Results for "James Brandon Lewis"

Freyja Garbett, Little North, Lakecia Bejamin, The Vampires & more

by Marek J. Śmietański
July 28, 2026

The 129th episode presents the second part of the June 2026 premiere survey, once again structured into six thematic sets. The programme journeys from percussion-driven ritual and free improvisation through melody-centred chamber jazz, psychedelic grooves and rhythm-based explorations, to spiritually charged playing and acoustic small groups deeply rooted in tradition--closing with an evocative archival epilogue that ...

Vision Festival 2026, Part 1

by Luciano Rossetti
July 26, 2026

James Brandon Lewis Quartet "Testify"+ Lakecia Benjamin with Sean Jones, Zaccai Curtis and Bria Skonberg

by Hobart Taylor
July 15, 2026

We also feature exciting large ensemble music from the Schapiro 17 and the New England Jazz Collaborative. Playlist Host Speaks 00:00 Zaccai Curtis “Joust" from Sonoluminescence Vol. 1 (TRR Collective) 00:06 Zela Margossian “Free Kicks" from Remedy(Ropeadope) 8:12 Parisa Karimi Molan /Tehrani Drom “Sari Galin" from Unveiled (Lulaworld) 16:08 Host Speaks 19:56 Richard Spaven ...

A Few of My Favorite 2026 Jazz Things (so far) - Part 4

by Ludovico Granvassu
July 7, 2026

We have pressed pause on our usual pursuit of the latest arrivals and instead revisited some of the sounds that made the first half of 2026 such a rewarding stretch for curious ears.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Seu Jorge “Caboclo" The Other Side ...

Dave Douglas: Transcend Is Not The End

by Lawrence Peryer
July 4, 2026

This week, we're putting The Tonearm's needle on trumpeter and composer Dave Douglas. Douglas's latest album, Transcend (Greenleaf Music, 2026), came out in April 2026. It's the second record from GIFTS, his band with Rafiq Bhatia, James Brandon Lewis, Tomeka Reid, and Ian Chang. His last several records were openly political. This one turns ...

A Few of My Favorite 2026 Jazz Things (so far) - Part 2

by Ludovico Granvassu
July 4, 2026

Which songs stayed with us after months of listening, reviewing and sharing new releases? Here's another batch for your sonic delight.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Lucy Mellenfield “Breathing Sideways" Tell the Water, She Will Listen (Stoney Lane) 0:16 Host talks 8:12 Reverso feat. ...

James Brandon Lewis, Gebhard Ullmann, Ivo Perelman & Paul Dunmall

by Maurice Hogue
June 22, 2026

Does the saxophone rule jazz these days? It could look that way if this episode of One Man's Jazz was submitted as an example. So many great reed players in this one, starting with James Brandon Lewis who continues to cut a wide swath in the fields of improvised music these days. He and his quartet ...

Bobby Previte, These Things Happen & Hannah Marks

by Maurice Hogue
June 8, 2026

The new releases sampled in this episode of One Man's Jazz feature music created by smaller groups, like drummer Bobby Previte with his first full band recording in a few years, the US-Netherlands quartet, These Things Happen (Keefe Jackson, Oscar Jan Hoogland, Jason Roebke, & Mikel Patrick Avery), The Klezmatics with guests William Parker & James ...

Dave Douglas: Transcend

by Glenn Astarita
May 26, 2026

Dave Douglas has spent a career dodging his own shadow, and that restlessness is precisely what keeps his catalog from ever feeling stagnant. Transcend locates its friction point between two titans who seem unlikely to share the same oxygen: the spiritual grandeur of Duke Ellington's Sacred Concerts and the dense, mosaic canvases of painter Jack Whitten.

DoYeon Kim, Josilemi, Dave Douglas & Alm

by Maurice Hogue
May 25, 2026

Acclaimed in her home country, gayageum player DoYeon Kim has been garnering plenty of praise for her talent in the North American jazz scene, and her first recording as a leader--Wellspring--will certainly add to her reputation. It's a most unique album. There are some trios and duos of note in this episode: Josilemi (Joe Fonda bass, ...