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Eddie Lewis

Composer - Musician - Writer

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Eddie Lewis is a multi-talented musician who maintains a vibrant and stylistically diverse career as a freelance trumpet player in Houston, Texas. But being a top call trumpeter is only part of what makes Eddie's career so intriguing. Lewis is also recognized as composer, teacher, and author. He has composed over three hundred original works for various brass and jazz ensemble instrumentations, and serves as an arranger for local Houston bands. Eddie has also been active as a music educator for over twenty-five years: teaching private lessons (Lewis Studios), and presenting clinics, master classes, and workshops. Eddie's teaching experience extends to include five years as the jazz improvisation instructor at Houston’s High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. As a writer, Eddie has authored a variety of music articles and written sixteen music books, ten of which are still in print. His latest book, "Chops Express" was released at the end of 2010. As a performer, Lewis works with as many as fifty bands each year. Eddie has decades of experience playing jazz, classical music, salsa (and other tropical music), rhythm and blues, tejano, and klezmer music. Eddie's multifaceted trumpet playing career includes extensive experience performing with Big Bands (Ed Gerlach, Conrad Johnson, Ricky Diaz, Ronnie Renfro, Guy Lumbardo, Glenn Miller, Phil Gray, Maria Williams), Brass Ensembles (Texas Brass, Consort Immanuel), Symphony Orchestras (El Paso Symphony Orchestra, El Paso Pro Musica, El Paso Sinfonetta, Houston Sinfonetta, Pasadena Philharmonic), Jazz Combos (The Houston Nonet, Tom Borling, Malcolm Pinson, The David Caceres Band, The Blue Monks, Bubbah Thomas, Rick Porter), Church Orchestras (Katy First Baptist Church, Quail Valley Church, First United Methodist - Westchase), Top 40/Wedding Bands (Toomey Starks Band, Eclipse, Salsamerica, Michael Carney, Doppelganger, Nobody's Fool, Off the Record, Family Tree), Klezmer/Ethnic Bands (The Best Little Klezmer Band in Texas, The Gypsies), Latin Jazz/Spanish Rock/Salsa Bands (Cheo Feliciano, Carlos Garnett, Norma Zenteno, Roberto Zenteno, The Fabulous Jalipeños, Mango Punch, Canario, Little Joe, Jose Feliciano, Henry Fiol, Rey Reyes, Santiago Ceron, Roberto Torres, Pete "Conde" Rodrigues), Rhythm and Blues/Funk Bands (Cold Sweat, T.K. Oh!!!, Calvin Owens, City Stax), Name Acts (Jerry Herman, Jo Anne Worley, Karren Morrow, Tanya Tucker, Julio Eglasias, Franky Vallie, Frankie Avalon, The Four Tops, The Temptations, The O.J.s, John Denver, Kenny Rogers, Little Anthony), and Prominent Jazz Artists (Ed Shaughnessy, Bill Watrous, Marvin Stamm, Tom Harrell, Bob Mintzer, Kevin Mahogany). Eddie also performs as a soloist at weddings, school ensemble concerts, and various music festivals. Eddie also serves in the capacity of leader of his own brass ensemble, "Consort Immanuel Brass Ensemble", and his jazz combo, "Living Rhythms". Besides performing, composing, and teaching, Eddie Lewis also finds time to remain active as a studio player. His trumpet work can be heard on Chicanismo by Little Joe and La Familia, which won a Grammy in the 2005 Tejano category for that year. Other commercially available recordings of Eddie's playing include CDs of The Tom Borling BeBop Band ("Plays the Music of Eddie Lewis"), Ricky Diaz ("Everything Happens to Me"), Mango Punch ("Pop Rock"), Calvin Owens ("Stop Lying In My Face"), Lise Liddell ("White Heart"), David Lopez ("Solo Para Ti"), The Texas Brass ("The Sounds of the South"), Ezra Charles ("Beaumont Boy"), Maria Williams (Rhythmic Remedy) and Bob Gallarza ("With Pride and Passion"). Eddie has also recorded jingles and TV spots for Palais Royal, Fiesta, Kroger, TV Land, Budweiser and many others. For more information about his current performances, composition activities, books, and opportunities for students, visit the Eddie Lewis website: www.eddielewis.com