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CU Jazz Fest
Reginald Lewis Quartet
Come on out for an afternoon of jazz music!
We are celebrating CU Jazz Fest with a live performance by the Reginald Lewis quartet.
Dr. Reginald Lewis is the current Director of Jazz at Illinois Wesleyan University. Dr. Lewis also teaches Jazz Improvisation and applied lessons at Chicago State University. Dr. Lewis graduated from Jackson State University with his Bachelor of Music Degree, Master of Music Degree from the University of Manitoba in Canada, and his Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign. Dr. Lewis is also the current president of AAJC.
Dr. Lewis has been featured in the Universal Studios biopic of James Brown “Get on Up” as a saxophonist in Little Richards band. He has also performed at the TD Bank Winnipeg Jazz Festival in the summer of 2015 with Q5, led by Quincy Davis, Super Duty Tough Work and The Thelonious Monk Tribute Band led by Jared Beckstead. Reginald also held a weekly gig at “The Yellow Scarf”, ran by Cassandra Wilson in Jackson, Mississippi. Reginald is also a part of “Simply This”, who released album entitled "Stepping Up” in 2021. Reginald has also given masterclasses at Ohio State University, Anderson University and Furman University with “Simply This”. Reginald recently performed at the Further Jazz Festival in Normal, IL. He has also guest conducted the HBCU All Star Jazz Band at the Midwest Clinic in December of 2022.
Main Library, Robeson Pavilion Room A & B
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