Since the release of Korey Riker’s 1st album “Prehumous”, he has been on quite the adventure. After extensive work with The Roots including performing and arranging on their album with Elvis Costello, “Wise Up Ghost”, Riker has spent the last year touring with John Legend and will spend the remainder of 2015 touring the US & Europe with Melody Gardot. About the album Thank You: An improvised solo piece performed live for a TV audience If I Was: A Latin tribal funk type blues featuring pianist Luke Carlos O’Reilly & drummer Anwar Marshall About A Girl: A Soul/R&B/Hip-Hop composition featuring Riker on Tenor & Bari Why: A Jazz Rock inspired work ft. Leon Jordan Jr. on trumpet, Ben O’Neill on guitar and John Roberts on drums Hang My Hat: Modern jazz meets 70’s CTI ft. Leon Jordan Jr on trumpet & Pete Kuzma on Fender Rhodes Recognizance: A Contemporary Jazz title featuring Riker on soprano sax ft. James Poyser on keyboards and Corey Bernhard on piano. Hang My Hat (Live): Live acoustic jazz rendition ft. Luke Carlos O’Reilly on piano, Ken Pendergast on bass & Joe Truglio on drums