Flea's Jazz Debut Hits Billboard Charts

0:00On April 8th, Flea just dropped his first solo album, Anora, and it's making ways on the billboard charts dated April 11th. The Red Hot Chili Peppers basses hit number 2 on both the Jazz Albums and Contemporary Jazz Albums charts, plus number 3 on Indy Store album, sales. It also landed at number 12 on vinyl albums, number 16 on top album sales, and number 198 on the billboard 200. This marks the highest debut of 2026 so far on those jazz charts, a big win for Flea's Jazzy Project where he handles bass and trumpet throughout. Growing up, Flea soaked in jazz from legends like Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis dreaming of being a trumpet player before picking up the bass as a teen. He ramped up trumpet practice daily starting in 2022, leading to recording in early 2025. The album features heavy hitters like Nick Cave on a cover of Wichita Lyman and Tom York from Radiohead on the original track, Traffic Lights.

1:00Flea's hitting the road with Anora starting May 7th in Chicago, running through July 11th in Rotterdam, so catch that live jazz funk vibe if. You're near a stop. Music news, powered by AI, this is Music News Today. I'm Corey with The Story.