Time Of Change

Chris Standring returns in 2026 with a heartfelt eleven song collection of inspired compositions drawing on influences from a golden age. This retro-soulful set harks back to a familiar, perhaps nostalgic time when sophisticated arrangements and beautiful harmonies where all in fashion. Featuring a top-flight four piece horn section and a vast array of orchestral colors, alongside Chris' unique guitar tones, Time Of Change takes you on an invigorating journey from start to finish.

Getting married for the first time and the passing of his father have signaled a time of change for Billboard chart-topping contemporary jazz guitarist Chris Standring. With nostalgia on his mind and life changes shaping the third act of his life, Standring wrote and produced eleven new songs for “Time of Change,” which arrives on March 20 from Ultimate Vibe Recordings. The album of ‘70s-inspired cool jazz and retro rhythm-and-blues grooves will be advanced by the first single, “Hollywood Hustle,” an up-tempo horn-tinged strut that begins collecting playlist adds and airplay on February 2nd 2026.

The core foursome featured on “Time of Change,” Standring’s eighteenth album, is Standring (guitars, keyboards, programming, horn and string arrangements), bassist Andre Berry, drummer Chad Wright, and percussionist Lenny Castro. Four tracks on the album are bolstered by a horn section comprised of Brandon Fields (tenor sax), Tom Saviano (alto sax), Michael Stever (trumpet), and Erik Hughes (trombone). Other musicians contributing to the album are GRAMMY-winning bassist Brian Bromberg, George Whitty (piano), Dave Karasony (drums), and Rodney Lee, the keyboardist who partnered with Standring in the innovative band Solar System thirty years ago at the start of his recording career.