Old Events

2008

New Year's Eve
With David Caceres at
The Golden Nugget Casino in Las Vegas

Phoenix and El Paso Trip

Lesson Rate Increase
1 Jan 2009
Sign up for lessons now to avoid getting in at the higher rates. Mr. Lewis has scheduled rate increases twice every year, but these increases ONLY apply to new students. Current students continue at their entry rate for as long as they remain in good standing. Students who begin lessons after this date or who lose their good standing status will have to pay a base rate of $35 per half hour.

Ray Price
5 Dec 2009
Time TBA
Eddie Lewis has been hired to play in the orchestra backing up Ray Price. We will let you know when more details are available.

HSPVA
Fall Jazz Festival
20 Nov 2008
Eddie Lewis will be helping out in the trumpet section for this performance. Mr. Lewis has been a "ringer" for the Jazz Ensemble at HSPVA since the early1990's.

Consort Immanuel
@ St. Thomas Presbyterian Church
23 Nov 2008
11:00 AM
Carol Morgan, Eddie Lewis, Deborah Rathke and Carl Muller to provide music for this church service.

Charlie Perez Trio
@ Olive's in Sugarland
14 Nov 2008
Jazz on the west side... Eddie Lewis is joining the Charlie Perez Jazz Trio for an evening of whit and musical games.  

9 Nov 2008
11:15 AM
Eddie Lewis will join the choir for their anthem, "I Will Praise You, Oh God". This is Eddie's second appearance at SCPC and he is thrilled to be invited again.

Quail Valley Church Praise Band
Every Sunday 10:30 AM

Praise and worship with an awesome band of Christ centered musicians.

Mt. Olive Lutheran Church
2 Nov 2008
Mt. Olive has supported Consort Immanuel with performance and workshop space for a full year now. Come celebrate Reformation Sunday with us as Eddie Lewis joins the church organist on prelude, postlude and hymns.

Dave Kirk
Faculty Recital
Oct 28, 2008 8PM
Duncan Recital Hall
Rice University
Dave Kirk, tuba
Donald Doucet, piano
Eddie Lewis, trumpet
Gavin Reed, horn
Sonata No. 1  -  Alec Wilder
Pearl (for brass trio)  -  Eddie Lewis
Capriccio  - Krzysztof Penderecki
concerto for Tuba (Houston premiere)   Samuel Jones

Young Audiences Previews
25 Oct 2008
10:45 - 11:40 AM
Eddie Lewis is a long standing member of the YA group called The Blue Gnus. Young Audiences has a yearly preview where teachers and school administrators can learn more about the band before they hire us.

Living Rhythms
@ Cezanne's
Oct 24, 2008 9PM � 1AM
($10 cover)
Original jazz featuring:
Eddie Lewis, Trumpet
Woody Witt, Tenor
Ted Wenglinski, Piano
Glenn Ackerman, Bass
Tim Solook, Drums

Location TBA
AVIZO BAND
19 Oct 2008
8:00 PM
Eddie Lewis will be joining Avizo Band for some Tejano fun at a church bazaar. Details TBA.

Porcheddu/Paulsen Wedding
11 Oct 2008  5:00
St. Peter's UMC
Two trumpets and organ. A wonderful combination!

C.I. Brass Quintet
Composition Competition
Deadline
30 Sep 2008
This is your last chance to submit entries for this competition. The competition is open to composers who live in Houston and its surrounding counties.

Kemah Jazz Festival
HPMA Big Band
Featured Artist TBA
Canceled due to Ike!
26 Sep 2008
8:00 PM
After missing the 2007 Kemah Jazz Festival, Eddie Lewis is returning to perform with the HPMA big band on their Friday night concert. He is the lead trumpet player for this band which also features Dennis Dotson as the jazz chair in the section.

Kemah Jazz Festival
Crabalonious Funk
Canceled due to Ike!
26 Sep 2008
9:20 PM
This will be Houston's newest and greatest funk band's second performance. Don't miss it.

Kemah Jazz Festival
Living Rhythms
Canceled due to Ike!
27 Sep 2008
3:00 PM
Living Rhythms is Eddie Lewis' jazz combo performing his original music for their five horn lineup. This year the focus will be on more international grooves, including salsa and South African rhythms. The band features Eddie Lewis, Warren Sneed, Woody Witt, Martin Langford, Jose-Miguel Yamal, Anibal Ambert and Joel Fulgham.

