Jack Lewis (musician)

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Jack Lewis in Brooklyn, New York City, 2004
Background information
Also known asLaissezfaire Lewis, Jack Lewis and the Cutoffs
BornOctober 1980 (age 45)
New York City, New York, United States
Genres Lo-Fi-DIY-Indie-Pop-Core, Beat Poetry
OccupationsMusician, visual artist
InstrumentsVocals, bass
Years active1997–present
LabelsSmoking Gun
Rough Trade
OliveJuiceMusic.com
https://dongiovannirecords.com/

Jack Lewis (born October 1980 in New York City, New York) is an American musician and artist. He was born and raised on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. He is the younger brother of Jeffrey Lewis, whom he has often performed and recorded with. Jack Lewis is now based in Portland, Oregon

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Biography

Lewis is a 1998 graduate of LaGuardia High School, where he focused on the visual arts. He went on to graduate from Bard College with a degree in visual arts in June, 2002.

Musical career

Lewis self-released L'vov's Lament under the name "Lesser Lewis" in 2002.

He has written and performed on songs for Jeffrey Lewis's albums It's The Ones Who've Cracked That The Light Shines Through in 2003, and 'Em Are I (2008). [1]

Lewis released L'vov Reads His Notes in 2005 (featuring Herman Dune) and L'vov Goes To Emandee with My UNICEF Box in 2007 under the name: Jack Lewis and the Cutoffs. In 2007, he did a Take-Away Show.


The Bundles, a band featuring Kimya Dawson, Karl Blau, Anders Griffen, and Jeffrey Lewis and Jack Lewis, released their first album in March 2010 on K Records. [2]

Discography

References

  1. ↑ "City & Eastern Songs Archived 2018-06-12 at the Wayback Machine ", Drowned in Sound, December 7, 2005, retrieved 2011-08-12
  2. ↑ Hoffman, K. Ross "The Bundles Review", Allmusic, retrieved 2011-08-12
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