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George Lewis (14 Jul 1952 - )

Male Person - United States Chicago-born trombonist and experimental composer

 Also known as (2)

Releases (9)

Official

Album

  1. George Lewis 1978 aka Shadowgraph
  2. Homage to Charles Parker 1979
  3. Chicago Slow Dance 1981
  4. Voyager 1993 (as George E. Lewis)
  5. Changing With The Times 1993
  6. Endless Shout 2000
  7. Les exercices spirituels 2011

Relationships (11)

Students

  1. Matt Ingalls

Member Of

  1. Leo Smith Creative Orchestra trombone
  2. Roscoe Mitchell Quartet
  3. Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians
  4. John Lindberg Trio
  5. Roscoe Mitchell and the Note Factory trombone
  6. Roscoe Mitchell Creative Orchestra trombone
  7. A Tribute To Monk & Bird
  8. Evan Parker Electroacoustic Septet electronic instruments, trombone
  9. Anthony Braxton/George Lewis Duo
  10. Material

Recordings by (57)

  1. Monads ?:?? (1978)
  2. Triple Slow Mix ?:?? (1978)
  3. Cycle ?:?? (1978)
  4. Shadowgraph, 5 (Sextet) ?:?? (1978)
  5. Blues 17:50 (1979)
  6. Homage To Charles Parker 17:58 (1979)
  7. Chicago Slow Dance 24:25 (1981)
  8. Chicago Dadagram 12:42 (1993)
  9. So You Say 5:50 (1993)
  10. The View From Skates In Berkley 7:35 (1993)
  11. Changing With The Times 24:55 (1993)
  12. Airplane 10:13 (1993)
  13. Epilogue 3:09 (1993)
  14. Voyager Duo 1 2:59 (1993)
  15. Voyager Duo 2 1:35 (1993)
  16. Voyager Duo 3 3:42 (1993)
  17. Voyager Duo 4 5:38 (1993)
  18. Voyager Duo 5 7:56 (1993)
  19. Voyager Duo 6 2:34 (1993)
  20. Voyager Duo 7 6:00 (1993)
  21. Voyager Duo 8 3:57 (1993)
  22. Home Coming 9:33 (1993)
  23. Synergetics #16 8:42 (Dec 1996) live, 1993-09: Jazzatelier Ulrichsberg, Ulrichsberg, Austria
  24. Mahagony Hall Stomp 3:46 (1998)
  25. North Star Boogaloo 15:02 (2000)
  26. Endless Shout I: Smashing Clusters 2:18 (2000)
  27. Endless Shout II: The Slowest Drag 5:14 (2000)
  28. Endless Shout III: Intercessions 3:15 (2000)
  29. Endless Shout IV: Doing the Hicty-Dicty 4:38 (2000)
  30. Shadowgraph 4 11:09 (2000)
  31. Voyager 20:34 (2000)
  32. Toneburst (Piece For Three Trombones Simultaneously) 20:08 (2001)
  33. Phenomenology 7:48 (2001)
  34. Untitled Dream Sequence 7:13 (2001)
  35. Lush Life 5:59 (2001)
  36. The Kim And I 5:38 (2004)
  37. Hello Mary Lou 29:46 (2011)
  38. Ikons 13:24 (2011)
  39. Les excersices spirituels: Du jour a la nuit 10:51 (2011)
  40. Les excersices spirituels: Espaces 2:00 (2011)
  41. Les excersices spirituels: Solos 9:56 (2011)
  42. Les excersices spirituels: Improvisation 2:37 (2011)
  43. Les excersices spirituels: Meditations 3:27 (2011)
  44. In Memoriam Albert Lee Murray 3:08 (06 Jan 2017)
  45. Spinner 13:18 (19 May 2017)
  46. Spoken Introduction by George Lewis 0:48 (30 Oct 2020)
  47. With Joëlle Leandre 7:55 (30 Oct 2020)
  48. With Derek Bailey 7:47 (30 Oct 2020)
  49. With Douglas Ewart 11:43 (30 Oct 2020)
  50. With Steve Lacy 4:38 (30 Oct 2020)
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On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Piece Five 7:19 Anthony Braxton (1976) trombone
  2. Piece Two 7:36 Anthony Braxton (1976) trombone
  3. Piece Three 6:44 Anthony Braxton (1976) trombone
  4. Piece One 5:11 Anthony Braxton (1976) trombone
  5. Piece Six 6:41 Anthony Braxton (1976) trombone
  6. Piece Four 6:26 Anthony Braxton (1976) trombone
  7. Side Four, Cut One: 29 M 36 23:32 Anthony Braxton (1977) trombone
  8. Side Three, Cut One: 72° Kelvin---L/Side Three, Cut Two: 337-4 46842 BFG-12 23:49 Anthony Braxton (1977) trombone
