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Jazz In Az Party Feat. Charles Lewis And Friends at The Nash
Courtesy of Lorene Ely | Posted on May 2, 2016
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Sun, May 15, 2016
3:00 pm
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3:00 PM – 5:00 PM. Charles Lewis-piano, Joe Corral-flute, Bill Moio-guitar, Mike King-bass, Robbie Carrillo-drums. Few names in the jazz community command more respect than Charles Lewis, the first jazz-category inductee of the Arizona Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame. Charles Lewis was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1933. He began performing on piano at church functions when he was only 7 years old. Some of his earliest musical influences include Oscar Peterson, Ray Charles, Dizzy Gillespie, John Coltrane, Charlie Parker and Nat King Cole. Charles moved to Arizona in 1953 when he enrolled at Arizona State University...