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Lewis
Visited my LP® photo studio in September
of 1999& for his first photo session
and to choose some percussion to fit his
jazz configurations. Lewis' interest
in sounds borrows from many ethnic
cultures, including Latin from the
Caribbean, Irish, African and Brazilian.
He does stress that these are all to add
to the jazz experience, not take away
from it.
His
current group consists of Steve Kroon
on percussion, Steve Nelson on Vibes,
Regina Carter on Violin, Mulgrew Miller
on piano (though it was Steven Scott that
was playing piano when I saw the show).
Lewis
performed impromptu on the percussion
gear shown in the photo to the left and
talked about his work and how he incorporates
rhythms from all over the world.
He talks about Puente's "consign"
of his drumset approach to playing Latin
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Lewis
is always looking for new sounds
that he judges will blend with his
musical style and the many rhythms
he brings to his work. He
was especially interested in whether
he could get a maraca to lock with
a particular pattern that he wanted
to use. Between Pete "El
Conde" Rodriguez and Pete's
son, two of the best maraca players
in the business, Lewis wasn't able
to get what he wanted. Lewis
thought perhaps another shaker would
do the job better. Time didn't
allow for us to come up with the
right item. |
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Pete
'El Conde' Rodriguez, Lewis Nash,
Steve Kroon and Pedro Emilio Rodriguez.
Not your traditional rhythm section,
but one made up of Cuban/Puerto
Rican, Solid Jazz, Fusion, and Salsa.
One thing that you can always say
about a group of this calibre is
that it will swing and it will be
a learning experience for all the
big eared people of which we had
a full house. |
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Steve
Kroon, who works a lot with Lewis,
played accompanyment to many of
the jams that took place that day.
Pete, Jr. was no doubt talking some
jazz stuff for which he has studied
on trumpet, along with classical
music. |
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Steve
Kroon demonstrating a rhythm to
Pete Rodriguez, Jr. as Lewis Nash
looks on. |
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