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George Lewis
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Trombonists · b. 1952

George Lewis

American composer, performer, and music scholar

Born
14 July 1952
Chicago
Country
United States
Record labels
Tzadik Records
Discography
21 albums

Biography

George Lewis is a jazz musician who plays trombone. George Lewis was born on 14 July 1952 in Chicago. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: Tzadik Records. The discography here lists 21 albums, from “George Lewis” (1978) to “The Recombinant Trilogy” (2021). Honours include MacArthur Fellows Program (2002), American Book Awards (2009) and honorary doctor of Harvard University (2018).

George Emanuel Lewis (born July 14, 1952) is an American composer, trombonist, and musicologist. Lewis is the Edwin H. Case Professor of American Music, Composition & Historical Musicology at Columbia University. His music spans genres including avant-garde jazz, contemporary classical and experimental music. He is renowned for his work as an improvising trombonist and considered a pioneer of computer music, which he began pursuing in the late 1970s; in the 1980s he created Voyager, an improvising software that he has used in interactive performances. Lewis's honors include a MacArthur Fellowship, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and the American Book Award received for his book A Power Stronger Than Itself: The AACM and American Experimental Music. He has been a member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) since 1971, when he joined the organization at the age of 19.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

George Lewis 1978 · Black Saint
Homage to Charles Parker 1979 · Black Saint
Jila - Save! Mon. - The Imaginary Suite 1979 · Black Saint
Chicago Slow Dance 1981 · Lovely Music, Ltd.
Changing With The Times 1993 · New World Records Voyager 1993 · Avant Conversations 1998 · Incus Records Duets 1998 · Music & Arts Endless Shout 2000 · Tzadik The Shadowgraph Series: Compositions For Creative Orchestra 2001 · Spool
The Solo Trombone Record 2001
Metamorphic Rock 2009
Sour Mash 2010
Les exercices spirituels 2011 · Tzadik
Hexis 2012
Artificial Life 2007 2013
Assemblage 2017 · New World Records The Will to Adorn 2017 · Tundra
Voyage and Homecoming 2019 · Live
Rainbow Family 2020
The Recombinant Trilogy 2021 · New Focus Recordings

Also plays on

Albums where George Lewis is credited as a sideman

1976 Creative Orchestra Music 1976 — Anthony Braxton trombone
1977 The Montreux/Berlin Concerts — Anthony Braxton trombone
1977 Nonaah — Roscoe Mitchell trombone
1978 A Tribute to Monk and Bird — Thad Jones, George Adams, George Lewis, Stanley Cowell, Reggie Workman, Lenny White, Heiner Stadler trombone
1979 Space minds, New worlds, Survival of America — Leroy Jenkins trombone
1980 Spihumonesty — Muhal Richard Abrams synthesizer, sousaphone, trombone
1980 Mama and Daddy — Muhal Richard Abrams trombone
1980 From Saxophone & Trombone — Evan Parker / George Lewis trombone
1982 Yankees — Derek Bailey, George Lewis & John Zorn trombone
1983 Four Compositions (Quartet) 1983 — Anthony Braxton trombone
1983 Baselines — Bill Laswell trombone
1983 I’m Not Dreaming — Joachim Kühn trombone
1985 Change of Season (Music of Herbie Nichols) — Misha Mengelberg, Steve Lacy, George Lewis, Arjen Gorter & Han Bennink trombone
1987 Live at the Public Theater, Volume 2: New York 1980 — Gil Evans trombone
1987 Live at the Public Theater, Volume 1 (New York 1980) — Gil Evans trombone
1987 Live — Anthony Braxton trombone
1988 News for Lulu — John Zorn, George Lewis & Bill Frisell trombone
1991 Dortmund (Quartet) 1976 — Anthony Braxton trombone
1992 More News for Lulu — John Zorn, George Lewis & Bill Frisell trombone
1992 Dutch Masters — Misha Mengelberg, Steve Lacy, George Lewis, Ernst Reÿseger, Han Bennink trombone
1995 Memorophilia — Vijay Iyer trombone
1995 Creative Orchestra (Köln) 1978 — Anthony Braxton trombone, tuba
1995 Donaueschingen (Duo) 1976 — Anthony Braxton and George Lewis trombone
1997 Genesis & The Opening of the Way — Steve Coleman featuring the groups The Council of Balance and Five Elements trombone
2003 The Beat Suite — Steve Lacy trombone
2006 Streaming — Muhal Richard Abrams / George Lewis / Roscoe Mitchell performer
2011 Orchestra (Los Angeles) 1992 — Anthony Braxton trombone

Awards

Historic 78 rpm records

  • BLUE BELLS GOODBYE BUNK JOHNSON'S JAZZ BAND · Willie "Bunk" Johnson · Albert Warner ·… archive.org ↗
  • BIG CHIEF BATTLE AXE BUNK JOHNSON'S JAZZ BAND · Willie "Bunk" Johnson · Albert Warner ·… archive.org ↗
  • BIG CHIEF BATTLE AXE BUNK JOHNSON'S JAZZ BAND · Willie "Bunk" Johnson · Albert Warner ·… archive.org ↗
  • Milenberg Joys George Lewis and his New Orleans Stompers · George Lewis · Jim… archive.org ↗
  • Burgundy St. Blues GEORGE LEWIS · LAWRENCE MARRERO · SLOW DRAG archive.org ↗
  • BLUE BELLS GOODBYE BUNK JOHNSON'S JAZZ BAND · Willie "Bunk" Johnson · Albert Warner ·… archive.org ↗
  • FRANKLIN STREET BLUES BUNK JOHNSON'S JAZZ BAND · Willie "Bunk" Johnson · Albert Warner ·… archive.org ↗
  • TIGER RAG BUNK JOHNSON'S JAZZ BAND · Bunk Johnson · Jim Robinson · George… archive.org ↗

Frequently asked questions

What instrument does George Lewis play?

George Lewis is known for playing trombone.

When and where was George Lewis born?

George Lewis was born 14 July 1952 in Chicago.

What are George Lewis's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include George Lewis (1978), Jila - Save! Mon. - The Imaginary Suite (1979), Changing With The Times (1993), Voyager (1993) and Conversations (1998).

External links

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