Saxophonist’s spiritual jazz hits Columbia Experimental Music Festival
There comes a moment, then another, on James Brandon Lewis' reading of "Swing Low" when he seems to be carrying on a conversation with himself.The call, from Lewis' saxophone, resembles a velvet prayer. The response, also from his horn, arrives in notes brief, almost involuntary. They sound something like breath. Something like the amen completing the prayer and compelling another.Turn on any of Lewis' music and tune into a never-ending conversation. […]
