Southbelt
Article
Gerardo Moralez and Clarence Golbourne
4/17/2008
The local community paper ran an article today covering Consort
Immanuel's Jazz Improvisation Workshop. We appreciate their support
in covering our events as well as they have so far this year. Click
on the link above to read the article (page 2).
New
Camps & Workshops
4/17/2008
We have just secured the venue for a long list of workshops and
summer music day camps. We will add as many as we can to the
"events" side of this page, but there are too many to
include all of them here. We encourage you to visit http://www.consortimmanuel.org
to so what's available.
April
Newsletter
4/17/2008
A quick newsletter just to stay on schedule.
AnExpressionOfGrace.org
4/18/2008
Today is the day Eddie Lewis launches his online ministry at AnExpressionOfGrace.org.
The launch date was specifically held back until the date of the
workshop and the two will function as support for each other.
Santa Barbara, CA
Primo Gig - dude!
4/9/2008
Sometimes it's hard to be a trumpet player. :-) When the band can't
find anyplace better to stay than "The
Four Seasons - Biltmore", you have to wonder if it's worth it to keep playing
anymore.
He he he.... All kidding aside,
this was a very plush gig compared to most. Mr. Lewis and the rest
of the David Caceres band enjoyed their stay in Santa Barbara.
Newsletter
Part II
3/30/2008
Part two of this month's newsletter gets everyone caught up with
what's been going on over the past month.
Jazz Impov Workshop
A Resounding Success
3/30/2008
Friday night (3/28) was the final of six jazz workshops held on
Friday nights at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church. All of the participants
expressed their appreciation and seemed to be happy with what they
learned.
Jack Melick
3/17/2008
On Saturday night, Mr. Lewis played his first gig with this regional
band, based out of Dallas. Byron Parks and Kelly Fletcher made the
gig a hoot. Great players and entertainers both.
Blue Gnus
"Let's Make Some Jazz"
3/17/2008
The Blue Gnus is a Young
Audiences ensemble playing educational shows in the Houston area
school. Thursday morning they premiered a new show geared towards
elementary students called "Let's Make Some Jazz". The
show was a success giving the students an insight into the musical elements
of jazz without overloading them with too much information.
March
Newsletter
3/17/2008
You are invited to read Eddie Lewis' March newsletter on MySpace.
It's time for him to stop playing night clubs. Click on the link to
find out why.
Final Results
3/13/2008
Congratulations are in order for the following students: David
Alexander, Will Cook, Elijah Micheaus and Kyle Taylor. All of them
received first division ratings on their solos. An honorable mention
also goes out to Brandon Haskins who was offered an Easter gig by
his pianist. Brandon performed "My Spirit Be Joyful" which
comes from Bach's Easter cantata.
Dean
Vali
3/10/2008
Ed Lowe and Eddie Lewis were guest performers with this east coast
band. In many ways, the group and their repertoire were very much
similar to what's done here locally. The main difference was in the
overall feel of the music. Things felt a lot more
"comfortable" and "in the pocket" with Dean Vali
than what Eddie has experienced in Houston.
New Blog Entry
"Magnetic
Creek"
3/4/2008
You are invited to read Mr. Lewis' most recent blog entry on
Yahoo360.
Grisby Grill Gig
2/25/2008
Mr. Lewis had his first gig with Dr. Carlos Puig on Thursday night.
The Grisby Grill serves fine seafood and steaks. The atmosphere is
much like Sullivan's without the crazy crowds.
Tom Borling BeBop Band
2/19/2008
The BeBop band's reunion concert was well attended and well received.
The Tom Borling BeBop band was formed in 1994 and rehearsed,
recorded and performed regularly until February of 1998. Ten years
later, this reunion concert was something of a sweet return for the
members of the band.
New Jazz Houston Article
The
Beauty of Latin Jazz
2/18/2008
Mr. Lewis' third article contribution to Houston's number one source
for local jazz. The article reminisces about performing with Carlos
Garnett and discusses the differences between modern improvisation
in Latin jazz as compared to other styles of jazz.
February
Newsletter
2/15/2008
You are invited to read Eddie Lewis' latest newsletter on his
MySpace page.
Solo Results Coming In
2/11/2008
So far two of Mr. Lewis' students have been to their solo
competitions. Kyle Taylor got a first division rating on Arioso
and Caprice by Clifford R. Barnes and Will Cook also got
a first division rating on Petite Pičce Concertante by G.
Balay. Congratulations to both of you. We'll be posting more results
here as they come in.
CI Jazz Workshop
Kick Off!!!
2/04/2008
The Consort Immanuel Jazz
Improvisation Workshop had a fine kick off on Friday night,
February first. "Getting Started" introduced jazz and
improvisation to musicians who had never improvised before. The next
five workshops will give them everything they need to continue with
their musical development. Those who missed it this time around will
have other opportunities. Keep visiting this website for more
details to come.
New Twelve Tunes Cover
2/01/2008
This is the next step in taking the Tiger Music products to a more
professional level. The new Twelve Tunes cover art work (and all the
art work on recent covers) was done by Dr. Pearl Lewis. Twelve Tunes
is a Jamey Aebersold styled play-along book for musicians who can
play their instruments well but have never improvised. Soon a data
CD will also be available on CafePress.com with all the play-along
files.
