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Sista's Place, Brooklyn NY, 56 Nostrand Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
Sistas’ Place’s where Jazz: A Music of the Spirit Lives and Culture is Our Weapon begins its 30th season of bringing the greatest artists on the planet back into the African-American community of Bedford-Stuyvesant. Sistas’ Place is at 456 Nostrand Avenue at Jefferson Ave., Brooklyn. Call (718) 398-1766 for more info.
Kevin McNeal performs with Organ Monk, featuring Gregory Lewis, Downbeat Magazine's 2025 Rising Star Award. Midnight Blue brings old New York charm & sophistication to Gramercy with live jazz, signature cocktails and tasty Asian bites. Walk-ins welcome. Reservations available via Resy.
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Arthurs Tavern Jazz Club Est. 1937, 57 Grove Street , New York, NY. 10003
Gregory Lewis, a prominent presence in New York City's jazz and blues scene, is renowned for his proficiency on the Hammond organ and his virtuosity in interpreting the compositions of the legendary pianist-composer Thelonious Monk.
Kevin is recognized as an outstanding performer and recording artist, as well as
a composer, arranger, and educator.
Performance and recording credits include Jeff “Tain” Watts, Rufus Reid, David
Liebman, James Williams, Royal Hartigan, Nick Brignola, Steve Swallow, Cecil
Bridgewater, Ed Wiley Jr., Greg Osby, Skip Roberts with BluesWing, Piney Brown,
Stanley Turrentine, Charles Fambrough, Hamiet Bluiett, Kevin Eubanks, Mike Stern,
Geri Allen, Nasheet Waits, Victor Bailey, Debbie Sledge, Grachan Moncur III, and many
others. Kevin toured Europe with Leon Thomas as musical director.
Teaching credits include faculty/staff member/adjunct lecturer, City College of New York,
The National Guitar Workshop, The New School, SUNY New Paltz, Palomba Music
Academy and the HIlton Music Centre.
Most recent recordings: ‘ A Matter Of Time,’ ’Soliloquy' , (solo guitar arrangements of
jazz standards); ‘Wonderland’ and ‘Voice’, with Taeko; ‘About The Soul', with Ed Wiley
Jr., and 'Theory and Practice', with Mike Gillispie
Kevin attended the Berklee College of Music, William Paterson University, and CUNY / City College, where he received his Masters
Degree in Music.
Kevin resides in Harlem, New York City, where he has been playing the jazz scene for several
decades and leads his two groups, BluesWing the Kevin McNeal Organ Project. He is currently working on a new album, as well as a Guitar instruction book for beginner and intermediate students.