House Party Champian Fulton

• 1 The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else) 04:00
• 2 I Cried for You 06:44
• 3 Stardust 08:47
• 4 One by One 09:11
• 5 Get Out of Town 07:53
• 6 Billie's Bounce 10:58
• 7 Carry Me Back to Old Manhattan 05:52
• Total Runtime 53:25

Info zu House Party

Pianist and vocalist Champian Fulton celebrates her 20th album with House Party, out April 10. Recorded live in March 2025 during an intimate evening at Turtle Bay’s headquarters, the album captures the warmth and spontaneity of a true house concert. Joined by her longtime trio — bassist Hide Tanaka and drummer Fukushi Tainaka — plus saxophonists Klas Lindquist and Cory Weeds, Fulton delivers a joyful set that embodies her signature swing and charm.

House Party follows Fulton’s earlier Turtle Bay release At Home and continues her practice of recording jazz in intimate, lived-in spaces. The gathering also grew from Cory Weeds’s annual visits to New York with groups of Canadian listeners who spend days moving from club to club across the city. Instead of presenting a traditional concert, Fulton invited everyone to dinner and performed without advance preparation. “I wanted to lean toward real jazz — jazz musicians hanging out with their friends, having a nice time, making music just for that moment. Getting together in a room, talking and eating and listening to music, that’s my reality. That’s what I love.”

Champian Fulton, piano, vocals
Hide Tanaka, bass
Fukushi Tainaka, drums
Klas Lindquist, alto saxophone
Cory Weeds, tenor saxophone

Engineered, mixed and mastered by Michael Perez-Cisneros
Produced by Scott Asen

Champian Fulton
Born in Oklahoma, Champian is considered one of the most gifted pure Jazz musicians of her generation. She grew up with music in the home; her mother and father (Jazz trumpeter and educator Stephen Fulton) recognized her fascination with music at an early age. The presence of her father’s musician friends, including Clark Terry and Major Holley, inspired her focus on Jazz. Her first paid musical engagement was with her own band at Clark Terry’s 75th Birthday Party; she was 10 years old. Since then, her piano and voice skills have been recognized by peers and critics as distinctive and sophisticated. This young woman from Oklahoma captivates audiences in New York’s finest Jazz rooms and in concert halls around the world.

A mainstay on the vibrant New York Jazz scene, she has performed with musical royalty such as Lou Donaldson, Frank Wess, Scott Hamilton, Buster Williams, and Louis Hayes. From New York to Barcelona, Champian’s swinging style and charismatic performances have made her a guardian of the legacy of Jazz. Champian’s heroes include Bud Powell, Red Garland, Erroll Garner, Count Basie, Sarah Vaughan, and Dinah Washington.

Jazz education is a concern near and dear to Champian’s heart, having been inspired by Clark Terry’s tireless advocacy for the perpetuation of the craft. Clark coached her on rehearsal techniques, performance etiquette, private teaching, and the business of the Jazz. Champian strives to impart this unique knowledge to students around the world, while being involved in educational programs such as Litchfield Jazz Camp and Rutgers Jazz Institute. Her skills as an educator in Jazz come from the highest authorities as she works to perpetuate the Jazz language.

Champian is ambitious about recording her music. As a leader she has twelve recordings to her credit. Her debut album, “Champian with David Berger & the Sultans of Swing” was recorded following a two-year residency at the famed New York Jazz Club Birdland. Her releases “Sometimes I’m Happy” and “the breeze and I” featured her working trio. Champian’s following two releases, “Champian Sings and Swings” and “Change Partners” were both recognized as being “in the top 10 releases of the year” for their respective years by the NY Observer. Champian’s album, “After Dark” with Jazz luminaries David Williams on bass, Lewis Nash on drums, and Stephen Fulton on flugelhorn, features the music of Dinah Washington. In 2017, she published no less than three albums: a strictly instrumental album ("Speechless") a wonderful recording with Scott Hamilton ("The Things We Did Last Summer" - Blau Records) and "Christmas with Champian". Champian’s 2018 release, “The Stylings of Champian” is a two disc set that was named one of the Top 5 Jazz Vocal releases of the year by the NYC Jazz Record, alongside Cecile McLorin Salvant and Kat Edmonson. In 2019 “Dream a Little” was released featuring a live duo concert by Champian and Cory Weeds. In 2020 Champian expects to release “Bird Song”, a celebration for Charlie Parker’s Centennial, featuring Scott Hamilton on tenor.

Recognized as a Rising Jazz Star by the Downbeat Magazine Critic’s Poll, Champian was also named Pianist and Vocalist of 2019 by Hot House Magazines Readers Poll. Her “galvanizing presence” (the New Yorker) and her alluring musical presentation have made her “a charming young steward of the mainstream Jazz tradition.” (The New York Times)

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