Jazz Articles about ELEW (Eric Lewis)

ELEW (Eric Lewis): And to the Republic

by Mark F. Turner
October 12, 2016

Appearances on television (America's Got Talent) and information conferences (TED Talks) have labeled pianist Eric Lewis (aka ELEW) as the next crossover artist who boldly shunned the establishment combining pop and rock music with improvisation. Yet underneath that flamboyant stage persona is the heart of bona fide jazz musician who won the Thelonious Monk International Piano Competition and has performed with jazz luminaries Elvin Jones, Wynton Marsalis, and Cassandra Wilson)). <br /><br /> At the age of 43, Lewis's status ...