Rugan Lewis
JazzFunk/SoulChicago jazz piano traditionsoul-jazz organist lineage1960s pop-jazz crossovergroove-oriented funk-jazz
Ramsey Lewis (born Ramsey Emmanuel Lewis, Jr. in Chicago on 27 May 1935 ; died 12 September 2022) was an American jazz and pop pianist and keyboardist. Lewis formed The Ramsey Lewis Trio in 1956 and went on to record over 80 albums, receiving five gold records and three Grammy Awards during his career. Lewis began taking piano lessons at the age of four. As a young man, Lewis played with a number of local ensembles, such as Edward Virgil Abner's Knights of Music. Lewis would eventually join a jazz group called The Clefs.
Influenced by: Oscar Peterson, Art Tatum, Horace Silver, Jimmy Smith
- Active:
- 1956-2022
- Scene:
- Chicago jazz
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