Lewis Wright: Duets Lewis Wright

• Lewis Wright:
• 1 Fire and Flow 05:28
• 2 Fortuna 04:31
• 3 An Absence of Heart 04:11
• 4 Ono No Komachi 04:51
• 5 Tokyo '81 03:44
• 6 Sati 04:12
• 7 Kintamani 05:47
• Total Runtime 32:44

Info for Lewis Wright: Duets

Lewis Wright is an award-winning British vibraphonist, composer and drummer based in London. As a vibraphonist, he was nominated for Rising Star in the 2016 Downbeat International Critics Poll, was awarded Ensemble of the Year in the 2016 Parliamentary Jazz Awards with Empirical, and was awarded the Worshipful Company of Musicians prize in 2011. He has performed at venues such as the Sydney Opera House, the Royal Albert Hall and has been a featured soloist with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Centre Orchestra. For his debut recording he is joined by British piano virtuoso Kit Downes for an album of his own works: There is limited material for vibraphone and piano (especially for improvising musicians), which has the potential to be so rhythmically interesting and polyphonically grand. I set out to compose pieces that showcase the instruments and are built around the language of the musicians. The right pianist, who can speak in this particular dialect of improvisation and has similar taste in the moment, was an obvious choice. Kit and I have known each other and played together since childhood and we share many influences, musical and otherwise. (Lewis Wright, 2018)

“A set of exquisitely conceived pieces that highlight both the natural range and colouration of the two instruments, but also the improvisational instincts of the two performers” (Jazz Journal)

“The sense of unity and clarity of piano and vibes resonates throughout this highly impressive and musical debut” (Jazzwise)

Lewis Wright, vibraphone
Kit Downes, piano

Lewis Wright
is an award-winning British vibraphonist, composer and drummer based in London, England.

He was nominated for Rising Star in the 2016 Downbeat International Critics Poll, was awarded Ensemble of the Year in the 2016 Parliamentary Jazz Awards with Empirical and was awarded the Worshipful Company of Musicians prize in 2011. He has performed at venues such as the Sydney Opera House, the Royal Albert Hall, the Barbican and has been a featured soloist with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Centre Orchestra.

His compositions have been played across Europe, most notably on BBC Radio 3 and BBC Radio Scotland and have been featured on film (‘About Ray’).

Lewis’s debut album ‘Duets’ is out now on Signum Records and features British piano virtuoso Kit Downes.

‘One of the new stars on vibraphone, with a very individual style and concept, worthy of every jazz fan’s attention.’ (GARY BURTON)

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