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Instrument: Saxophone, tenor
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Visionary composer and tenor saxophonist James Brandon Lewis’s bravest, yet most palpable artistic feat, Days Of FreeMan, opens with a poignant and profound introductory monologue from a maternal sage. She says, “The best thing of living is living who you are. You can’t be somebody else; you gotta be what God gave you to be and who you are. You look in the mirror and see yourself and say ‘I’m James Brandon Lewis.”’Next, bass and drums congeal around the sapphire melodic motif of “Brother 1976,” recalling one of those jazzy jewel-like hooks from a 1990s Native Tongue hip-hop jam
Barbara Bruckmüller Jazz Orchestra, feat. Aruán Ortiz: A Chain of Moments
by Artur Moral
Julio Cortázar's Rayuela (1963), Chris Ware's Building Stories (2012), and Mark Z. Danielewski's House of Leaves (2000) are novels--both written and graphic--that stand out, not just for their literary merit, but also for the various ways readers can engage with them. A similar phenomenon occurs on the listening level with A Chain Of Moments: Suite in ...
Giovanni Guidi featuring James Brandon Lewis a Firenze
by Neri Pollastri
Giovanni Guidi--A New Day Brillante--Nuovo Teatro Lippi Firenze 27 marzo 2025 A New Day, ultimo progetto del pianista Giovanni Guidi, uscito su CD l'estate scorsa per l'etichetta ECM, è approdato a Firenze in formazione leggermente rimaneggiata--al contrabbasso Joe Rehmer sostituiva Thomas Morgan --conservando tuttavia l'intensità e la potenza del suono.
Winter Jazzfest 2025: The Once and Future Music
by Adam Beaudoin
Winter JazzfestNew York, NYJanuary 9-15, 2025 Impressions of A Love Supreme We are standing in a line outside the venue, waiting in the January chill to listen to nearly two dozen musicians perform and pay tribute to John Coltrane's A Love Supreme, 60 years to the month after its release. People ...
Myra Melford Splash, Thomas Heberer's Remedy & Ra Bishop
by Maurice Hogue
It's early in the year to be thinking “best-of" albums, but I'm definitely noting these for December: pianist Myra Melford's Splash Trio with bassist Michael Formanek and drummer Ches Smith and Remedy, the trio of Thomas Heberer trumpet, Joe Fonda bass & Joe Hertenstein drums. These are two recordings that present the kind of free expression ...
Hamid Drake, Pasquale Mirra, Sun Ra, James Brandon Lewis & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
Tons of music continues to orbit around Sun Ra. Here some fascinating new and archival recordings.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 James Brandon Lewis Trio “Remember Brooklyn and Moki" Apple Cores (Anti-) 0:16 Host talks 5:00 Sun Ra Arkestra “Friendly Galaxy" Lights on a ...
James Brandon Lewis: Remember Brooklyn & Moki
by Carl Medsker
"Chasing Energy, and that energy can be any type" is how James Brandon Lewis describes his multifaceted musical journey (Jazzwise, November 2024). That journey has taken him through gospel, punk, chamber, blues, reggae, hip-hop, soul, post-bop and free jazz. Along the way, he made a detour to Morocco to study Gnawa music. Lewis integrates all of ...
David Pastor trio featuring Anna Pauline & Mattias Nilsson at Barcelona Jamboree Sala 3
by Artur Moral
David Pastor Trio featuring Anna Pauline & Mattias Nilsson Jamboree Sala 3 jny: Barcelona, Spain Pur Jazz March 4, 2025 If David Pastor had been born, say, in Sedalia, jny: Missouri, instead of in Sedaví, in the Spanish jny: Valencia province, his professional career and its media impact would probably ...
Ballads, covers, orchestras, live recordings... and songs of unity and understanding.
by Andy Crowther
All new music, jazz from Leeds, London, Mexico, Manchester and more. Ballads, covers, orchestras, live recordings... and songs of unity and understanding. Playlist Noah Preminger “Someone To Watch Over Me" from Ballads (Chill Tone Records) 00:00 Bobi Céspedes “The Peanut Vendor" from Salsa De La Bahia Vol. 3 Renegade Queens (Patois Records) 06:16 Winnipeg ...
Stephen Davis: Leaving It All Out There
by Ian Patterson
"How come I haven't heard of you before?" a surprised Anthony Braxton asked Northern Irish drummer/percussionist Stephen Davis. The venerable American saxophonist and composer was bowled over after playing with Davis for the first time. Most musicians are. It is no secret in Ireland, or indeed Europe at large, that jny: Belfast-born Davis ...
