George Lewis

• Born: July 14, 1952, Chicago, IL
• Active: '70s, '80s, '90s, 2000s
• Genres: Jazz
• Instrument: Composer, Trombone
• Representative Albums: "Homage to Charles Parker," "Chicago Slow Dance (1977)," "The Usual Turmoil and Other Duets"

Biography

Trombonist and composer George Lewis studied his crafts with Dean Hey and Muhal Richard Abrams. Lewis' compositions and improvisations are found on over 80 recordings, and he has performed with such musicians, composers, and improvisers as Steve Lacy, Anthony Braxton, Count Basie, Derek Bailey, and John Zorn. A Yale University philosophy graduate, Lewis has been a member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) since the '70s. His residencies include IRCAM (Paris), STEIM (Amsterdam), and Alberta's Banff Centre for the Arts. Lewis has been an NEA Fellow, was hosted as Visiting Artist by the Art Institute of Chicago, and curated the music program of New York's The Kitchen Center. Lewis also programmed interactive music systems for computers, has lectured at computed art workshops, and has worked as a computer installation artist, with interactive installations shows at Paris' Musee de la Villette, in Boston, and Chicago. ~ Joslyn Layne, All Music Guide

Solo Trombone Album Buy this CD	Shadowgraph Series: Compositions for Creative Orchestra Buy this CD	Usual Turmoil and Other Duets Buy this CD	Endless Shout Buy this CD	Conversations Buy this CD
Changing With the Times Buy this CD	Voyager Buy this CD	Homage to Charles Parker Buy this CD	Jila-Save! Mon.: The Imaginary Suite Buy this CD	Shadowgraph, 5 (Sextet) Buy this CD