Find Your Own Voice: James Brandon Lewis // Abiodun Oyewole and Taylor Pace // Oliver Lake and Josh Werner // Tuesday Taylor and Melanie Dyer

“Poet Jayne Cortez once spoke the words, ‘Find your own voice and use it, use your own voice and find it.’ There is a through-line that connects poetry, music and visual art … Both are comprised of units of sound, all have a relationship with rhythm … Tonight we attempt to merge these worlds while still respecting the nuance of each … We are all human, however each with a signature uniquely our own.” — James Brandon Lewis

Award-winning saxophonist and composer James Brandon Lewis, a Jazz Generations Initiative (JGI) Continuum Fellow, presents a three-night residency at Roulette as part of his 2026 fellowship. The series brings together improvisers, poets, musicians, and multidisciplinary artists from across media and generations.

This evening’s performance features a full ensemble set by James Brandon Lewis, along with duo performances by Abiodun Oyewole and Taylor Pace, Oliver Lake and Josh Werner, and Tuesday Taylor and Melanie Dyer.