Heroes Are Gang Leaders
Founded in New York in 2014 by saxophonist James Brandon Lewis and poet, photographer, and educator Thomas Sayers Ellis, Heroes Are Gang Leaders was formed as a tribute to poet, jazz critic and activist Amiri Baraka, who passed away on January 9 of that year. The group is an avant-garde/experimental jazz collective comprised of writers, musicians, and artists dedicated to redefining the concept of music/sound and its relationship to instrument and literary text. Alongside Thomas Sayers Ellis and James Brandon Lewis, other members of Heroes Are Gang Leaders include poet/author Randall Horton, actress/singer Nettie Chickering, pianist Alexis Marcelo, saxophonist Devin Brahja Waldman, musician Luke Stewart, singer/songwriter Arin Maya Lawrence, guitarist Brandon Moses, composer/violist Melanie Dyer, drummer Tcheser Holmes, and poet Bonita Lee Penn. Heroes Are Gang Leaders has also featured plenty of guest artists including Miriam Parker and Patrick Holmes. Their critically acclaimed releases include The Avant-Age Garde I Ams of the Gal Luxury (2017) and Artificial Happiness Button (2020).
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Discography
8 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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The Amiri Baraka Sessions
Free Jazz & Avant-Garde - Released by Flat Langston's Arkeyes on 1 Jan 2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Highest Engines Near / Near Higher Engineers
Alternative & Indie - Released by Flat Langston's Arkeyes on 6 Jan 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Flukum
Free Jazz & Avant-Garde - Released by Flat Langston's Arkeyes on 30 Oct 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Hurt Cult
Alternative & Indie - Released by Flat Langston's Arkeyes on 4 Apr 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Leautoroiography
Alternative & Indie - Released by 577 Records on 30 Sep 2022
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Artificial Happiness Button
Jazz - Released by Ropeadope on 20 Mar 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Avant-Age Garde I Ams of the Gal Luxury
Experimental - Released by Fast Speaking Music on 9 Oct 2015
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Leautoroiography
Alternative & Indie - Released by 577 Records on 21 Jul 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo