August 16, 2016, via Amazon Books, was recognized by the Silver Literary Titan Awards. It is a science fiction novel. His other novel is titled “Minor Assassin”, and it was published by Barnes & Noble. He has also published a guidebook, “How to Turn Your Music Talent into a Six-Figure Income Machine” (Amazon Books). Joyner owns a production company called Babysoul Music Productions and an indie label called Babysoul Music. www.JoyneyBookClub.com www.JackiemJoyner.com
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