Tony Lewis
Drums & Percussion
For Tony Lewis, music is all about family. As a child growing up in the Bronx, New York's Co-Op City, Tony's early influences being around family and friends would prove to be a launching pad that led him to attend New York's prestigious LaGuardia High School of the Arts.
While a student at LaGuardia High School of the Arts Jazz program, under the directorship of Justin DiCioccio, Tony auditioned for and won a spot with The McDonald's Jazz Band where at the age of 16, Tony was featured and performed on “The Merv Griffin Show” with jazz titan, Dizzy Gillespie.
Shortly after attending New Jersey City University, Tony began his professional career as a drummer, recording artist, producer, and educator. Tony has toured, performed, and recorded with such music luminaries as Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Goodman, Sting, Little Richard, Sam & Dave, Cindy Lauper, The Temptations, Craig Harris, and many more.