Kemah Jazz Festival
Julia Wilson
Canceled due to Ike!
27 Sep 2008
5:30:00 PM
Eddie will be joining Julia along with Anibal Ambert, Will Cruz, Mike Misma, Liz Mendez and Reggie Goeble.

Young Audiences Previews
Canceled due to Ike!
20 Sep 2008
10:45 - 11:40 AM
Eddie Lewis is a long standing member of the YA group called The Blue Gnus. Young Audiences has a yearly preview where teachers and school administrators can learn more about the band before they hire us.

 Soon to be Rescheduled:
Maria Williams
Jazz Bash for Bill
21 Sep 2008
7:00 PM
Scott Gertner's Sky Bar
The Marria Williams band has been asked to perform in a benefit for Bill Hieronymus. The event features most of Houston's top jazz musicians.

Keith Miller at
Quail Valley Church
A Time of Healing and Prophesy
7:00 PM, 5 Sep 2008
6:00 PM, 6 Sep 2008
10:00 AM, 7 Sep 2008
 Eddie Lewis will be in the praise band which will lead praise and worship before all three services.

The OJs
Texas 2008 Music Festival
6:50 PM
31 Aug 2008
Eleanor Tinsley Park
Eddie has been contracted to perform in a local festival with the OJs. This will be his fourth engagement with this band over the past twenty years.

La Orquesta Salmarum
at
Texas 2008 Music Festival
2:00 PM
1 Sep 2008
This is a now rare opportunity to hear Eddie Lewis playing salsa again. His new "No More Night Club Gigs" policy has reduced his salsa performances to a minimum.

Ainsworth Taffe at
Quail Valley Church
6:00 PM 30 Aug 2008
10:00 AM 31 Aug 2008
Ainsworth Taffe is a visiting Pastor from Kingston Jamaica. Eddie Lewis will be in the praise band which will lead praise and worship before both services.

Spring Cypress Presbyterian Church
24 Aug 2008
11:15 AM
"You Shall Go Out With Joy" is the anthem this church choir has invited Eddie Lewis to perform with them at their morning church service.

FREE Workshop
"Peace In Practice"
22 Aug 2008
Mt. Olive Lutheran Church
10310 Scarsdale blvd - 77089
A workshop for Christian musicians intended to show them practical ways to use the Holy Spirit in their practicing and music careers in general.

All-State Prep
Workshop No. 3
"The Race Begins"
22 Aug 2008
Mt. Olive Lutheran Church
10310 Scarsdale blvd - 77089
This is the most important of the six workshops. Presented shortly after the audition music is announced, "The Race Begins" gives you strategies, study guides and a recording of the etudes. 

UTMB Graduation
15 Aug 2008
1:30 PM
Mr. Lewis has been contracted to perform music for the UTMB Graduation ceremony.

Music Business Workshop
"Out of Sight, Out of Mind"
8 Aug 2008
Mt. Olive Lutheran Church
10310 Scarsdale blvd - 77089
This workshop is for musicians who want to learn how to become better established as freelance players.

The Tejano Music National Convention
15 Aug 2008
Dallas Texas
Eddie Lewis will be performing in this convention with Avizo and backing up some of the other featured artists.

Jazz It Up Cafe
1 Aug 2008
7:00 PM
2809 Dulles Ave
Missouri City TX
281-403-1841
Jazz trio featuring Dr. Carlos Puig, Raphael Gadot, and Eddie Lewis  

Galveston Beach Band

24 June 2008
7:30
Galveston
Mr. Lewis has been asked to join the Galveston Beach Band for a second performance again this year. If you like to listen to traditional band music, you don't want to miss this concert.

Grisby Grill
Jazz Gig
Thursday
31 July 2008
6:30 to 10:00
Sorry, the Grisby Grill performance has been Canceled!

Finale Workshop
"Navigating the Defaults"
25 July 2008
Mt. Olive Lutheran Church
10310 Scarsdale blvd - 77089
Eddie Lewis and Consort Immanuel are presenting a workshop on Finale dealing with moving past the default settings. 

Grisby Grill
Jazz Gig
Thursday
31 July 2008
6:30 to 10:00
This Performance has been Canceled!
The personnel for this gig can change quite a bit. In the past it has featured Eddie Lewis - Trumpet, Ted Wenglinski - Piano, Dr. Carlos Puig - Bass, Joel Fulgham - Drums. Grisby Grill is on Grisby road in West Houston, 2 blocks south of I-10, on highway 6.

