John Lewis

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John Lewis was an influential American jazz pianist, composer, and musical director best known as the leader of the Modern Jazz Quartet and a key figure in the development of cool jazz.

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instanceOf American jazz musician
bandleader
composer
human
jazz pianist
musical director
activeYearsEnd 1990s
activeYearsStart 1940s
associatedAct Charlie Parker NERFINISHED
Connie Kay NERFINISHED
Dizzy Gillespie NERFINISHED
J. J. Johnson NERFINISHED
Kenny Clarke NERFINISHED
Lester Young NERFINISHED
Miles Davis NERFINISHED
Milt Jackson NERFINISHED
Percy Heath NERFINISHED
Sonny Stitt NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1920-05-03
dateOfDeath 2001-03-29
educatedAt Manhattan School of Music NERFINISHED
University of New Mexico NERFINISHED
familyName Lewis NERFINISHED
fullName John Aaron Lewis NERFINISHED
genre bebop
cool jazz
jazz
third stream
givenName John NERFINISHED
instrument piano
memberOf Modern Jazz Quartet NERFINISHED
movement cool jazz movement
third stream movement NERFINISHED
notableAchievement key figure in the development of cool jazz
pioneer of integrating classical music elements into jazz
notableWork Concorde NERFINISHED
Django NERFINISHED
Fontessa NERFINISHED
The Golden Striker NERFINISHED
Vendome NERFINISHED
occupation arranger
composer
music educator
pianist
placeOfBirth La Grange, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
positionHeld leader of the Modern Jazz Quartet
musical director of the Modern Jazz Quartet
recordLabel Atlantic Records
Columbia Records
Verve Records
residence New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States

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Birth of the Cool arranger John Lewis
Odds Against Tomorrow musicBy John Lewis
Modern Jazz Quartet founder John Lewis
Modern Jazz Quartet hasMember John Lewis