【美国人物志】约翰•刘易斯 (4/6)

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约翰•刘易斯（，1920年5月3日—2001年3月29日）是美国爵士乐钢琴家，作曲家和编曲家，是最有名的现代爵士四重奏的音乐总监。
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University of New Mexico
World War Two
Dizzy Gillespie
Manhattan School of Music
Kenny Clarke
Ray Brown
Milt Jackson
Percy Heath
Modern Jazz QuartetLewis studied anthropology and music at the University of New Mexico. In 1942, he joined the Army and served in Europe during World War Two.
After the war, Lewis moved to New York City and played in Dizzy Gillespie's big band. He also studied for his master's degree at the Manhattan School of Music.
John Lewis played in the rhythm section of Gillespie's band. Other members were drummer Kenny Clarke, bass player Ray Brown and vibraphone player Milt Jackson. The four often performed together while the horn players in the band rested.
The four band members continued to work together after leaving Dizzy's group in the late 1940s. At that time, they were criticized for not playing "true jazz." But they continued anyway. Ray Brown and Kenny Clarke soon left the group. Bass player Percy Heath and drummer Connie Kay replaced them. In 1952, the group became the Modern Jazz Quartet and established its own identity.