Image by Didgeman on Pixabay · Pixabay License
John Lewis
Sign in to savephilosopher, Unitarian minister and Marxist from Great Britain
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 21 Feb 1940
- Died
- 17 Jul 2020
- Works
- 25
via Open Library + Wikidata
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 61,261
- Total plays
- 352,818
Tags
jazzpianojazz pianobebopcool jazz
John Aaron Lewis (May 3, 1920 – March 29, 2001) was an American jazz pianist, composer and arranger, best known as the musical director of the Modern Jazz Quartet. John Lewis was born in La Grange, Illinois, and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and began learning classical music and piano at the age of seven. His family was musical and had a family band that allowed him to play frequently and he also played in a Boy Scout music group. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/John+Lewis">Read more o
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Family name
- Lewis
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Occupation
- philosopher
- Educated at
- Dulwich College
- Political party
- Labour Party
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- anthropology
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- British Army
Show 3 more facts
- date of birth
- 1889-02-01
- date of death
- 1976-02-12
- writing language
- English language
Sources (1)
via Wikidata · CC0