Harriet Tubman (band)

Harriet Tubman
Origin	New York City, U.S.
Genres	Jazz doom-jazz [1] avant-rock [2]
Years active	1998–present
Labels	Knitting Factory Works Avant Sunnyside
Members	Melvin Gibbs Brandon Ross J.T. Lewis

Harriet Tubman is an American jazz-based band, formed in New York City in 1998 by bassist Melvin Gibbs, guitarist Brandon Ross, and percussionist J.T. Lewis. ^[3] The trio is named after abolitionist Harriet Tubman. ^[3] The band's music is a "unique blend of electronic jazz, rock and funk". ^[4]

In 1998, Harriet Tubman released its debut album I Am a Man. The record was followed by Prototype in 2000, Ascension in 2011, Araminta in 2017 (featuring trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith), ^[5] and The Terror End of Beauty in 2018. Ascension was on PopMatters ' Best Jazz of 2011 list, while The Terror End of Beauty was on No Depression's Best Jazz Albums of 2018 list. ^{[6] [7]}

Discography

• I Am a Man (1998) ^[8]
• Prototype (2000) ^[9]
• Ascension (2011) ^[10]
• Araminta (2017) ^[11]
• The Terror End of Beauty (2018) ^[12]

References

1. Russonello, Giovanni (24 May 2017). "The Jazz Trio Harriet Tubman in a 'We Resist' Concert". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
2. "16th Annual Angel City Jazz Festival Finalizes 2023 Lineup". DownBeat. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
3. "Harriet Tubman". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
4. Mohamed, Suraya (27 February 2017). "Harriet Tubman's 'Blacktal Fractal' Lets Freedom Ring". NPR. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
5. Milkowski, Bill (15 November 2018). "Harriet Tubman Accesses History, Intuition on 'The Terror End Of Beauty'". DownBeat. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
6. "The Best Jazz of 2011". PopMatters. 7 December 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
7. "The Best Jazz Albums of 2018". No Depression. 7 January 2019. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020.
8. • "I Am a Man - Harriet Tubman". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
   • Green, Tony (1 July 1999). "Harriet Tubman: I Am a Man". JazzTimes. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
9. Corroto, Mark (1 November 2000). "Harriet Tubman: Prototype album review". All About Jazz. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
10. • "Harriet Tubman: Ascension". PopMatters. 7 June 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
    • Milkowski, Bill (10 June 2011). "Harriet Tubman: Ascension". JazzTimes. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
11. • Shatz, Adam (27 March 2017). "Blues to Come". The Paris Review. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
    • "Harriet Tubman Araminta". DownBeat. April 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
    • "Harriet Tubman: Araminta". Relix Media. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
    • Lynch, Kevin (23 February 2017). "The jazz black-rock trio Harriet Tubman gives a gift of, and for, its namesake". No Depression. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
    • West, Michael J. (9 May 2017). "Harriet Tubman: Araminta (Sunnyside)". JazzTimes. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
12. • "Harriet Tubman's Music Bends Off Into Unpredictable Directions on 'The Terror End of Beauty'". PopMatters. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
    • Macnie, Jim (3 January 2019). "Harriet Tubman: The Terror End of Beauty (Sunnyside)". JazzTimes. Retrieved 6 July 2025.