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Jack Rivers Lewis (June 4, 1944 – May 5, 2023), known professionally as Jack Wilkins, was an American jazz guitarist.
May 24, 2023 · Jack Wilkins. My best friend Jack Wilkins died on May 5, 2023, after several months of failing health. It was a Friday evening and a month shy of his 79 th birthday. A circle of close friends gathered round him as his health deteriorated.
- Peter Rubie
May 8, 2023 · A Sad Farewell to Guitar Great Jack Wilkins (1944-2023) One of the greats just left us on May 5, a month short of his 79th birthday. Guitar aficionados revered Jack Wilkins for his flawless technique, irrepressible sense of swing, remarkably fluid single note chops, command of Lenny Breau styled ringing harmonics and an overall harmonic mastery ...
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Guitarist Jack Wilkins has been on the International jazz scene since the early 1970's. His flawless technique and imaginative chordal approach have inspired collaborations with Chet Baker, Sarah Vaughan, Bob Brookmeyer, and Buddy Rich among many others.
May 8, 2023 · Jack Wilkins was born on June 4, 1944, lived all his life, and died last Friday (May 5) in New York City. R.I.P. Jack was a great all-around guitarist. He worked with great musicians from Charles Mingus to Stan Getz to the Brecker Brothers.
- Joe Barth
Sep 27, 2018 · The road to his current standing as a legendary, albeit underrated, jazz guitarist is winding and unpredictable. Born in Brooklyn, New York in 1944, Wilkins started playing professionally in his late teens, getting an up-close view of jazz music’s steady rise and consequently falling in love with the genre.
