When sisters Tia Fuller and Shamie Fuller-Royston returned to the Fuller Sound name on their new album, Dynasty they formalized a musical history that long predates their individual careers.

Fuller Sound was the name of the saxophonist and pianist’s original family ensemble, led by their parents, vocalist/ mother Elthopia Fuller and bassist/father Fred Fuller — a working band built around shared repertoire, performance discipline, and nightly music-making rather than commercial recording projects. Dynasty frames that living history in recorded form for the second time (vol. 2), carrying the family’s musical lineage into the present.

Recorded as an intimate duo at Klavierhaus in New York on March 21, 2025, Dynasty pairs Fuller’s alto saxophone and voice with Royston-Fuller’s piano. The stripped-down setting draws directly from music the family played together for years alongside new compositions written in response to those formative experiences. Following their mother, Elthopia Fuller’s passing in 2022, the album also marks a personal shift: Tia’s decision to sing, bringing voice into the Fuller Sound language as a continuation of her mother’s artistry.