Jazz In The Morning
Seabrook United Methodist Church
20 July 2008
Eddie Lewis will perform the morning service at this church with Jazz In The Morning. Jazzed up versions of standard, traditional hymns.

Consort Immanuel
Summer Music Camps

June through July 2008
Consort Immanuel is hosting five summer music camps; a Brass Ensemble Camp, Summer Trumpet Camp (Jr. High or High School), Jazz Improvisation Camp and a Beginner's Composition Symposium. You can get more information about the camps and workshops at ConsortImmanuel.org.

Band In A Box Workshop

11 July 2008
Mt. Olive Lutheran Church
10310 Scarsdale blvd - 77089
Consort Immanuel presents a workshop for Band In A Box users. The workshop is presented by Eddie Lewis, a long time BIAB user.

Grisby Grill
Jazz Gig
3 July 2008
7:30 to 10:30
The personnel for this gig can change quite a bit. In the past it has featured Eddie Lewis - Trumpet, Ted Wenglinski - Piano, Dr. Carlos Puig - Bass, Joel Fulgham - Drums. Grisby Grill is on Grisby road in West Houston, 2 blocks south of I-10, on highway 6.

Chris Cortez'
Exciting New Band
Crabbelonious Funk
27 & 28  June 7 - 11 PM
At Crabby Daddy 
(in The Woodlands)
Eddie Lewis has been called to be a part of this new funk/reggae/jazz band with a great lineup of musicians: 
Chris Cortez - guitar/vocals
Glen Ackerman - bass/vocals
Ted Wenglinski - keyboards
Terrence Hodby - drums
Eddie Lewis - trumpet
Jonathan Christie - tenor sax
Warren Sneed - tenor and alto sax

All-State Prep for Trumpet
Workshop No. 2
"Techniques and Strategies"
28 June 2008
9:00 - 11:00 AM
This is the second of a six workshop series designed to help trumpet players prepare for the Texas All-State auditions. This second workshop teaches the students techniques and strategies to be used during the actual audition.

Galveston Beach Band

24 June 2008
Galveston
Mr. Lewis has been asked to join the Galveston Beach Band for one performance again this year. If you like to listen to traditional band music, you don't want to miss this concert.

All About Jazz
16 - 20 June
Mr. Lewis will be teaching at a new jazz camp in the Woodlands. This is an exciting opportunity for Woodlands area music students.

Texas Music Festival
Jazz Project
9 June, 2008 @ Texas A&M

10 Jun 2008 @ UH
An exciting line-up of the best jazz players in Houston. This annual concert has become a Houston legacy and is not to be missed.

All-State Prep for Trumpet
Workshop No. 1
"Covering All The Bases"
24 May 2008
9:00 - 11:00 AM
This is the first of a six workshop series designed to help trumpet players prepare for the Texas All-State auditions. This first workshop helps the students to organize all of their rudiments and studies for the summer months. For anyone who wants to make All-State, NOW is the time to get started!!! Don't wait until next school year.

Band In A Box Workshop
"The Sky's the Limit"
16 May 2008
7:00 - 9:00 PM
Consort Immanuel is hosting a workshop for Band In A Box users. The workshop is partly technical and partly musical in content. Not only will attendants learn how to maximize the use of the software, but they will also learn about the functional harmony that can be manipulated and changed within the songs.

Frank Sinatra Jr. In Concert
9 May 2008
Time and location TBA
If you are a Blue Eyes fan, you will enjoy this concert. Mr. Lewis has been asked to be part of the backup band. More details to come. (This ended up being a private function - The Alley Theater Gala - and wasn't open to the public after all, sorry.)

T.U.T.T.S Gala
25 Apr 2008
Backing up famous acts at the annual gala for Theater Under The Stars.  

Hill Country Gig
26 Apr 2008
If you are a trumpet player in Austin or the surrounding area and desire to take lessons with Mr. Lewis, he will be in the area on April 26th and 27th. He has a gig in Dripping Springs on that Saturday night and is available for lessons.

Houston Civic Jazz Orchestra
Women in Jazz Concert
27 Apr 2008
2:00 - 5:00
Eddie Lewis is the director of this full sized concert jazz ensemble. The featured guests will be Marcia Fraser and Carol Morgan.

