Lewis Porter

Lewis Porter, P.h.D., is a world-renowned authority on jazz and its history and has served as script consultant and historical consultant on film and TV productions. He also appears onscreen in documentaries. He is best known for his two books on John Coltrane--a celebrated biography and a reference book--but he has also authored many articles, two jazz history books, two on Lester Young, and co-wrote Dave Liebman's autobiography. He is also a pianist and composer on over 33 albums with Dave Liebman, John Patitucci, Terri Lyne Carrington, and many others. He has performed with Joe Lovano and Jerry Bergonzi, given two-piano concerts with Vijay Iyer and with Ethan Iverson, and is a long-time college jazz educator, with many awards and a Grammy nomination.