About Rob Lewis…

 

Rob Lewis is originally from Colorado Springs, Colorado where he was musically active in the Ft. Carson Army Band, as well as a freelance drummer for a wide variety of other bands in the area. He was also an accompanist for the Colorado College dance department for 4 years. As a vibraphonist he fronted his own Rob Lewis Trio playing jazz standards regularly at the famed Broadmoor Hotel, as well as the Sheraton Hotel and other venues. He is a graduate of the Berklee College of Music in Boston, cum laude with a degree in Jazz Composition and Arranging.

 

Currently, Rob performs as a solo act at Mint Tea Imports, The Sixth Street Art Gallery (in Vancouver), as well as freelancing for local bands such as Voxanova, Woody Hite, Johnny Martin, and many others.

 

He is also an honorary member of the Muttonchops, the house band for the Live Wire! radio show that takes place at the Aladdin Theater in Portland, Oregon. Since moving to the Portland/Vancouver area in 1997, Rob has performed with his own quartet at Jimmy Maks (jazz nightclub), and also with local notables such as Terry Robb, 3 Leg Torso, Paul Delay & Janice Scroggins. 

    

On staff at Reed College, Lewis & Clark College, and the Oregon Ballet Theater from 1997 - 2007 accompanying Ballet, Contemporary, and Improvisational dance classes with electronic and acoustic percussion.

 

Rob has accompanied master classes by dance companies Paul Taylor, Alvin Ailey, Kim Robards, Bebe Miller, Andy Wong and Martha Graham.

 

On staff at Marylhurst University from 2000 – 2003, Rob taught courses in Improvisation, and Percussion Techniques to Music Therapy students and also ran the student Jazz Ensemble, and gave private lessons on campus.

 

Recordings Include:

 

·         “Solo Loopist”   Rob Lewis 2010 – Electric Mallet Instrument

·        “Polyglot”            Mike Van Liew   2004 – Vibes, Xylophone

·        “Astor In Paris”  3 Leg Torso 2003 – Vibes, Xylophone, Hand Percussion, Drumset

·        “No Picnic”        Johnnie Martin 2002 – Drumset

 

 

Composer Credits:

 

·        “The Winter’s Tale”  Score and Live accompaniment for the play by Shakespeare performed at

                                       Lewis & Clark College. 2003

·        The Dowager’s Idyll  An animated film score (with 3 Leg Torso) for Joan C. Gratz, in conjunction with

                                      Will Vinton studios. 2000

 

Publications: “Crosstraining” by Rob Lewis. A textbook with 2 accompanying CD’s, designed to aid and inspire budding percussionists, by showing the universality of techniques and rhythms on Drumset, Hand Percussion and Marimba published by Mel Bay Publishing in 2003.

 

 

 

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