The Grammy-winning musician performed with such stars as Aretha Franklin, Tony Bennett and Al Jarreau.
CHICAGO — Renowned jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis, whose music entertained fans over a more than 60-year career that began with the Ramsey Lewis Trio and made him one of the country’s most successful jazz musicians, has died. He was 87.
Lewis first took piano lessons at age 4. He spent his early days in Chicago using his gospel and classical roots to create his own jazz style in the many neighborhood venues that hired young jazz musicians. Lewis performs at a Chicago club circa 1975. Lewis had more than 80 albums to his credit — three dozen of them with Chicago-based Chess Records.
“I believe that my father — his love for the piano and his passion for the piano and how he coveted this love and how he protected it — that gave him longevity,” Bobby Lewis said. “He recognized the gift God had given him.”
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