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.