James Brandon Lewis Teases Saxy Album ‘Eye of I’ with Lead Single “Someday We’ll All Be Free”

Tenor saxophonist James Brandon Lewis has revealed that his next album, Eye Of I, will be released via ANTI- Records in early 2023. Accompanying the news is a cover of Donny Hathaway’s “Someday We’ll All Be Free,” featuring Kirt Knuffke on the cornet.

Speaking about the choice of cover song, Lewis says:

“I have always loved Donny Hathaway, not only his voice but his piano playing, in-depth lyrical content, use of metaphor and empowerment. We both also went to Howard University. I truly learned how deep he was as a musician and about his background in classical, jazz and gospel while I was in school there. I also finally reached a point where I felt I could cover him in an honest way while still being myself. He is truly a genius.”

European Tour Dates:

Oct 17 — Bucharest, RO @ Control Club
Oct 18 — Warsaw, PL @ Pardon To Tu
Oct 19 — Gliwice, PL @ Centrum Kultury Jazovia
Oct 20 — Oslo, NO @ Nasjonal Jazzscene, Victoria
Oct 21 – Copenhagen, DK @ Musik LOPPEN
Oct 23 — Cormons, IT @ Cormons Jazz & Wine Festival at Vila Vipolže
Oct 24 — Graz, AT @ Open Music @ Tube’s
Oct 25 – Cologne, DE @ Stadtgarten -Europäisches Zentrum für Jazz und Aktuelle Musik
Oct 28 — Rijkevorsel, BE @ De Singer
Oct 29 — Eindhoven, NL @ Muziekgebouw Eindhoven
Oct 30 — Nijmegen, NL @ LUX Nijmegen
Oct 31 — Amsterdam, NL @ Bimhuis

Eye of I Track Listing:

1. Foreground
2. Someday We’ll All Be Free
3. The Blues Still Blossoms
4. Middle Ground
5. Eye Of I
6. Within You Are Answers
7. Womb Water
8. Background
9. Send Seraphic Beings
10. Even The Sparrow
11. Fear Not (feat. The Messthetics)

Artwork for the album ‘Eye of I’ by James Brandon Lewis