Roger Lewis photographed by Mark Robbins Photography
The New Orleans Jazz Museum and Jazz Foundation of America present a performance featuring Roger Lewis & Friends on Wednesday, November 16th at 2:00 PM CDT.
This program takes place inside our third-floor Performance Center, listening room. Admission is free and open to the public, seating is limited and offered first come, first serve. Learn more about our program admission policy.
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Roger Lewis
In 1977, Roger Hayward Lewis joined Benny Jones, Gregory Davis, Kirk Joseph, Charles Joseph, Kevin Harris, and Efrem Towns to form the Dirty Dozen Brass Band. Known for playing everything from birthdays to funerals and everything in between, Lewis has traveled the world playing music with the Dirty Dozen as well as a host of notable artists. Lewis, known as the most 'out there' member of the Dirty Dozen, shows that his versatility knows no bounds by recording and performing with artists such as Allen Toussaint, Beausoleil, Branford Marsalis, Dave Mathews, David Bowie, Dizzy Gillespie, James Andrews' Crescent City All-Stars, Elvis Costello, Joe Simon, Marvin Gaye, Modest Mouse, The Neville Brothers, the Treme Brass Band, and the Uptown Jazz Orchestra to name just a few from a list of musical co-luminaries that seems to know no bounds. Roger Lewis hit the ground running with his first professional gig at just 11 years old and has not slowed down over the past 60+ years.
When not performing with the Dozen (up to 300 gigs per year), you might find Lewis performing with Treme Brass Band, Baritone Bliss (Roger's side project with multiple baritone horn players), James Andrews' Crescent City All-Stars, Delfaeyo Marsalis' Uptown Jazz Orchestra, or any number of artists. With the Dirty Dozen, Lewis has recorded for CBS Records, Columbia, Concord Jazz, Mammoth, Ropeadope Records, Rounder Records (Scott Billington), Savoy Jazz, and Shout! Factory. Together, they have played such venues as Antone's, Blue Note (Beijing, Hawaii, Milan, Napa, New York, Nagoya, Rio, São Paulo, Tokyo), The Hamilton, Lincoln Center, Madison Square Gardens, Ronnie Scott's, Royal Fest Hall, Spectrum, Sweet Basil's, Tipitina's, and Village Gate. Festival engagements include Montrose Jazz Fes val, New Orleans Jazz Fest, Newport Jazz Fest, Satchmo Fest, and Voodoo Fest. Gigs span the globe in such countries as Australia, Canada, England, France, Germany, Iceland, Indonesia, Jakarta, Japan, New Guinea, Philippines, Sweden, and Switzerland.