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James Brandon Lewis Sounds Singular on ‘Transfiguration’

James Brandon Lewis Sounds Singular on ‘Transfiguration’

Among the considerable pleasures of the new James Brandon Lewis quartet record is how it insists on expanding how we think about the leader himself.

Nicole Mitchell Creates a Gracious Blend of Improvisation and Structure on ‘Maroon Cloud’

Nicole Mitchell Creates a Gracious Blend of Improvisation and Structure on ‘Maroon Cloud’

Jazz composer and flute virtuoso Nicole Mitchell has assembled a new quartet that makes beautiful but daring music with great transparency.