  9. Tahquemenon 5:47 Roscoe Mitchell (1977) trombone
  10. Side Two, Cut Two: C-M = B05---7 10:38 Anthony Braxton (1977) trombone
  11. Air Conditionning ?:?? George Adams, Stanley Cowell, Thad Jones, George Lewis, Lenny White, Reggie Workman, Heiner Stadler (1978) trombone
  12. Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are ?:?? George Adams, Cecil Bridgewater, Stanley Cowell, George Lewis, Lenny White, Reggie Workman, Heiner Stadler (1978) trombone
  13. O H (07-G NB) 26-78 ZB 9:50 Anthony Braxton/George Lewis Duo (1978) trombone
  14. Music for Trombone and Bb Soprano 18:18 Anthony Braxton/George Lewis Duo (1978) trombone
  15. Au Privave ?:?? George Adams, Stanley Cowell, Thad Jones, George Lewis, Lenny White, Reggie Workman, Heiner Stadler (1978) trombone
  16. C-OH--- O--------ZN04 (12M) ------W603 G 4 2:19 Anthony Braxton/George Lewis Duo (1978) trombone
  17. Straight No Chaser ?:?? George Adams, Stanley Cowell, Thad Jones, George Lewis, Lenny White, Reggie Workman, Heiner Stadler (1978) trombone
  18. Misterioso ?:?? George Adams, Stanley Cowell, Thad Jones, George Lewis, Warren Smith, Lenny White, Reggie Workman, Heiner Stadler (1978) trombone
  19. Ornithology 6:50 Anthony Braxton/George Lewis Duo (1978) trombone
  20. Perhaps ?:?? George Adams, Stanley Cowell, Thad Jones, George Lewis, Warren Smith, Lenny White, Reggie Workman, Heiner Stadler (1978) trombone
  21. Ming 4:24 David Murray Octet (1980) trombone
  22. Dewey’s Circle 6:32 David Murray Octet (1980) trombone, trombone
  23. Jasvan 8:48 David Murray Octet (1980) trombone
  24. The Fast Life 8:53 David Murray Octet (1980) trombone
  25. From Saxophone & Trombone 3 9:49 Evan Parker / George Lewis (1980) trombone
  26. From Saxophone & Trombone 4 5:00 Evan Parker / George Lewis (1980) trombone
  27. From Saxophone & Trombone 2 2:02 Evan Parker / George Lewis (1980) trombone
  28. From Saxophone & Trombone 5 11:53 Evan Parker / George Lewis (1980) trombone
  29. The Hill 10:40 David Murray Octet (1980) trombone
  30. From Saxophone & Trombone 1 11:00 Evan Parker / George Lewis (1980) trombone
  31. Pisa Wind Duet 2 9:37 Evan Parker / George Lewis (1981) trombone
  32. Pisa Wind Duet 1 5:32 Evan Parker / George Lewis (1981) trombone
  33. Pisa Quintet 11:26 Maarten Altena / Barry Guy / George Lewis / Paul Rutherford / Giancarlo Schiaffini (1981) trombone
  34. Let X=X 3:54 Laurie Anderson (Apr 1982) trombone
  35. The Legend of Enos Slaughter 9:28 Derek Bailey, George Lewis & John Zorn (1982) trombone
  36. On Golden Pond 17:50 Derek Bailey, George Lewis & John Zorn (1982) trombone
  37. Santa Barbara and Crenshaw Follies 6:50 David Murray Octet (1982) trombone
  38. Who's On First 3:16 Derek Bailey, George Lewis & John Zorn (1982) trombone
  39. The Warning Track 5:28 Derek Bailey, George Lewis & John Zorn (1982) trombone
  40. Choctaw Blues 6:11 David Murray Octet (1982) trombone
  41. Home 6:01 David Murray Octet (1982) trombone
  42. Last of the Hipmen 9:14 David Murray Octet (1982) trombone
  43. City City City 8:30 Derek Bailey, George Lewis & John Zorn (1982) trombone
  44. 3-D Family 8:35 David Murray Octet (1982) trombone
  45. Schloss Bredeneek 12:19 Joachim Kühn (1983) trombone
  46. Variations In Dream-Time 24:30 Anthony Davis (1983) solo, trombone
  47. Barricade 4:10 Bill Laswell (1983) trombone
  48. Lowlands 4:29 Bill Laswell (1983) trombone
  49. Composition - No. 69 O 8:45 Anthony Braxton (1983) trombone
  50. Composition - No. 69 M 7:14 Anthony Braxton (1983) trombone

Credited as (56)

