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US tenor saxophonist, composer born 1983 in Buffalo, based in New York. He had music lessons from Carol McLaughlin and studied at the Buffalo Academy for the Visual and Performing Arts. After graduation, he continued his studies at the Howard University. At the CalArts he studied with Charlie Haden and Wadada Leo Smith. In 2010 Lewis got Master of Fine Arts. Since 2012 he has lived in New York. He worked with musicians like Dave Douglas, Joshua Redman, Aruán Ortiz, Chad Taylor, Brad Jones, Hank Roberts, Tony Malaby and Marilyn Crispell.

ALBUMS


The Messthetics And James Brandon Lewis
The Messthetics And James Brandon Lewis
2024, Vinyl, ,
Jazz-Rock/Contemporary Jazz
Giovanni Guidi / James Brandon Lewis / Thomas Morgan (4) / João Lobo
A New Day
2024
James Brandon Lewis, Red Lily Quintet
For Mahalia, With Love
2023, 2x CD,
James Brandon Lewis, Patrick Holmes, Ches Smith, Josh Werner
Resilient Vessels Live At The Cell
2021, LP, Album, Ltd, RR GEMS
James Brandon Lewis, Red Lily Quintet
Jesup Wagon
2021
James Brandon Lewis, Chad Taylor
Live in Willisau
2020
James Brandon Lewis / John Edwards / Mark Sanders
4.2.19
2019, File, FLAC, Otoroku
James Brandon Lewis
An UnRuly Manifesto
2019
James Brandon Lewis - Chad Taylor
Radiant Imprints
2018
James Brandon Lewis
Days Of FreeMan
2015, CD, Album, Okeh,
James Brandon Lewis
Divine Travels
2014
James Brandon Lewis
Moments
2010, CD, Album, Not On Label (James Brandon Lewis Self-released)
Various
Brownswood Bubblers Twelve
2017, 2xCD, Comp, Dig, Brownswood Recordings, ,
Downtempo/Neo Soul/Future Jazz
James Brandon Lewis Quartet
Abstraction Is Deliverance
2025
James Brandon Lewis Trio
Apple Cores
2025
James Brandon Lewis Quartet
Transfiguration
2024, CD, Album, Dig, Intakt Records, ,
Contemporary Jazz
Mendoza Hoff Revels
Echolocation
2023
James Brandon Lewis Trio
Eye Of I
2023, CD,
Cliffs
Cliffs
2022, CD, Album, Off
James Brandon Lewis Quartet
MSM Molecular Systematic Music - Live
2022
Heroes Are Gang Leaders
LeAutoRoiOgraphy
2022
James Brandon Lewis Quartet
Code Of Being
2021
Orientation Of We
Emergence
2020, CD, Album, Ltd, Off
Heroes Are Gang Leaders
Artificial Happiness Button
2020, CD, Album, Ropeadope, ,
Avant-garde Jazz/Spoken Word
James Brandon Lewis Quartet
Molecular
2020, CD, ,
Avant-garde Jazz/Free Jazz
Heroes Are Gang Leaders
The Avant​-​Age Garde I Ams Of The Gal Luxury
2017, CD, Album, Fast Speaking Music, ,
Experimental/Poetry/Free Jazz
Heroes Are Gang Leaders
Flukum
2016, CD, Album, Not On Label (Heroes Are Gang Leaders Self-released)
Heroes Are Gang Leaders
Highest Engines Near​/​Near Higher Engineers
2015, CD, Album, Not On Label (Heroes Are Gang Leaders Self-released), ,
Avant-garde Jazz/Spoken Word

APPEARANCES +


Marshall Allen's Ghost Horizons
Live In Philadelphia
2025, 2x Vinyl Gatefold, ,
Free Jazz/Avant-garde Jazz/Free Improvisation
Ches Smith
Laugh Ash
2024, CD, ,
Avant-garde Jazz
Dave Douglas
Gifts
2024, CD, ,
Post Bop
Giovanni Guidi
A New Day
2024
Alan Braufman
Infinite Love Infinite Tears
2024
Sonny Rollins
Freedom Weaver (The 1959 European Tour Recordings)
2024, 4x Vinyl, Box Set,
Hard Bop
Jerry David DeCicca*
New Shadows
2023, LP, Album, Not On Label (Jerry DeCicca Self-released), ,
Country
High Pulp
Days In The Desert
2023, Vinyl Lime Green , ,
Future Jazz/Experimental/Jazz-Funk
Ceramic Dog*
Connection
2023, Vinyl, ,
Experimental/Noise Rock
Various
Top Jazz 2021
2022, CD, Comp, Musica Jazz
Say What
Say What
2022, 2xLP, Album, Ora, We Jazz
Brahja
Watermelancholia
2022, LP, Album, cortizona
Albert Ayler
Revelations - The Complete ORTF 1970 Fondation Maeght Recordings
2022, 2x Vinyl 180-gram, 3x Vinyl 180-gram, Box Set,
Free Jazz
Giovanni Guidi
Ojos De Gato
2021, CD, C.A.M. Jazz, ,
Avant-garde Jazz/Contemporary Jazz/Fusion/Latin Jazz/Free Jazz
William Parker, Patricia Nicholson
No Joke!
2021, CD, Album, ESP-Disk'
Various
We Have Something To Tell You!!!
2020, LP, Comp, Sons d'hiver, ,
Free Improvisation/Avant-garde Jazz/Experimental/Contemporary Jazz
Alan Braufman
The Fire Still Burns
2020, Vinyl Orange Vinyl, ,
Free Jazz/Avant-garde Jazz/Free Improvisation
Allen Lowe
Jews & Roots: An Avant Garde Of Our Own: Disconnected Works: 1980 - 2018
2019, 8xCD, Album, Comp, Constant Sorrow, ESP-Disk', ,
Avant-garde Jazz/Post Bop
Michael Eaton
Dialogical
2019, CD, Album, Dig, Destiny Records (16)
Tenor Triage*
Tenor Triage
2019
William Hooker
Pillars... At The Portal
2018, CD, Mulatta
Marc Ribot
Songs Of Resistance 1942-2018
2018, CD,
Wil Key
Satisfy My Soul
2009, CD, Album, Larimar Records
Various
The Outsiders Improvised & Creative Music Festival 2016
CD, Album, Jam-All Productions
Jerry David DeCicca*
New Shadows
CD, Album, Not On Label (Jerry DeCicca Self-released), ,
Country
Various
:The Sound Of Next>
2014, CD, Comp, Promo, Okeh
Various
That's OKeh
2013, CD,
Marc Ribot
Songs Of Resistance 1942-2018
2018, CD,