Nov 29, 2022 By Caleb Campbell

Composer and saxophonist James Brandon Lewis has been bubbling under the surface of the jazz world for years before he had his breakthrough moment last year with his tenth album, Jesup Wagon. Lewis is keeping up this prolific streak next year with his new album Eye of I, which sees Lewis stepping back from studied high-concept compositions and instead chasing the pure visceral feeling and vital energy of a potent melody. More