ELEW
Pianist ELEW, winner of the 1999 Thelonious Monk International Piano Competition, plays Cliff Bell's in Detroit on Friday, December 4, at 7:30 p.m., with Detroit's Louis Jones on drums and Noah Jackson on bass. Expect jazz mixed with rock; tickets are $30.
Eric Lewis, known as ELEW, is a Camden, New Jersey, native who won the Thelonious Monk International Piano Competition in 1999. He has played with Wynton Marsalis, Elvin Jones, Cassandra Wilson and Roy Hargrove. He later developed "Rockjazz," blending piano technique with rock guitar ideas and experimental prepared piano methods, and has reworked songs by The Killers, Nirvana, Coldplay and Michael Jackson.
He also created Counterbop, where he plays two independent melodies at once. He's an international DJ too, and sometimes puts the turntables inside the piano.
There are two seatings, at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Doors open at 5 p.m. for dinner, and Dinner & a Show seating starts at 6. Seating for the second show begins at 9. Make a reservation.
He also created Counterbop, where he plays two independent melodies at once. He's an international DJ too, and sometimes puts the turntables inside the piano.
There are two seatings, at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Doors open at 5 p.m. for dinner, and Dinner & a Show seating starts at 6. Seating for the second show begins at 9. Make a reservation.
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Source: Cliff Bell’s ↗
Last successful source check: Nov 10, 2026, 11:35 PM
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