James Brandon Lewis (b.1983 in Buffalo, NY) is a critically acclaimed saxophonist, composer, recording artist and educator. Lewis has received accolades from The New York Times, Q Magazine and cultural tastemakers such as Ebony Magazine, which hailed JBL as one of the “7 Young Players to Watch." Lewis has shared stages with William Parker, Hamiet Bluiett, Hamid Drake, Ravi Coltrane, Jimmy Heath, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Joe Lovano Dave Douglas, Marc Ribot, Anthony Coleman and many others. James Brandon Lewis leads numerous ensembles and is the co-founder of Poetry Music Ensemble Heroes Are Gang Leaders. Lewis attended Howard University and holds an MFA from California Institute of the Arts.
“Promising young player with the potential to do great things, having listened to the Elders.” – Jazz legend, Saxophonist Sonny Rollins in Jazz Magazine (France)
"James Brandon Lewis, a Jazz Saxophonist in his 30s, raw toned-but-measured[...] Doesn't sound steeped in current jazz academy values[...] There's an independence about him." – The New York Times
Recent AFA Performances:
March 15, 2022 On_Line Salon w/ Chris Hoffman and Max Jaffe
July 24, 2020 On_Line Salon w/ Gerald Cleaver and Kirk Knuffke
Website: https://www.jblewis.com/
Bandcamp: https://jamesbrandonlewis.bandcamp.com/
“Promising young player with the potential to do great things, having listened to the Elders.” – Jazz legend, Saxophonist Sonny Rollins in Jazz Magazine (France)
"James Brandon Lewis, a Jazz Saxophonist in his 30s, raw toned-but-measured[...] Doesn't sound steeped in current jazz academy values[...] There's an independence about him." – The New York Times
Recent AFA Performances:
March 15, 2022 On_Line Salon w/ Chris Hoffman and Max Jaffe
July 24, 2020 On_Line Salon w/ Gerald Cleaver and Kirk Knuffke
Website: https://www.jblewis.com/
Bandcamp: https://jamesbrandonlewis.bandcamp.com/
Heroes Are Gang Leaders (HAGL) | Vision Festival 24 (1 of 3)
The New York-based art collective Heroes Are Gang Leaders (HAGL) perform “Mista Sippy,” “The Avant-Age Garde I AMs of the Gal Luxury,“ and “Hurt Curt,” at Vision Festival 24...More
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