{"id":4753,"date":"2025-10-10T04:38:21","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T04:38:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bjf.rs\/?post_type=artists&#038;p=4753"},"modified":"2025-10-15T04:14:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T04:14:18","slug":"james-brandon-lewis-quartet-sad","status":"publish","type":"artists","link":"https:\/\/2025.bjf.rs\/en\/artists\/james-brandon-lewis-quartet-sad\/","title":{"rendered":"James Brandon Lewis Quartet (SAD)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"beocode-classic-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"beocode-classic-block-inner wrapper-s\">\n          <div class=\"content\">\n                           \n                <p><strong>James Brandon Lewis \u2013 tenor saksofon<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Aru\u00e1n Ortiz \u2013 klavir\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Brad Jones \u2013 bas\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chad Taylor \u2013 bubnjevi\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tenor saxophonist and composer James Brandon Lewis, born in Buffalo in 1983, grew up immersed in church music, shaping the spiritual core of his sound. Early collaborations with legends like Benny Golson, Wallace Roney, and John Legend marked his path. After his debut album \u201eMoments\u201c (2010), he moved to New York and gained critical acclaim with \u201eDivine Travels\u201c (2014), fusing gospel spirit with free jazz fire. His third album, \u201eDays of Freeman\u201c (2015), explored hip-hop influences\u2014just as he made his first appearance at the Belgrade Jazz Festival. Sensing his talent, the festival featured him as one of its visual icons that year. Today, with 16 albums and numerous accolades, Lewis is DownBeat\u2019s 2024 Artist and Tenor Saxophonist of the Year, returning to Belgrade with the group behind his acclaimed \u201eTransfiguration\u201c album.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4873,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","artists-tag":[13],"class_list":["post-4753","artists","type-artists","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","artists-tag-25-10"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>James Brandon Lewis Quartet (SAD) - 41. 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