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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.

Consort Immanuel Website Unveiling

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.

 

   
   
 

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