Music of his spirit

Published January 19, 2007 5:00am ET



The Ramsey Lewis Trio taps the jazz legend’s roots in a program featuring music he composed for his latest album, “With One Voice.” Inspired by the gospel music of his youth, the recording celebrates the 40th anniversary of “The In Crowd,” winner of the first of his three Grammy Awards.

In addition to Lewis on piano, the trio performing at the Strathmore Music Center consists of his trusty colleagues, bassist Larry Gray and drummer/percussionist Leon Joyce, Jr. Gray is a veteran composer, arranger and professor of double bass at DePaul University, while Joyce spent 30 years as a Marine Corps musician in posts both here and abroad. They will be joined for three numbers from the album by members of the WPAS Men and Women of the Gospel Mass Choir conducted by their Artistic Director, Stanley J. Thurston.

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