James Brandon Lewis
James Brandon Lewis (August 13, 1983 in Buffalo, New York)[1] is an American jazz composer and saxophonist.[2]
Life
[edit]Lewis graduated from Howard University in 2006, after which he focused on gospel music.[1] He received his MFA in 2010 from the California Institute of the Arts.[1] In 2012, he relocated to New York City and switched to jazz, releasing his first album Divine Travels in 2014.[1] This album was followed by nine more albums, including Jesup Wagon, which was selected as Album of the Year by DownBeat critics in 2022.[3] He was pursuing a PhD in Creativity at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia prior to its abrupt closure in 2024.[4]
Discography
[edit]- Moments (2010)
- Divine Travels (2014)
- Days of the FreeMan (2015)
- No Filter (2016)
- Radiant Imprints (2018, with Chad Taylor)
- An Unruly Manifesto (2019)
- Live in Willisau (2020, with Chad Taylor)
- Molecular (2020, with Aruan Ortiz, Chad Taylor, and Brad Jones)
- Jesup Wagon (2021, with Red Lily Quintet)
- Code of Being (2021)
- MSM Molecular Systematic Music - Live (2022)
- Eye of I (2023)
- For Mahalia, with Love (2023, with Red Lily Quintet)
- Transfiguration (2024)
- The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis (2024, Impulse! Records, with The Messthetics)
- Apple Cores (2025, Anti-)[5]
Source:[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "James Brandon Lewis Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bi..." AllMusic. Retrieved Aug 13, 2024.
- ^ "Preiträger:in 2023". Deutscher Jazzpreis. 2023-04-28. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ^ "William Parker IN Order to Survive". Archived from the original on 2023-09-18. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
- ^ "Chasing Energy: An Interview with James Brandon Lewis". 7 November 2023.
- ^ ANTI-. "James Brandon Lewis". Anti Records. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
- ^ "Music". James Brandon Lewis. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
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