Jackiem Joyner - Main Street Beat

The funky, dance inspiring, Motown-influenced session 'Main Street Beat', smooth saxophonist Jackiem Joyner's sixth album, coincides with his tenth anniversary as a recording artist

Delivering on his promise to Evolve, the title of Jackiem Joyner's last album, the saxophonist became a father since his 2014 release, an elation-inducing experience that informs the music he wrote and produced for this set.

Joyner approached crafting Main Street Beat with a three-pronged purpose. I wanted to create something upbeat, fun to listen to and something to dance to. Main Street Beat originally started off as a straight funk record that eventually became some of that, but a whole lot more as I allowed the creative process to have its way with me, said Joyner, a Billboard chart-topper who plays tenor, alto, soprano and baritone saxophone on the date, often enriching the tracks by laying layer upon layer of horns to form a powerhouse sax section.