The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with George E. Lewis

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with George E. Lewis

10/24/2016

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2016.107

Trombonist and music composer George E. Lewis (1952 - ) was a leading figure in the field of computer music and improvisation. He composed hundreds of compositions, and served as the Edwin H. Case Professor of American Music at Columbia University. Lewis was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 10/24/2016, in New York, New York. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 1; Total Tapes: 4; Total Run Time: 02h 00m 32s

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Lewis, George, 1952-

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Trombonist and musical composer George E. Lewis was born on July 14, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois to Cornelia Griffith Lewis and George Lewis. He graduated from the University of Chicago Laboratory School in 1969, and went on to receive his B.A. degree in philosophy from Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut in 1974. Later, he received his D.Mus. degree from the University of Edinburgh in 2015.Lewis was first taught to play the trombone at the University of Chicago Laboratory School; he later t...