Jack Lewis (musician)
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 and currently is a long term substitute at Woodrow Wilson High School.
Jack Lewis | |
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 Jack Lewis in Brooklyn, New York City, 2004 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Laissezfaire Lewis, Jack Lewis and the Cutoffs |
| Born | October 1980 New York City, New York, United States |
| Genres | Lo-Fi-DIY-Indie-Pop-Core, Beat Poetry |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, visual artist |
| Instruments | Vocals, bass |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Labels | Smoking Gun Rough Trade OliveJuiceMusic.com |
| Associated acts | Jeffrey Lewis Herman Düne Kimya Dawson The Wave Pictures The Fishermen Three |
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. After graduating he worked at the Museum of Modern Art for the video curator Barbara London and Sally Berger.
Musical career
Lewis self-released L'vov's Lament under the name "Lesser Lewis" in 2002. It contains a collection of songs recorded with over two years. It features Jackson Barry Stole My Trumpet (Jordan Rathkopf and Raphi Gottesmen), Guitar Situations (w/ Dave Miko and Nellie Bridge) and Andre Herman Dune.
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 Tyler Drosdeck) 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.
In 2009 he was featured in the Take-Away Shows from the Midi Festival from the Summer of 2009, including his cover version of the Michael Jackson song "They Don't Care About Us".
He has contributed to recordings by Herman Düne.
The Wave Pictures covered Lewis' song "Polar Bear" as a B-side on their 7" single, "If You Leave It Alone". His song "Shadow Party", co-written by Raphi Gottesman, is used in the film, Breaking Upwards.
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
- Hero Worship and the Animals We Love (7 inch EP) - as Jack "Laissezfaire" Lewis
- City and Eastern Songs (2005), Rough Trade - Jeffrey and Jack Lewis
- L'vov's Lament - as Jack "Laissezfaire" Lewis (with Ben Dope, Gottesman and Guitar Situations)
- L'vov Reads His Notes - as Jack Lewis and the Cutoffs
- L'vov Goes To Emandee with My Unicef Box- as Jack Lewis and the Cutoffs
References
- "City & Eastern Songs", Drowned in Sound, December 7, 2005, retrieved 2011-08-12
- Hoffman, K. Ross "The Bundles Review", Allmusic, retrieved 2011-08-12
