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Vel Lewis Partners With Mila Art Agency For World Tour

Vel Lewis Partners With Mila Art Agency For World Tour

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Renowned Hammond organist, composer, and performer Vel Lewis is proud to announce his partnership with Switzerland-based Mila Art Agency as his official representative for his upcoming world tour. Mila Art Agency is known for its excellence in international artist representation, cultural programming, and global event curation. Mila Art Agency will oversee all tour logistics and concert bookings, bringing Vel’s music to audiences across Europe, Latin America, Asia, and beyond. Vel Lewis joined Dionne Warwick on a world tour between 2003 ...

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Grammy-Nominated Pianist Donald Vega Unveils New Single Featuring Jazz Masters Lewis Nash And John Patitucci

Grammy-Nominated Pianist Donald Vega Unveils New Single Featuring Jazz Masters Lewis Nash And John Patitucci

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Award winning pianist and composer Donald Vega releases his new single, Gather ‘Round on Friday, June 27, 2025. This single was captured during the recording session for Vega’s Grammy nominated album As I Travel at Samurai Hotel Recording Studio in Astoria, NY, and features John Patitucci on bass and Lewis Nash on drums. “When I wrote 'Gather 'Round,' I was thinking about all those joyful, noisy moments with family and friends—the kind where laughter fills the room and love is ...

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Grammy-Nominated Pianist Donald Vega Announces Release Of New Single 'Two Words: Bud Powell,' March 28, 2025 Featuring John Patitucci And Lewis Nash

Grammy-Nominated Pianist Donald Vega Announces Release Of New Single 'Two Words: Bud Powell,' March 28, 2025 Featuring John Patitucci And Lewis Nash

Source: Donald Vega

Grammy-nominated pianist and composer Donald Vega is set to release his latest single, Two Words: Bud Powell. The track, recorded during the 2023 sessions for his acclaimed album As I Travel, is one of three never-before-released compositions from that session. This straight ahead mid tempo tune was composed by Donald Vega and inspired by Bud Powell—one of the first names in Jazz Vega learned after immigrating to the United States and settling in Los Angeles. The song reflects Vega’s deep ...

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Award-Winning Jazz Hammond Organist Vel Lewis to Release New Single 'I Paid The Price' on November 15, 2024

Award-Winning Jazz Hammond Organist Vel Lewis to Release New Single 'I Paid The Price' on November 15, 2024

Source: Vel Lewis

Celebrated jazz Hammond organist Vel Lewis is set to release his highly anticipated new single, “I Paid The Price," a soulful and introspective piece showcasing his signature mastery of jazz, soul, and blues. The single will be available on all major streaming platforms on November 15, 2024. Lewis, known for his unmistakable touch on the Hammond organ, has crafted “I Paid The Price" to reflect his deep connection to life’s lessons, love, and the resilience that comes from overcoming challenges. ...

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Backgrounder: Jones/Lewis - Consummation

Backgrounder: Jones/Lewis - Consummation

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers

Recorded over four sessions in January 1970 and released later that year, the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra's Consummation was one of the finest big band albums of the decade. A hit album and Grammy nominee, the LP's eight tracks were composed and arranged by Thad Jones. At the Grammy's the album lost out to Miles Davis's Bitches Brew. The combined personnel over the four sessions included Thad Jones (fluhrn); Snooky Young, Danny Moore, Al Porcino and Marvin Stamm (tp); Eddie ...

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Backgrounder: Vic Lewis - Plays Bossa Nova

Backgrounder: Vic Lewis - Plays Bossa Nova

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers

Vic Lewis was a British jazz guitarist and bandleader with enormous taste and ease. In 1963, he recorded a superb album entitled Vic Lewis Plays Bossa Nova at Home and Away (CSD). The first side was recorded in London in February and the second side was recorded in Hollywood in January. What's remarkable about this album are the musicians brought in for the dates. In both the London and Hollywood sessions, we're talking about the very upper tier of studio ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Ramsey Lewis

Jazz Musician of the Day: Ramsey Lewis

Source: Michael Ricci

All About Jazz is celebrating Ramsey Lewis' birthday today!

Ramsey Lewis has been an iconic leader in the contemporary jazz movement for over 50 years with an unforgettable sound and outgoing personality that has allowed him to crossover to the pop and R&B charts. The Ramsey Lewis Trio, with bassist Eldee Young and percussionist Redd Holt, became a fixture on the Chicago jazz scene, releasing their debut album, Ramsey Lewis & His Gentlemen of Jazz, back in 1956. Lewis earned ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: John Lewis

Jazz Musician of the Day: John Lewis

Source: Michael Ricci

All About Jazz is celebrating John Lewis' birthday today!

The Modern Jazz Quartet managed that rarest feat of all: to make great art that pleased the serious listener as well as it did the general public. The M.J.Q., as they were known, featured vibraphone, bass, drums, and piano, and yet had the breadth of an orchestra and the intimacy of the most delicate chamber ensemble. Even when they played music written by others, it sounded as though it had been ...

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Saxophonist/Composer Mark Lewis Cements A New Creative Collaboration On 'Sunlight Shines In,' To Be Released March 24 On Audio Daddio Records

Saxophonist/Composer Mark Lewis Cements A New Creative Collaboration On 'Sunlight Shines In,' To Be Released March 24 On Audio Daddio Records

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity

Veteran alto saxophonist/flutist Mark Lewis convenes a West Coast jazz summit on Sunlight Shines In, set for a March 24 release on the Audio Daddio label. Recorded in 2019, the album teams Seattle-area-based Lewis with the superb Southern California pianist Ron Kobayashi and his trio (bassist Baba Elefante and drummer Steve Dixon) on a set of Lewis’s original compositions, with ace trumpeter (and the album’s recording engineer) Nolan Shaheed joining in on two tracks. Born and raised in Washington State, ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Lewis Nash

Jazz Musician of the Day: Lewis Nash

Source: Michael Ricci

All About Jazz is celebrating Lewis Nash's birthday today!

Rhythm Is My Business" is the title of his debut recording as a leader, and rhythm is a booming business as far as Lewis Nash is concerned. He is the drummer of choice for an incredible array of artists- from the masters of the music to the hottest young players of today- and is equally in demand as a clinician and educator. Born in Phoenix, Arizona, Lewis developed an early interest ...

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