Ekep Nkwelle announces herself as a compelling new voice in jazz with her debut album, Caged Bird, released in 2026 on Mack Avenue Records. Across nine songs, she draws from the deep well of jazz tradition while shaping something intimately personal — a journey that moves, as she frames it, from sorrow toward possibility.
Nkwelle's approach is marked by emotional honesty and a reverent connection to the music's roots, drawing on spirituals, blues, and classic jazz standards to tell her own story. Tender moments like her spare, heartfelt take on "His Eye Is on the Sparrow" — accompanied only by piano — showcase a singer who knows how to let silence and simplicity do the heaviest lifting. It's a debut that feels both timeless and deeply felt.
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- Format: Vinyl
- Label: Mark Avenue Records, Inc.
- Genre: Jazz
- Release Date: 09/25/2026
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TRACKS
1. His Eye Is On The Sparrow
2. Caged Bird
3. Night Song
4. Amazon Fairwell
5. Good Morning, Heartache
6. Early One Mornin'
7. The Sad Ones
8. The Creator Has A Master Plan
9. See See Rider
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