Houston Civic Jazz
Schedule Change
1/22/2008
This may be good news for those of you who wanted to sign up for the
Houston Civic Jazz Orchestra but couldn't get up so early for Saturday morning rehearsals. The new rehearsal time is Tuesday
nights at 7:00. Please contact Mr. Lewis
(the ensemble's director) if you are interested in performing with
the group.
Jan
Newsletter
1/17/2008
You are invited to read this month's newsletter on Mr. Lewis'
MySpace page.
New
Jazz Houston Article
1/16/2008
Mr. Lewis is an active contributor for the JazzHouston.com
website. His latest article is on the topic of expression and is
called "Expression:
Navigating the Extremes".
Old ITG Publication
1/16/2008
For some reason, this one slipped through our fingers. Mr. Lewis
wrote an article for the International Trumpet Guild in 2006 and
heard nothing about afterwards. It wasn't until today that we found
that the article was indeed published in January of 2007. Click HERE
to read the article.
Coming Soon!!!
Tiger Music Store
1/10/2008
Exciting news about the rebirth of Tiger Music as an online
store... The big change is that Tiger Music is making a move
to include products other than books and music by Eddie Lewis. Watch
this news column for more details.
ITG
Journal Jr.
1/4/2008
This semester's issue of the ITG Journal Jr. includes an article by
Mr. Lewis. The ITG Journal Jr is edited by Douglas Wilson and is
published twice a year; January and June. Mr. Lewis' article
addresses the topic of not sacrificing other aspects of your playing
to gain a higher range.
New Lesson Location
12/27/2007
Do you live on Houston's west side? Is it too far of a drive to take
lessons with Mr. Lewis on the south east side of town? Now there's
good news! Mr. Lewis has found a new location for private lessons in
Missouri City, TX. Please contact him for more information.
"We Know Christmas"
Mr. Lewis'
2007
Christmas Message
12/15/2007
Click on the link above for Mr. Lewis' Christmas message for this
year.
Holiday Brass
12/10/2007
'Tis the season for brass quartets, red bow ties and Douglas Smith
arrangements. This picture was taken on a gig with the Holiday Brass
(lead by Ken Cluck). Left to right are pictured Aubrey Tucker, Ken
Cluck, Eddie Lewis and Ron Ochoa.
All-Region 2007 - 2008
Congratulations to Will Cook for making All-Region and
his unanimous first chair appointment.
Congratulations to Kyle Taylor for making All Region.
New Photos
12/7/2007
Pin Lim has been kind
enough to share some of his photos of Mr. Lewis from past
performances. With these and the photos Rudy Flores took, Mr. Lewis'
press kit is now officially up to date.
A Rare Phoenix Area Performance
12/1/2007
Mr. Lewis was a guest performer at Chandler United Methodist Church
on Nov 25th. He performed an anthem with the choir then closed the
service with a Suite of Trumpet Tunes by Stanley on piccolo
trumpet.
Sacred Concert
A Success!!!
11/28/2007
Consort Immanuel
presented their first performance on 18 Nov and it was well
received. The brass ensemble performed original sacred works by Mr.
Eddie Lewis and was joined by a student trumpet ensemble for four of
the compositions.
New Artwork for Daily Routines
11/5/2007
Finally!!! The Daily
Routines book has always had highly professional content and now
that we are working with CafePress.com,
the binding and covers are always top notch. The only thing keeping Daily
Routines from being a world class product was the cover art. Dr.
Pearl Lewis has done an excellent job at propelling this already
popular book into a completely new class of musical products.
One Week - Two Firsts
10/23/2007
Last week was another week of firsts for Mr. Lewis as he joined
ranks with Houston's Theater Under The Stars and the Richard Brown
Orchestra for the very first time. Both are highly esteemed for the
quality of musicians they hire and Mr. Lewis is honored to have been
invited to perform with them.
10/18/2007
A long time coming, Consort Immanuel is now ready for the public. As
a musical arts organization central to the South Belt Area, we are
dedicated to bringing spiritually uplifting music to the community.
Siákara
10/1/2007
A new Cuban band starts up in the Houston area. Exciting music with
top notch Cuban players. Mr. Lewis is the only Juero in the band.
Keep your eye open for future performances.
Houston Civic Jazz Orchestra
Eddie Lewis is now the director of
the Houston Civic Jazz Orchestra. His premier performance as leader
of this Houston tradition will be on September 30 at 4:30 at the
Kemah Jazz Festival.
All-State Jazz:
Trumpet etude #3 for the All-State
Jazz auditions is a Latin Jazz etude written by Mr. Lewis.
Total Tonalization Competition
On your mark....... get set..... GO!!!!!
The Total Tonalization Competition has begun with
prizes for everyone and free lessons for those who take first and second
place.
Solo Contest
Congratulations to all the students who performed in
this year's solo contest. A little over half of you got first divisions.
Good job!!!
All-State 2006 - 2007
Congratulations are in order for Markus Walker,
Cameron Kubos and Tyler Rogers. Markus and Cameron won spots in the
All-State Jazz Ensemble and Tyler won a spot in the private school
All-State Band.
