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James Brandon Lewis: Ware

By Ludovico Granvassu
August 27, 2025
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Here is a track from one of the year's most acclaimed musicians,

James Brandon Lewis

saxophone, tenor
b.1983

" data-original-title="" title="">James Brandon Lewis, who, as of late, doesn't just land in the best-of lists—he takes up multiple slots.

From Abstraction Is Deliverance (Intakt Records) —featuring Lewis' tightly-knit quartet with

Aruán Ortiz

piano
b.1973

" data-original-title="" title="">Aru��n Ortiz on piano,

Brad Jones

bass

" data-original-title="" title="">Brad Jones on bass and

Chad Taylor

drums
b.1973

" data-original-title="" title="">Chad Taylor on drums —"Ware" is a deeply felt tribute to

David S. Ware

saxophone, tenor
1949 - 2012

" data-original-title="" title="">David S. Ware—a giant saluted by a new giant of the tenor saxophone, fully aware of the past as he forges the future.

Contact Ludovico Granvassu on All About Jazz.
I'm the Editor-in-Chief of All About Jazz Italia, host of Mondo Jazz on Radio Free Brooklyn and was once visited by Frank Zappa's ghost.... he was funny too.

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