James Brandon Lewis

Our picks for the highest points at the halfway mark

The collaborative jazz project’s members discuss ‘Deface the Currency’ and connecting with an urgent energy

The D.C. art-punk outfit and New York saxophonist reconvene for a wilder set of punk jazz

Hear new track “Gestations”

The key players in reviving a new generation of sounds and directions in jazz

Plus FACS, Drop Nineteens, James Brandon Lewis and 16

Plus Darkside, Cloakroom, and James Brandon Lewis

Our 20 favorite records from veteran players and young lions alike

From bangers to ballads, our favorite tracks from a complicated year

Hear “Five Spots to Caravan”

We survey the best of the best from an increasingly overwhelming half-year of music

Plus Darkside, Bo Ningen, Meshell Ndegeocello, Lord Spikeheart and more

Plus Kacey Musgraves, Tierra Whack, James Brandon Lewis and the Messthetics, Heavee and Lustmord