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Eric Lewis - Elew
Eric Lewis, began his career as a jazz pianist, performing alongside Wynton Marsalis and Elvin Jones. A decade into his career, he reemerged as ELEW, and began fusing his piano skills with modern pop and rock music, generating a new genre of music, Rockjazz. Over the course of multiple albums, ELEW has reenergized songs by Coldpay and Michael Jackson, and even joined forces with rapper Lil’ Wayne. Gaining fans such as Leonardo DiCaprio, Gerard Butler, Will Smith; He has performed at the behest of Google, Fendi, Disney, and Mercedes Benz. ELEW has even taken rockjazz to the White House, where he played for Barack and Michelle Obama in the East Room. ELEW currently splitting his time between NYC and California while performing around the world continuously reaching new horizons in his career, developing film compositions, screenplays, directing, DJing, and speaking for Fortune 100 companies and luxury brands. Ladies & Gentleman - ELEW!
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Denver Jazz Fest 2026
by Geoff Anderson
Denver Jazz Fest 2026 Denver and Boulder, CO April 7-12, 2026 It's easy to get used to the lifestyle: a concert every night, and three on Saturday: eight concerts in six days. Shouldn't life be like this all the time? Well, it was for almost a week in early April around jny: Denver because of the second annual Denver Jazz Fest. I thought I was a diligent concertgoer as the aforementioned schedule attests. And yet, I ...
Continue ReadingELEW at the Joe Henderson Lab
by Steven Roby
ELEW Joe Henderson Lab Rock Meets Jazz: ELEW PLAYS STINGSan Francisco, CA September 13, 2025 The evening clicked into focus the instant ELEW (Eric Lewis) raised his hands above the keyboard and did nothing. Not a feint; a recalibration. The room quieted to his breathing, and when the first lefthand pattern of “Message in a Bottle" finally arrived, it sounded more like scaffolding than melody--a bass figure laid down as a flexible floor, rubberized ...
Continue ReadingELEW Finds His Frequency: From Camden Roots to ELEW Plays Sting at SFJAZZ
by Steven Roby
Pianist Eric Lewis (ELEW) grew up in a house where music was infrastructure. He is the fourth generation of classical musicians in his family, raised in Camden, New Jersey, where practicing the piano felt like another chore alongside washing dishes and mowing the lawn. That immersion, combined with conservatory training, forged a touch that is both athletic and precise. Even in conversation, the awe is evident as he describes a childhood with multiple pianos under one roof and a routine ...
Continue ReadingELEW (Eric Lewis): And to the Republic
by Mark F. Turner
Appearances on television (America's Got Talent) and information conferences (TED Talks) have labeled pianist Eric Lewis (aka ELEW) as the next crossover artist who boldly shunned the establishment combining pop and rock music with improvisation. Yet underneath that flamboyant stage persona is the heart of bona fide jazz musician who won the Thelonious Monk International Piano Competition and has performed with jazz luminaries Elvin Jones, Wynton Marsalis, and Cassandra Wilson)). <br /><br /> At the age of 43, Lewis's status ...
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Smells Like Teen Spirit
From: ContigoBy Eric Lewis - Elew
