Gregory Uhlmann, Josh Johnson, Sam Wilkes - Uhlmann Johnson Wilkes Vinyl LP

Uhlmann Johnson Wilkes is the debut album from Gregory Uhlmann (SML, Anna Butterss, Duffy x Uhlmann, Perfume Genius), Josh Johnson (SML, Jeff Parker ETA IVtet & New Breed, Meshell Ndegeocello, Anna Butterss, Leon Bridges), and Sam Wilkes (Sam Gendel, Louis Cole, Chaka Khan). With credits spanning a wide range of styles, the trio brings their individual expertise together to create 11 instrumental tracks that explore a jazz-informed take on progressive electro-acoustic chamber music.

Conceived during two live shows at ETA and a session at Uhlmann’s Los Angeles home, the album emphasizes beauty, melody, and rhythm, with the trio pushing their instruments and effects to sculpt otherworldly sounds through a cohesive rhythm-section sensibility. These instant compositions highlight Uhlmann’s mournful fingerpicked electric guitar, Wilkes’ hybrid rhythm-lead bass chording, and Johnson’s effect-laden alto saxophone, blending improvisation with meticulous arrangement to create richly textured sonic landscapes.