On a visit in Los Angeles, he met and was invited to perform with Kenny Burrell, who was a major influence on him.
[2] Pennicott then moved to New York City in late 2009, where he formed the Sound Quartet with pianist Mike Battaglia, bassist Spencer Murphy, and drummer Kenneth Salters.
Joe Saylor, Philip Dizack, Yasushi Nakamura, Dominique Sanders, Olivier Glissant and Yoojin Park are key contributors to the record.
It was mixed by Russell Elevado and mastered by Alex DeTurk[6] As of September 2021 he has been a contributor to three Grammies, one with Esperanza Spalding and two with Gregory Porter.
[8] Since early 2016 he has been performing full-time with Gregory Porter,[9] also as he continues his artist-in-residence at the Annual Charlie Parker Celebration in Kansas City, Missouri.