Legends of Jazz with Ramsey Lewis A PBS television series LRSmedia & WTTW National Productions 2005 Here's cause for great celebration: for the first time in forty years, a American national network ...

For seven decades starting in 1956, when he formed his first piano trio with drummer Isaac “Red” Holt and bassist Eldee Young, until his death last year at the age of 87, Ramsey Lewis, the ...

CHICAGO (AP) — 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 ...

“We share the Chicago jazz tradition and a joyful spirit that gives us a distinctive approach to music,” Callaway said. “The impetus for getting together is that we’re both songwriters who enjoy ...

CHICAGO -- Jazz pianist and three-time Grammy winner Ramsey Lewis died peacefully in his Chicago home Monday, according to a spokesperson. He was 87. Lewis may be best known for successfully crossing ...

Back in 1995, an executive named Carl Griffin at Ramsey Lewis' record label reportedly conceived the idea of forming a jazz “super group" around the well-established Chicago pianist. The resulting all ...