James Brandon Lewis, a Saxophonist Who Embodies and Transcends Tradition
His new album, “Jesup Wagon,” is a tribute to another polymathic figure who insisted on cutting his own path: George Washington Carver.
James Brandon Lewis read biographies of the scientist and inventor George Washington Carver before composing the seven tracks and two poems that appear on his new album, “Jesup Wagon.”Credit.Chase Hall for The New York Times
May 5, 2021
When James Brandon Lewis plays the saxophone, he usually plants his feet shoulder width apart and bends a bit at the knee, swaying and tunneling into a rhythmic flow. As a bandleader, he almost exclusively performs his own compositions, which have melodies that roam, dart and soar but often stay grounded in a pulse.
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