A native of Camden, New Jersey, Eric Lewis began his musical studies at 2 years old and would ultimately receive the Rodger’s and Hammerstein full merit scholarship to the Manhattan School of Music. A Dean’s List student, upon graduation, he toured the world, recorded and performed with Wynton Marsalis & the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Elvin Jones, Cassandra Wilson, Roy Hargrove, and John Hendricks among others.

In 1999, Eric won the Thelonious Monk International Piano Competition, at the time, the most coveted prize in all of Jazz. A three-time Grammy nominee, ELEW has solidified his place as one of the most electrifying and innovative pianists of his generation.

A decade into his career, he reemerged as ELEW and began fusing his piano techniques with rock guitar-based ideas and experimental prepared piano methods, generating a powerful crossover brand he coined “Rockjazz.” Over the course of multiple award-winning, critically acclaimed albums, ELEW has re-imagined songs by The Killers, Nirvana, Coldplay, and Michael Jackson, to name a few. Throughout his career, he has built an elite fanbase of some of the most distinguished leaders and celebrities, such as Leonardo DiCaprio, Gerard Butler, Barack and Michelle Obama, Prince Albert II, Will Smith, Eli Roth, Al Pacino, and the list goes on…