Bio
GRAMMY-Award Winning artist Chris Lewis has quickly established himself as an in-demand saxophonist and educator. Lewis has played with artists such as Wynton Marsalis, Herbie Hancock, Michael Buble, Eric Reed, Terell Stafford, The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, John Beasley’s MONK’estra, the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, the Mingus Big Band, Count Basie Orchestra and The Gil Evans Project. He can be seen playing saxophone in Season 5 of “The Marvelous Mrs.Maisel” as well as the most recent season of “The Godfather of Harlem”. Lewis was also prominently featured in clothing company, “Levi’s” Vintage Fall 2022 campaign.
In addition, Lewis has taught clinics on small and large ensemble playing, as well as saxophone, harmony and improvisation at numerous camps, festivals and universities and has served as a guest clinician for Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Regional Essentially Ellington Festival. Lewis currently resides in New York City where he maintains a busy playing and teaching schedule.
Public EVENTs
January 4, 2024: Mathis Picard’s Sound Orchestra
Dizzy’s Club at Jazz at Lincoln Center - New York, NY
January 11, 2024: Sean Mason Quartet
Dizzy’s Club at Jazz at Lincoln Center - New York, NY
January 14, 2024: Sean Mason Quartet
La Jolla Music Society - La Jolla, CA
January 16, 2024: Sean Mason Quartet
The Century Room - Tucson, AZ
January 19 & 20, 2024: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra w. Wynton Marsalis
Rose Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center - New York, NY
January 21, 2024: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra w. Wynton Marsalis
Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Philadelphia, PA
January 22, 2024: Vanguard Jazz Orchestra
Village Vanguard - New York, NY
January 23, 2024: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra w. Wynton Marsalis
Moss Arts Center at Virginia Tech - Blacksburg, VA
January 24, 2024: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra w. Wynton Marsalis
Mickey L. Burnim Fine Arts Center - Elizabeth City, NC
January 25, 2024: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra w. Wynton Marsalis
Modlin Center for the Arts - Richmond, VA
January 26, 2024: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra w. Wynton Marsalis
Music Center at Strathmore - North Bethesda, MD
January 27, 2024: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra w. Wynton Marsalis
Staller Center for the Arts - Stony Brook, NY
January 28, 2024: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra w. Wynton Marsalis
Symphony Hall - Boston, MA
February 2 & 3, 2024: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra w. Wynton Marsalis
Rose Theater, Jazz At Lincoln Center - New York, NY
February 4, 2024: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra w. Wynton Marsalis
Williams Center for the Arts at Lafayette College - Easton, PA
February 8, 2024: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra w. Wynton Marsalis
Dr Phillips Center for the Performing Arts - Orlando, FL
February 9, 2024: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra w. Wynton Marsalis
Dr Phillips Center for the Performing Arts - Orlando, FL
February 10, 2024: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra w. Wynton Marsalis
St. Augustine Ampitheater - St. Augustine, FL
February 11, 2024: Sean Mason Quartet
Gilmore Piano Festival - Kalamazoo, MI
February 15, 2024: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra w. Wynton Marsalis
Merrill Auditorium - Portland, ME
February 16, 2024: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra w. Wynton Marsalis
Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center - Stowe, VT
February 17, 2024: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra w. Wynton Marsalis
Troy Savings Bank Music Hall - Troy, NY
February 18, 2024: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra w. Wynton Marsalis
Jazz Forum Arts - Tarrytown, NY
February 24, 2024: Dandy Wellington & His Band
Museum of the City of New York - New York, NY
February 25, 2024: Mariel Bildsten Quintet
Birdland Jazz Club - New York, NY
February 26, 2024: Vanguard Jazz Orchestra
Village Vanguard - New York, NY
March 2, 2024: Danny Jonokuchi & The Revisionists
Joye In Aiken Festival - Aiken, SC
March 14, 2024: John Holiday
The Appel Room, Jazz at Lincoln Center - New York, NY
March 15 & 16, 2024: Bryan Carter Presents: Rustin in Renaissance
The Appel Room, Jazz at Lincoln Center - New York, NY
March 16, 2024: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
Rose Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center - New York, NY
March 22 & 23, 2024: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra w. Wynton Marsalis
Rose Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center - New York, NY
March 24, 2024: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra w. Wynton Marsalis
Mayo Performing Arts Center - Morristown, NJ
March 27, 2024: Hank Allen-Barfield Quartet
Smalls Jazz Club - New York, NY
March 29, 2024: Danny Jonokuchi Quintet
Minton’s Jazz Club - New York, NY
March 31, 2024: Dandy Wellington and his Band
April 1, 2024: Ted Nash Big Band
Dizzy’s Club at Jazz at Lincoln Center - New York, NY
April 3, 2024: Mingus Big Band
Drom - New York, NY
April 4, 2024: Brandon Sanders Quartet
The Century Room - Tucson, AZ
April 5, 2024: Brandon Sanders Quartet
The Nash - Phoenix, AZ
April 6, 2024: Brandon Sanders Quartet
Chandler Jazz Festival - Chandler, AZ
April 8, 2024: Bruce Harris Quintet
Smalls Jazz Club - New York, NY
April 10, 2024: Paul Cornish Quintet
The Jazz Gallery - New York, NY
April 12 & 13, 2024: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
The Appel Room at Jazz at Lincoln Center - New York, NY
April 17, 2024: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra w. Wynton Marsalis
Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center - New York, NY
April 19, 2024: Lucas Brown Quartet
First Presbyterian Church - Haddonfield, NJ
April 20, 2024: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra w. Wynton Marsalis
Edwin J Thomas Performing Arts Hall - Akron, OH
April 21, 2024: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra w. Wynton Marsalis
Crimi Auditorium in the Institute for Collaboration - Aurora, IL
April 24, 2024: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra w. Wynton Marsalis
Orchestra Hall at Chicago Symphony Center - Chicago, IL
April 25 - April 27, 2024: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra w. Wynton Marsalis & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra Hall at Chicago Symphony Center - Chicago, IL
April 29, 2024: Vanguard Jazz Orchestra
Village Vanguard - New York, NY