JAMES BRANDON LEWIS QUARTET
About This Event
Saxophonist and composer James Brandon Lewis leads his quartet at the Village Vanguard, presenting sets that place his writing as much at the center as his horn. The band draws on indie and modern jazz lineages, using tight arrangements and room for collective improvisation; performances emphasize momentum and clear thematic development over showmanship, with the ensemble functioning as a unit.
About the Artists
JAMES BRANDON LEWIS QUARTET
The James Brandon Lewis Quartet is a jazz group led by composer and saxophonist James Brandon Lewis. In New York City, the ensemble appears at the Village Vanguard, placing Lewis’s writing at the center of the set as much as his horn.
James Brandon Lewis
James Brandon Lewis is an American jazz saxophonist and composer whose work balances written structure with open improvisation. In New York City he is heard at the Village Vanguard, where he leads the James Brandon Lewis Quartet in repertory that highlights his arranging and ensemble direction.