Cory Henry

Cory Henry
Birth name Cory Alexander Henry
Born (1987-02-27) February 27, 1987
Brooklyn, New York
Genres Jazz, gospel, jazz-funk
Occupation(s) organist, pianist, singer, songwriter, keyboardist, music producer
Instruments B3 organ, piano
Years active 2006–present
Labels Wild Willis Jones, GroundUp
Associated acts Snarky Puppy
Website cory-henry.com

Cory Alexander Henry (born February 27, 1987) is an American jazz organist and pianist, gospel musician and music producer. He started his music career, in 2006, by touring with various mainstream and gospel artists. Henry has released two albums, First Steps (2014) and The Revival (2016), while both of these albums charted on the Billboard magazine charts.

Early life

Henry was born on February 27,[1] 1987,[2] as Cory Alexander Henry,[3] in Brooklyn, New York,[4] where he was playing both the piano and B3 organ, at just two years old. He played a show at the Apollo Theater, when he was six.[5][6]

Music career

His musical touring began in 2006, while he has since toured with many mainstream artists, who are Bruce Springsteen, Michael McDonald, P. Diddy, Boyz II Men, Kenny Garrett and The Roots, and gospel artists, among them are Israel Houghton, Donnie McClurkin, Kirk Franklin, and Yolanda Adams.[5] He released, First Steps, an album, on July 21, 2014, with Wild Willis Jones Records. This album charted on the Billboard magazine charts, while it placed on the Top Jazz Albums and Top Heatseekers Albums, where it peaked at Nos. 5 and 30,[7][8] respectively. His second album, a live recording, The Revival, was released on March 18, 2016, from GroundUp Music.[9] The album charted on the Top Gospel Albums and Top Jazz Albums, where it peaked at Nos. 5 and 2,[10][11] correspondingly.

Discography

List of selected albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
Gos		 US
Jazz		 US
Heat
First Steps — 5[7] 30[8]
The Revival 5[10] 2[11] —

References

  1. ↑ Cory Henry (@_coryhenry) (February 27, 2016). "Happy birthday to MEEEEEE. Celebration time!". Instagram. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  2. ↑ Cory Henry (@Cory_Henry) (March 1, 2015). "One of the Craziest birthdays EVER!!! #28 IM READY!!! #27 Thank You !!!". Instagram. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  3. ↑ Broadcast Music, Inc. "Songwriter/Composer: HENRY CORY ALEXANDER". Broadcast Music, Inc. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  4. ↑ Ragman. "Cory Henry biography". Ragman. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  5. 1 2 Leggett, Steve. "Cory Henry : Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  6. ↑ Incollingo, Joe (February 25, 2016). "Snarky Puppy’s Cory Henry on five organ essentials". The Boston Globe. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  7. 1 2 Billboard (August 9, 2014). "Cory Henry - Chart history (Top Jazz Albums)". Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  8. 1 2 Billboard (August 9, 2014). "Cory Henry - Chart history (Top Heatseekers Albums)". Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  9. ↑ Schultz, Barbara (March 18, 2016). "Album Review: Cory Henry - "The Revival"". Keyboard. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  10. 1 2 Billboard (April 9, 2016). "Cory Henry - Chart history (Top Gospel Albums)". Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  11. 1 2 Billboard (April 9, 2016). "Cory Henry - Chart history (Top Jazz Albums)". Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 30, 2016.

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