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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 [ edit ] John Lewis was born in La Grange, Illinois , and after his parents' divorce moved with his mother, a trained singer, to Albuquerque, New Mexico when ...

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3. www.britannica.com › biography › John-Lewis-AmericanJohn Lewis | Jazz, Civil Rights & Composer | Britannica

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   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. Reared in New Mexico by academically oriented parents, Lewis studied ...

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4. www.nytimes.com › 2001/03/31 › artsJohn Lewis, 80, Pianist, Composer and Creator of the Modern ...

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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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6. www.stereophile.com › content › john-lewis-wonderfulJohn Lewis, The Wonderful World of Jazz | Stereophile.com

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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 avant-garde.

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   Jul 14, 2016 · Live recording from 1999John Lewis - piano John Aaron Lewis - For EllingtonWatch the whole concert here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCZlBMWAd4E&list=PL...

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   Get John Lewis’ “Classic Albums”https://amzn.to/2CZQKbbBilly Taylor's Jazz Counterpoint presents John Lewis. Born in LaGrange, Illinois and raised in Albuqu...

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   Who is John Lewis?

   • 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 . John Lewis was born in La Grange, Illinois, and after his parents' divorce moved with his mother, a trained singer, to Albuquerque, New Mexico when he was two months old.

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   When did John Lewis die?

   • John Lewis passed away in 2001. Originally broadcast in 1989. The founder of the Modern Jazz Quartet plays "Django" in an archival session from 1989.

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   Is John Lewis still alive?

   • "Jazz Pianist John Lewis Dies at 80". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved July 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. ^ Giddins, p. 378. ^ Giddins, p. 398. ^ "Albuquerque Celebrates its Own Jazz Icon". Weekly Alibi. July 7, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2019. ^ a b c d Lyons, p. 76. ^ a b Korall, Burt (2002). Drummin' Men: The Heartbeat of Jazz The Bebop Years.

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   Did John Lewis make Jazz Abstractions?

   • A few months after The Wonderful World of Jazz, he produced Jazz Abstractions: John Lewis Presents Contemporary Music Compositions by Gunther Schuller and Jim Hall, which featured Dolphy and Coleman, among others ranging from Bill Evans to Eddie Costa. (Good luck finding that one; there is no US pressing, on vinyl or polycarbonate, in print.)

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10. www.npr.org › 142244686 › john-lewis-on-piano-jazzJohn Lewis On Piano Jazz : NPR

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    Dec 28, 2012 · Pianist John Lewis was a founding member of the Modern Jazz Quartet, whose original members also included vibraphonist Milt Jackson, bassist Percy Heath and drummer Kenny Clarke. Lewis was musical ...