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- Birth nameJohn Aaron Lewis
- John Lewis was born on May 3, 1920 in LaGrange, Illinois, USA. He was a composer, known for Brotherhood of Death (1976), Bird (1988) and Cut Throat City (2020). He was married to Mirjana Vrbanic. He died on March 29, 2001 in New York City, New York, USA.
- SpouseMirjana Vrbanic(August 29, 1960 - March 29, 2001) (his death)
- Inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame in 2001.
- Entered college initially as a student of anthropology.
- Jazz pianist. He, Ray Brown, Milt Jackson and drummer Kenny Clarke were the original members of the Modern Jazz Quartet.
- Jazz pianist, leader and composer.
- Co-founder (with drummer Kenny Clarke) of the Modern Jazz Quartet in 1952. He first met Clarke in 1943 during military service while assigned to an army brass band.
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