Seems like not long ago, Vincent Ingala was Smooth Jazz’s upcoming teen sensation – and suddenly, he’s a 30something core genre artist with 15 #1 Billboard hits, including the 2023 Airplay Song of the Year. With the drop of his sultry and elegant yet often electrifying, ultra-eclectic 8th album ESCAPE WITH ME, the composer, saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist is gunning for a bunch more. Though his bright, infectious originals, including a seductive, keyboard ballad, are hard to top, it’s testament to the timelessness of his style – and love for jazz, pop, R&B and dance music – that the set includes re-imaginings of both a magnificent 60’s Delfonics ballad and a thumpin’ late 90s spin on an Ultra Nate #1 dance hit featuring the soaring guest vocals of Lindsey Webster.
