Chris Lewis

Chris Lewis (Tenor and Soprano Saxophones, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet) has established himself as an in-demand saxophonist and educator on both coasts of the United States. Lewis has played and worked with artists including Wynton Marsalis, Herbie Hancock, Michael Bublé, Eric Reed, Terell Stafford, John Beasley’s MONK’estra, and the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, among others. A committed educator, Lewis has taught clinics on small and large ensemble playing as well as harmony and improvisation at a number of camps, festivals, and universities, including the University of Melbourne and the UCLA Summer Jazz Intensive Workshop. He has also served as a guest clinician for Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Regional Essentially Ellington Festival.