Victor Lewis
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Biography
[Edit]A major drummer since the 1980s who is capable of swinging hard in a variety of modern settings, Victor Lewis has been a strong asset on a countless number of sessions. His parents were musicians who toured with territory bands. Lewis studied cello, piano (he had four years of classical lessons), and then drums. Born in Omaha, NE, Lewis had his first local gigs when he was 15, and after graduating from high school he was a music major at the University of Nebraska. After his band opened for the Herbie Hancock Sextet in 1972, Lewis was encouraged by Buster Williams and Billy Hart to move to New York. After a brief stay in Minnesota, Lewis did relocate to N.Y.C. in 1974, and soon he was in great demand. He performed with many top artists including Woody Shaw, Carla Bley, David Sanborn, and Dexter Gordon; between 1980 and 1991 he was a member of Stan Getz's quartet, which also included pianist Kenny Barron and bassist Rufus Reid. For a period in the 1990s he was well featured with Horizon (a group he co-led with Bobby Watson). In addition to his playing abilities, Lewis is well known for encouraging young talent, while his compositional skills have resulted in some of his songs being recorded by other jazz musicians. Lewis has led sessions of his own for Red, AudioQuest, and Enja. In 2007 he was reunited with his former Getz quartet rhythm section mates Barron and Reid to record We Used to Dance (with session leader Joel Frahm on tenor sax).
Title: Echonomics
Artist: David Kikoski, Seamus Blake, Victor Lewis, Ed Howard, Seamus Blake Quartet
Genre: Jazz
Title: Shadows
Artist: Victor Lewis, Willie Williams, Christian Mcbride, Benny Green, Gary Bartz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Together Again for the First Time
Artist: Bobby Watson, Jerry Bergonzi, Victor Lewis
Title: Peer Pressure
Artist: Kirk Lightsey, Ralph Moore, Jay Anderson, Victor Lewis, Jim Snidero, Brian Lynch Sextet
Genre: Jazz
Title: HOFMANN, Holly: Tales of Hofmann
Artist: Bobby Shew, Bill Cunliffe, Victor Lewis, Holly Hofmann, Bob Magnusson
Title: Reference
Artist: Eddie Henderson, John Hicks, Victor Lewis, Piotr Baron, Darek Oleszkiewicz
Genre: Jazz, World Music
Title: The Bush Crew
Artist: Mike Stern, John Abercrombie, Victor Lewis, Essiet Okon Essiet, Les Arbuckle
Title: Red Stars
Artist: J. D. Allen, Raymond Angry, Fabio Morgera, Eric Revis, Victor Lewis, Eric Lewis
Genre: Jazz
Collections
Title: Ballads - In Blue
Genre: Jazz
Title: Works of Art, Vol. 2
Title: 30 World Jazz Tunes
Genre: Jazz
Title: Red Records Leaders Plays The Music Of Joe Henderson
Genre: Jazz
Featuring albums
Title: Stubblefield, John: Bushman Song
Artist: John Stubblefield
Genre: Jazz, Avant Garde Jazz, Rock, World Music