Eric Lewis
Eric Robert Lewis (also ELEW , born May 13, 1973 in Camden , New Jersey ) is an American jazz rock and jazz musician ( piano , composition ) who is also successful as a film composer .
Live and act
Initially tutored by his mother and grandmother, Lewis began his career as a jazz pianist working with musicians such as Craig Bailey ( A New Journey , 1995), Wynton Marsalis ( Unforgiveable Blackness , 1996) and Elvin Jones in the 1990s . In the following years he also played with Cyrille Bugnon , Robin Eubanks , Cassandra Wilson , Lonnie Plaxico , Clark Terry , Jimmy Cobb , Marcus Printup , Herlin Riley , Ornette Coleman and Adam Niewood . From the 2000s he performed under the acronym ELEW and began to combine jazz piano with modern pop and rock music in his music . I.a. he also performed in front of Barack and Michelle Obama at the White House. He also composed film music and worked as a screenwriter, director and DJ. His music was used in the soundtrack of The Great Debaters (directed by Denzel Washington ), Girlfriends , 761st , I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With , Dark Country and Revival! . In the field of jazz, he was involved in 30 recording sessions between 1995 and 2006.
Web links
- Web presence
- Eric Lewis at Allmusic (English)
- Eric Lewis at Discogs (English)
- Eric Lewis in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c How Eric Lewis, Jazz Pianist, Became ELEW. NPR , June 19, 2009, accessed March 1, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Eric Lewis. Smalls, March 1, 2019, accessed March 11, 2019 .
- ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed March 11, 2019)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Lewis, Eric |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lewis, Eric Robert (full name); ELEW |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician (piano) and film composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 13, 1973 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Camden, New Jersey |