Whitney Jones is an extraordinary artist who brings a splendid swirl of jazz, funk, blues, rock and classical influences to her latest alternately sensual/romantic and personally empowering, easy grooving urban-leaning Smooth Jazz album BASED ON REALITY. Beyond her impressive accolades – first female bandleader to have a weekly residency at Wally’s Jazz Café in Boston, co-writing CeCe Peniston’s #2 Billboard hit “Purple Funk” – the multi-talented Jones feels her higher purpose is to uplift, inspire and empower people, to kick fear out of the way and walk in love. Though the generous and rhythmically diverse 13-track collection’s themes of love, healing and self-discovery grew out of Whitney’s personal struggles during the pandemic, they are essential reminders of gratitude and self-affirmation that are equally soothing and essential now.
