Ramsey Lewis was best known as a jazz pianist, recording over 80 albums during his lifetime, but he leaves behind another legacy: mentoring.
“He was always aware of where he came from and all he had been able to achieve and he wanted others to join him in his success”, says Charlie Grode, president and executive director ofLewis served as a mentor, and inspiration to many of Merit's students over the years, as Grode explains.
“We had a bassist who went on to play in the band with Ramsey, Joshua Ramos. And we had a more recent graduate, Julius Tucker, who now is a really fantastic jazz pianist with a following here in Chicago," he said.
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