John Aaron Lewis (May 3, 1920 – March 29, 2001)
Jazz Pianist, Composer, Arranger and Teacher, John Lewis, was the Musical Director of the Modern Jazz Quartet (MJQ) and a force behind "Third Stream" Music. He taught at Harvard and City College in the 1970's and returned to playing until his death in 2001. Please take a listen here and have a great Saturday: Two bass hit (Dizzy Gillespie), Parker's mood (1948) (Charlie Parker), Blues for Alice (1951) (Charlie Parker), Rouge (Birth of the cool) (Miles Davis) and Afternoon in Paris (1949)
Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lewis_(pianist)
| Background information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | John Aaron Lewis |
| Born | May 3, 1920 La Grange, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | March 29, 2001 (aged 80) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, arranger |
| Instruments | Piano |
| Years active | 1940s–1990s |
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