  1. George Lewis
  2. John Zorn, George Lewis & Bill Frisell
  3. Derek Bailey, George Lewis & John Zorn
  4. Misha Mengelberg, Steve Lacy, George Lewis, Arjen Gorter & Han Bennink
  5. Anthony Braxton & George Lewis
  6. Anthony Braxton and George Lewis
  7. Irène Schweizer, Maggie Nicols, George Lewis, Joëlle Léandre, Günter Sommer
  8. Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra & George Lewis
  9. Wadada Leo Smith | George Lewis | John Zorn
  10. Marcel Duchamp / George Lewis & Aki Takase
  11. Barbara Dane&George LewiswithDick Oxtrot Jazz Band
  12. John King, George Lewis
  13. George Lewis & Douglas Ewart
  14. Misha Mengelberg, Steve Lacy, George Lewis, Ernst Reÿseger, Han Bennink
  15. Marina Rosenfeld / George Lewis
  16. George E. Lewis
  17. George Lewis; International Contemporary Ensemble, George Lewis
  18. Thad Jones, George Adams, George Lewis, Stanley Cowell, Reggie Workman, Lenny White, Heiner Stadler
  19. George Adams, Stanley Cowell, Thad Jones, George Lewis, Lenny White, Reggie Workman, Heiner Stadler
  20. George Adams, Cecil Bridgewater, Stanley Cowell, George Lewis, Lenny White, Reggie Workman, Heiner Stadler
  21. George Adams, Stanley Cowell, Thad Jones, George Lewis, Warren Smith, Lenny White, Reggie Workman, Heiner Stadler
  22. Roscoe Mitchell Quartet with Muhal Richard Abrams / George Lewis / Spencer Barefield
  23. Derek Bailey, Joëlle Léandre, George Lewis & Evan Parker
  24. John Lindberg Trio: John Lindberg with George Lewis & Barry Altschul
  25. Ray Anderson / Craig Harris / George Lewis / Gary Valente
  26. Muhal Richard Abrams / George Lewis / Roscoe Mitchell
  27. Rob Burke, George Lewis, Paul Grabowsky, Mark Helias
  28. Joachim Kühn; Cello: Ottomar Borwitzky; Marimba, Percussion: Herbert Försch; Piccolo Flute, Snare, Cymbal, Percussion: Mark Nauseef; Trombone: George Lewis
  29. George E. Lewis, Bertram Turetzky
  30. Evan Parker / George Lewis
  31. George Lewis / The NOW Orchestra
  32. Maarten Altena / Derek Bailey / Barry Guy / George Lewis / Paul Lovens / Paul Lytton / Evan Parker / Paul Rutherford / Giancarlo Schiaffini / Phil Wachsmann
  33. Maarten Altena / Barry Guy / George Lewis / Paul Rutherford / Giancarlo Schiaffini
  34. Muhal Richard Abrams, Fred Anderson, George Lewis
  35. Muhal Richard Abrams, George Lewis
  36. George Lewis; Claire Chase, Seth Parker Woods, Dana Jessen
  37. George Lewis / Miya Masaoka
  38. Evan Parker with George Lewis, Barry Guy & Paul Lytton
  39. Jason Robinson With George Lewis
  40. Anthony Braxton, George Lewis, Michael Jackson, Fred Hopkins, Barry Altschul & Philip Wilson
  41. George Lewis – Roscoe Mitchell
  42. Joëlle Léandre, Pauline Oliveros, George Lewis
  43. George Lewis & 高瀬アキ
  44. Evan Parker, George Lewis
  45. Evan Parker with Jin Hi Kim, George Lewis, Thebe Lipere, Carlo Mariani, Sainkho Namtchylak, Walter Prati, Marco “Bill” Vecchi, Motoharu Yoshizawa
  46. Thebe Lipere, George Lewis
  47. Motoharu Yoshizawa, George Lewis
  48. George Lewis, Motoharu Yoshizawa
  49. Carlo Mariani, Jin Hi Kim, Sainkho Namchylak, George Lewis, Motoharu Yoshizawa, Motoharu Yoshizawa, Thebe Lipere
  50. Evan Parker, George Lewis, Barry Guy, Paul Lytton
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Works (42)

Wrote

  1. Stick Figures

Composed

  1. Shadowgraph, 5 (1977)
  2. The KIM and I (1979)
  3. Artificial Life 2007 (2007)
  4. The Will to Adorn (2011)
  5. Born Obbligato: III (2013)
  6. Born Obbligato: V (2013)
  7. Born Obbligato: VI (2013)
  8. Born Obbligato: IV (2013)
  9. Born Obbligato (2013)
  10. Born Obbligato: I (2013)
  11. Born Obbligato: II (2013)
  12. Memex (2014)
  13. String Quartet 1.5 "Experiments in Living" (2016)
  14. float, sting (2018)
  15. Synergetics #6
  16. Synergetics #8
  17. Synergetics #10
  18. Synergetics #12
  19. Synergetics #16
  20. Synergetics #18
  21. Synergetics #19
  22. Monads
  23. Triple Slow Mix
  24. Cycle
  25. Shadowgraph, 5 (Sextet)
  26. Duet 1
  27. Soundlines (A Dreaming Track)
  28. Quanta
  29. Voyager
  30. Homecoming
  31. Scrape
  32. Bound
  33. Dramaturns
  34. Soundhear
  35. Streaming
  36. Work Song
  37. Fred's Garden
  38. Minds In Flux
  39. Un petit brouillard cérébral
  40. Music for Trombone and B♭ Soprano

Dedicated Works

  1. Composition No. 169

Events (1)

Main Performer At

  1. CTM 2018-02-02 Mind Reader / Voyager

Links (13)

Other Databases

  1. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134444302
  2. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n85076534
  3. https://www.muziekweb.nl/Link/M00000261678/CLASSICAL/COMPOSER/
  4. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/george-lewis
  5. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85076534
  6. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6320rmm
  7. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13950001h

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/524220

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/141326

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000649017

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/19871875

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1507760

Soundcloud

  1. https://soundcloud.com/george-e-lewis