No Room For Squares Session 41 – James Brandon Lewis, Red Lily Quintet – Jesup Wagon (Tao Forms 2021)

Jesup Wagon honours the great agricultural scientist, inventor, and artist George Washington Carver´s life and accomplishments. Lewis combines jazz, blues and gospel to create a musical story as lively and insightful as Carver’s legacy. Jesup Wagon blends intricate melodic lines with rhythmic depth, incorporating elements of African American folk traditions and invoking the spiritual and cultural heritage that Carver championed in his work.
The title “Jesup Waggon” relates to Carver’s mobile agricultural education wagon, which he used to introduce new farming practices to rural communities—a symbol of empowerment and resilience that is echoed in Lewis’ songs.

By celebrating Carver’s life through music, James Brandon Lewis doesn’t just commemorate an influential figure; he bridges history and contemporary thought, calling listeners to reflect on the intersections of creativity, community, and cultural heritage.

✨The bar opens at 6:30 PM. Needle drop at 8:30 PM.

✨ Tickets (5 Euro) for the session will be charged on the drinks. No reservations.

✨ We ask for silent listening during the length of the main record.

✨ Come early and/or stay late for a chat and a drink!

✨ No room for squares is dedicated to the discovery, promotion and shared listening of genre-challenging music: artists and records that don’t fit into specific categories but bend and break the boundaries between and across them. We love the visionaries, the outsiders, those who dare to look into the abyss and are not scared to explore new ways.