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The Messthetics & James Brandon Lewis - Deface the Currency is the second collaboration between The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis. It captures the sound of what the forge of 150 shows in a year... more

The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis - Deface The Currency / The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis announce their second collaborative album, Deface The Currency, on Impulse! Records. This new... more

James Brandon Lewis is at the top of the international jazz world. With a powerful, direct and rich tenor saxophone sound and a lyrical quality that unfolds in both his solos and his compositions, he... more

Apple Cores is the latest full-length album from New York tenor saxophonist James Brandon Lewis, "one of the fiercest sounds in jazz today" (The Guardian) with a "penchant for unbound exploration"... more

Apple Cores is the latest full-length album from New York tenor saxophonist James Brandon Lewis, "one of the fiercest sounds in jazz today" (The Guardian) with a "penchant for unbound exploration"... more

The Messthetics/James Brandon Lewis - "The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis" / On their Impulse! Debut album, Washington DC's experimental jazz punk trio the Messthetics (guitarist Anthony Pirog... more

2024 release. On their Impulse! Debut album, Washington DC's experimental jazz punk trio the Messthetics (guitarist Anthony Pirog with drummer Brendan Canty and Joe Lally of iconic band Fugazi) join... more

James Brandon Lewis is at the top of the international jazz world. He stands in the tradition of saxophonists such as Sonny Rollins, Albert Ayler and John Coltrane. With his powerful, direct and rich... more

For Mahalia, With Love the highly anticipated new album by tenor saxophonist-composer James Brandon Lewis & his Red Lily Quintet, following on their poll-sweeping Jesup Wagon reimagines songs made... more

For Mahalia, With Love - the highly anticipated new album by award-winning tenor saxophonist-composer James Brandon Lewis and his Red Lily Quintet, following their ground-breaking & poll-sweeping... more

2023 release. 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... more

Vinyl LP pressing in gatefold jacket. 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... more

Saxophonist and composer James Brandon Lewis possesses an inspiring energy. His deep curiosity and the thrill he gets from discovery are crucial facets of his personality, and qualities that guide... more

The charismatic saxophonist and composer James Brandon Lewis is the musician of the moment in the broad field of contemporary jazz. With Code of Being, James Brandon Lewis now presents his second... more

Jesup Wagon is the astonishing new work from the fertile creative mind of ascendant tenor saxophonist-composer James Brandon Lewis, voted Rising Star Tenor Saxophonist in the 2020 DownBeat Magazine... more

Anthropocosmic Nest is the second full-length by Washington, D.C.'s THE MESSTHETICS, who are ANTHONY PIROG (LOW WAYS QUARTET), JOE LALLY (FUGAZI) and BRENDAN CANTY (FUGAZI, DEATHFIX). Recorded at the... more

Anthropocosmic Nest is the second full-length by Washington, D.C.'s THE MESSTHETICS, who are ANTHONY PIROG (LOW WAYS QUARTET), JOE LALLY (FUGAZI) and BRENDAN CANTY (FUGAZI, DEATHFIX). Recorded at the... more

Vinyl LP pressing. 2018 release. The Messthetics are an instrumental trio featuring Brendan Canty (drums), Joe Lally (bass), and Anthony Pirog (guitar). Brendan Canty and Joe Lally were the rhythm... more