Jacob Collier enlisted 100,000 concertgoers on his way to more Grammy nods
Six-time Grammy winner Jacob Collier took an unexpected approach to the final installment of his four-part “Djesse” album series
LONDON (AP) — Six-time Grammy Award winner Jacob Collier, a fresh voice in contemporary jazz, took an unexpected approach to the final installment of the four-part album series, “Djesse Vol. 4.”
Each volume features collaborations with artists across the globe. But this time, the 30-year-old also harnessed voices of the audience at his shows to create harmonies for the album. Collier often acts as a conductor at his concerts, directing different sections of the crowd to sing segments of his songs, placing microphones around the venue to record their contributions.
One track on “Djesse Vol. 4” is titled “100,000 Voices," and it quite literally features that many singers.
“There's like over 100,000 people on the album,” he says. “Over 100 of those are established artists or members of groups like orchestras and choirs and things that I really love and respect, from every single continent of the world. But yeah, most of 100,000 voices are the audience members from tour.”
