James Brandon Lewis (August 13, 1983 in Buffalo, New York)[1] is an American jazz composer and saxophonist.[2]
Life
editLewis graduated from Howard University in 2006, after which he focused on gospel music. 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
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- Divine Travels (2014)
- Days of the FreeMan (2015)
- Radiant Imprints (2018, with Chad Taylor)
- An Unruly Manifesto (2019)
- Live in Willisau (2020, with Chad Taylor)
- Molecular (2020)
- Jesup Wagon (2021, with Red Lily Quintet
- 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)
References
edit- ^ a b "James Brandon Lewis Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bi..." AllMusic. Retrieved Aug 13, 2024.
- ^ "Preiträger:in 2023". Deutscher Jazzpreis. 2023-04-28. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2023-09-18. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Chasing Energy: An Interview with James Brandon Lewis". 7 November 2023.
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