Name: Eye Of I
Brand: James Brandon Lewis

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2023-02-03

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James Brandon Lewis

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James Brandon Lewis is a US saxophonist and composer, born in 1983 in Buffalo. He is currently based in New York. Lewis received music lessons from Carol McLaughlin and studied at the Buffalo Academy for the Visual and Performing Arts. He furthered his studies at Howard University before attending CalArts, where he had the opportunity to study with renowned musicians Charlie Haden and Wadada Leo Smith.

In 2010, Lewis obtained his Master of Fine Arts degree and has since been making waves in the music industry. His talent has led him to collaborate with esteemed artists such as Dave Douglas, Joshua Redman, Aruán Ortiz, Chad Taylor, Brad Jones, Hank Roberts, Tony Malaby, and Marilyn Crispell.

With an impressive list of accomplishments under his belt, James Brandon Lewis continues to captivate audiences with his unique sound and innovative compositions. His music showcases a blend of influences that range from jazz to contemporary styles. Don't miss out on experiencing the brilliance of this extraordinary artist.

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James Brandon Lewis is a New York-based jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and bandleader.

His instrumental voice marries the emotional power of gospel and the grit and groove of blues and R&amp;B to the modal and vanguard influences of Albert Ayler and John Coltrane, and Sonny Rollins' expressive melodic and tonal discipline. Moments, his 2010 debut, was followed by two outings for Sony Masterworks' revived OKeh imprint: Divine Travels in 2014 and the widely celebrated Days of Freeman the following year.

After working American stages and clubs, he toured European and Asian festivals. Radiant Imprints, a duo outing with drummer Chad Taylor, appeared in 2018 and was followed by the quintet offering An UnRuly Manifesto a year later. In 2021, after he was selected as the "Rising Star Tenor Saxophonist" in the Downbeat International Critics Poll, Lewis issued The Jesup Wagon, his debut for Tao Forms. Along the way, Lewis drew the attention of many improvising artists, most notably the saxophonist and jazz deity Sonny Rollins, who doesn't offer effusive praise very often. Moved by Lewis' deep, spirit-seeking sound, Rollins said "When I listen to you, I listen to Buddha, I listen to Confucius ... I listen to the deeper meaning of life. You are keeping the world in balance."

Eye of I opens with 44 seconds of gritty, high-throttling low-down groove, an ear pulverizing opening designed to cleanse all traces of ordinary from the palette. From there, Lewis offers a prayerful cover of Donnie Hathaway's "Someday We'll All Be Free" and then the first of his disarmingly addictive originals, "The Blues Still Blossoms" in addition to many others.

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