Jazz Poetry 2026: The Messthetics & James Brandon Lewis

The organ-trio set features Cliff Barnes on Hammond organ and James Johnson III on drums. “I love the sound of the organ trio,” says John. “It has such a trance nature to it.” Their interplay gives A Day in Tarifa its identity: straight-ahead and hard-bop in feel, with the soulful drive that defines Pittsburgh jazz.

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