Artwork Records

Artwork Records is thrilled to announce the August 28, 2026 release of Leave That In There, the sixth album by GRAMMY Award-winning pianist, composer, and bandleader Sullivan Fortner. Produced by Derrick Hodge, Leave That In There presents Fortner’s most personal and self-referential statement to date. Across a dozen original compositions and one cover, the New Orleans native threads together musical references, memories pulled from family history, spiritual traditions, and sonic callbacks to earlier works throughout his catalog. The album moves fluidly between acoustic trio interplay, Hammond B3 organ, synthesizers, marimba, Bàtá drumming, and fully improvised passages while maintaining the connective language that has defined Fortner’s music since his debut over a decade ago. This is the first studio recording featuring his working trio comprising bassist Tyrone Allen II and drummer Kayvon Gordon.

We Dream is the new studio album by New York–based alto saxophonist, composer, and bandleader Lakecia Benjamin. Conceived as a deeply band-driven project, her sixth album and Artwork Records debut centers on Benjamin’s frequent collaborators in pianists Oscar Pérez and Miki Hayama and bassist Elias Bailey — along with new associates in trumpeter Sean Jones, and drummer Jonathan Barber — alongside an expansive cast of guest collaborators drawn from across jazz, R&B, hip-hop, and experimental music. We Dream reflects what Benjamin describes as a shift in perspective — a response to the present moment and the world around her. “I started thinking about the idea of being a bright light in a dark space. Things feel really dark right now — everywhere — and we’re trying to be that light.” Rather than assembling guests for ornamentation, Benjamin approached the project as a collective statement, bringing together artists she admires for their capacity to evolve, innovate, and reshape musical language.