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Brian Lewis
Position
Professor
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Telephone
617-747-8257
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Brian Lewis is a professor in the Ear Training Department at Berklee College of Music. A composer, arranger, and trumpet player, Lewis has created jazz ensemble compositions/arrangements that are regularly performed and recorded by many universities and colleges worldwide. His transcriptions have been published in Keyboard magazine.
As a performer, Lewis has worked with the Mel Lewis Orchestra, David Clayton-Thomas, Donna Summer, the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Phil Woods, Don Menza, the O'Jays, the Spinners, the Four Tops, the Temptations, Paul Anka, and others. He holds a Bachelor of Music degree from State University of New York and a Master of Music in Jazz Writing degree from the University of Miami.
Career Highlights
- Jazz ensemble compositions/arrangements performed and recorded by many colleges and high schools worldwide
- Performances with the Mel Lewis Orchestra, David Clayton-Thomas, Donna Summer, the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Phil Woods, Don Menza, the O'Jays, the Spinners, the Four Tops, the Temptations, Paul Anka, and others
- Transcriptions published in Keyboard magazine
Education
- B.M., State University of New York
- M.M., University of Miami
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