Josiah Soren

Limited Edition 12" SAMURAI [Gold Variant] Press Release

Alternative Jazz / Hip Hop

Atlanta, GA

Josiah Soren’s SAMURAI is a full-length live-in-studio record that blurs the lines between jazz and hip hop, focusing on a complex landscape of improvisation and features eight vocalists from Atlanta’s vibrant underground hip hop scene. ‘SAMURAI’ has been praised as a record “where both genres are manifested with some serious quality from an artist who not only sees no boundaries but occupies his musical ground in a completely new and unique way" (Tony Minvielle, Jazz FM)

Recorded at the Grammy Award-winning Maze Studios in Atlanta, Josiah Soren’s musical ethos pulls inspiration from multi-member fusion projects like Snarky Puppy’s Family Dinner & Ezra Collective to feature members of the local community and represent the spirit of Atlanta in a cohesive format, blending the barriers of jazz and hip hop such as inspirations like Robert Glasper, Kassa Overall, Sly5thAve and Alfa Mist. 

Now, for the first time ever, SAMURAI is available to own as a vinyl record! Manufactured by Echo Base, Josiah stays true to his Atlanta roots working a local team to deliver ‘SAMURAI’ on 140mg Gold Vinyl with limited edition gold-variant artwork and signature (limited to 200 copies).

Release: January 16th, 2026

Watch the Full Album: ‘SAMURAI’  In-Studio Performance

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Limited Run: 200 copies

RIYL: Robert Glasper, Yussef Dayes, Ezra Collective, Kamasi Washington
Genre: Alternative Jazz / Hip Hop