An Expression of Grace
Free Workshop
18 Apr 2008
A Christian alternative to new-age treatments of stage fright. Geared towards Christian musicians but open to anyone who is experiencing performance anxiety in any aspect of their lives. 

California Trip
5 & 6 Apr 2008
Santa Barbara, CA
Mr. Lewis has another out of town gig, this time in Santa Barbara. If you live anywhere near there and would like a private lesson, feel free to contact him for more details.

One Jazz Improv Workshop Remaining
28 March 2008
 Workshop VI covers performance. We will discuss how to forget everything you've learned and be creative.

Grisby Grill
Jazz Gig
21 Feb & 20 Mar 2008
7:30 to 10:30
Eddie Lewis - Trumpet, Ted Wenglinski - Piano, Dr. Carlos Puig - Bass, Joel Fulgham - Drums. Grisby Grill is on Grisby road in West Houston, 2 blocks south of I-10, on highway 6.

Aviso Band
14 Mar 2008
Eddie Lewis is sitting in (subbing for Lonnie Lalanne) with this Grammy winning band for the last half of their gig at the Halabaloo, on Highway 3 (Old Galveston Road) in the South Houston area.

Tom Borling BeBop Band
The Reunion Concert
18 Feb, 2008
(Please note the date change.)
This is a must see performance. The Tom Borling BeBop Band will be joining forces once again early in 2008 at the University of St. Thomas. Eddie Lewis - Trumpet, David Caceres - Alto, Ed Lowe - Trombone, Tom Borling  - Piano, Lex Valk - Bass and Ben Atkinson - Drums.

Torture Chamber Ensemble
25 & 26 Jan
8:00 at DiverseWorks
New works by Thomas Helton. Originally billed here as a bass concerto but now Mr. Helton has decided to lay the bass down for this concert and conduct instead. The music is in a 20th century, indeterminate/avant-garde style.

Luis Felipe Gonzales
at Melao's
25 Jan

After the Diverse Works concert, head out to Melao's with Eddie Lewis for two sets of salsa music with Luis Felipe Gonzales. The horn section will be Mr. Lewis and Luis Alemany on trumpets, Jessie Duran on trombone and Tito Hernandez on sax.

Infinite Groove
20 Dec, 8:30 - 12:30
Mr. Lewis will be sitting in with Infinite Groove on their Thursday night gig at Sullivan's.

Jazz In The Morning
Christmas Concert
First Presbyterian Church
December 10th, 6:00
More details to come

Si�kara
November 30th
I believe this is an evening gig at Flor de Cuba. This site will be updated when information is available.

Consort Immanuel
Sacred Brass Concert
November 18th, 5:00
An exciting debut of a new musical arts organization in the South Belt Area. The concert will be at Mount Olive Lutheran Church. 

Phoenix Trip
Late November
We are making our way west for about a week to see my family for Thanksgiving. Mr. Lewis will be available for lessons and performances in any of the cities along I-10 between Houston and Phoenix. Please contact us if you are interested.

Chandler United Methodist Church, Chandler AZ
November 25th, 9:00 AM
Mr. Lewis will be playing a with the choir and also playing prelude and postlude.  

Live at Cezannes
October 6th, 9 - 1
Eddie Lewis and Living Rhythms to perform original and standard jazz compositions.
Ted Wenglinski - Piano
Glen Ackerman - Bass
Joel Fulgham - Drums

Rosalia de Cuba
October 12th
Brownsville Jazz Festival
Eddie Lewis will be teaming back up with Rosalia once again with three trumpets and a burning Cuban rhythm section backing the Cuban singer, Rosalia de Cuba.

Siakara
October 13th, 10:00 PM
Flor de Cuba
This is a wonderful opportunity to hear some Cuban music while eating authentic Cuban food.

Civic Jazz Orchestra
September 30th, 4:30
Kemah Jazz Festival
Come to the Kemah Jazz Festival to here this and other local jazz groups perform all varieties of jazz compositions.

Kristine Mills
September 30th, 6:30
Kemah Jazz Festival

Chicano Festival
October 4th
Miller Out Door Theater
Tejano music with big names on the bill. 

Siakara
September 22nd, 5:00
The Puerto Rican 
and Cuban Festival
Great music with a great Cuban band! The festival is down town in front of city hall.