Tomoki Sanders - Tranquil Memories (Memories of Rodney James)

Tomoki Sanders
Tranquil Memories (Memories of Rodney James)
Releasing on the 4th November 2026

New York-born multi-instrumentalist and composer Tomoki Sanders (they/them) announces their debut solo album, Visage: The Third Eye, released on Brownswood Recordings on February 12th, 2027. Bringing together spiritual exploration, improvisation and a questioning of the conventions surrounding Black American Music, the album offers a compelling introduction to Sanders’ work as a solo artist.

Latest single “Tranquil Memories” is dedicated to Sanders’ close friend Rodney James-Spann, a saxophonist and beat producer who died on April 12th, 2025, aged 26. The composition reflects on friendship, loss and the enduring connection we maintain with those who are no longer with us.

Sanders states that “Rodney inspired so many people, including myself. Blending the rhythmic language of straight-ahead jazz brushes with the dancing pulse of acid jazz, I imagine the music as a train carrying you into an in-between world where reality and memory begin to blur and, for a moment, you feel as though you might meet someone you’ve lost one more time. Rather than mourning his loss, ‘Tranquil Memories’ celebrates the beauty of knowing that someone so gifted, inspiring, and deeply loved existed in this world and that I had the privilege of calling him my friend.”

Visage: The Third Eye is released on Brownswood Recordings on February 12th, 2027.
Pre-order Visage: The Third Eye now
https://tomokisanders.lnk.to/visagethethirdeye