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John Aaron Lewis (May 3, 1920 – March 29, 2001) was an American jazz pianist, composer and arranger, best known as the founder and musical director of the Modern Jazz Quartet . Early life.
May 6, 2024 · John Lewis (born May 3, 1920, La Grange, Illinois, U.S.—died March 29, 2001, New York, New York) was an American jazz pianist and composer-arranger who was an influential member of the Modern Jazz Quartet, one of the longest-lived and best-received groups in jazz history.
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Live recording from 1999 John Lewis - piano John Aaron Lewis - Django Watch the whole concert here: • John Lewis: Sweet Georgia Brown (Live... John Aaron Lewis (May 3, 1920 – March 29,...
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Jul 14, 2016 · Starting with the simplest musical elements, he created refined and exquisitely balanced improvisations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Le...) Live recording from 1999John...
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Meet John Lewis - Master of the Jazz Solo Piano. Get John Lewis’ “Classic Albums”https://amzn.to/2CZQKbbBilly Taylor's Jazz Counterpoint presents John Lewis. Born in...
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Mar 31, 2001 · John Aaron Lewis was born on May 3, 1920, in LaGrange, Ill., and grew up in Albuquerque. He took his first piano lesson at age 7 and studied both music and anthropology at the University of New...
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Apr 17, 2017 · The pianist John Lewis, who died in 2001 at the age of 79, is best known as the leader of the Modern Jazz Quartet, but throughout that group's long life (1952 1992), he also composed, conducted, and played music for many other ensembles, large and small, tinged with influences from swing and the blues to Baroque, Renaissance, and Third Stream ...
