Renowned Jazz Musician from Chicago Ramsey Lewis Dies at Age 87

According to a Facebook Post, Lewis died in his Chicago home. Lewis was a three-time Grammy winner, and NEA Jazz Master. His 1965 hit “The In Crowd” was an international pop crossover hit. YouTube Tips ⓘ

Ramsey Lewis died in his sleep at his home in Chicago, on Tuesday, September 12, 2022, at the age of 87.

Ramsey Lewis was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Ramsey Lewis Sr. and Pauline Lewis. Lewis began taking piano lessons at the age of four, and age 15 he joined his first jazz band, the Cleffs. The seven-piece group provided Lewis his first involvement with jazz. Later on Cleffs drummer Isaac “Red” Holt and bassist Eldee Young joined Ramsey Lewis to form the Ramsey Lewis Trio.

Ramsey Lewis was artistic director of Jazz at Ravinia — an annual feature at the Ravinia Festival in Highland Park, Illinois. He also helped organize Ravinia’s Jazz Mentor Program. Ramsey Lewis also served on the board of trustees for the Merit School of Music and The Chicago High School for the Arts.

https://twitter.com/TheRoot/status/1569716239856959490




Ramsey Lewis JazzFe 2006, photo slightly lightened (PHOTO CREDIT: Tomas Forgac/Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic)
Ramsey Lewis JazzFe 2006, photo slightly lightened (PHOTO CREDIT: Tomas Forgac/Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic).




Chicago native and jazz legend Ramsey Lewis has died at the age of 87 (WGN News). YouTube Tips ⓘ

The photo image of Ramsey Lewis was originally posted to Flickr by vader_sk at https://www.flickr.com/photos/94173538@N00/192553827. It was reviewed on 23 April 2008 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0.