Photos: Ramsey Lewis through the years 1981: Ramsey Lewis performs during the third annual Ontario Jazz Festival on June 28, 1981, at the Forum in Toronto, Canada. (Ron Bull/Toronto Star via Getty Images)
Photos: Ramsey Lewis through the years 1994: Singer Nancy Wilson poses for photos with musician Ramsey Lewis at WNUA-FM radio in Chicago in May 1994. (Raymond Boyd/Getty Images)
Photos: Ramsey Lewis through the years 2003: Jazz pianists Ramsey Lewis, Peter Cincotti and Ahmed Jamal join Henry Steinway, 87, the great-grandson of the founder of Steinway & Sons, at Steinway Hall on March 5, 2003. They were all on hand to help kick off the 150th anniversary celebration of the piano-making company, founded in New York in 1853. (Susan Watts/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)
Photos: Ramsey Lewis through the years 2006: The 2007 NEA Jazz Masters Slide Hampton, Billy Taylor, Phil Woods, Barry Harris, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Ramsey Lewis, Jimmy Scott and Frank Wess pose for a photo during the 34th Annual IAJE Conference on January 12, 2006, in New York City. (Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)
Photos: Ramsey Lewis through the years 2006: Ramsey Lewis attends the Body & Soul celebration of the NFAA 2006 art winners at Baryshnikov Arts Center on April 24, 2006, in New York City. (Peter Kramer/Getty Images)
Photos: Ramsey Lewis through the years 2006: Ramsey Lewis and his wife attend the Body & Soul celebration of the NFAA 2006 art winners at Baryshnikov Arts Center on April 24, 2006, in New York City. (Peter Kramer/Getty Images)
Photos: Ramsey Lewis through the years 2007: Musician Ramsey Lewis speaks after accepting a NEA Jazz Master award during the 17th annual NEA Jazz Masters awards and concert January 12, 2007, in New York City. (Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)
Photos: Ramsey Lewis through the years 2013: Ramsey Lewis attends the Jazz FM Awards at One Marylebone on January 31, 2013, in London. (Eamonn McCormack/Getty Images)
Photos: Ramsey Lewis through the years 2016: Ramsey Lewis poses on the red carpet during 2016 Grammys on the Hill Awards at The Hamilton on April 13, 2016, in Washington, D.C. (Kris Connor/Getty Images)
Photos: Ramsey Lewis through the years 2017: Ramsey Lewis performs at the Long Beach Jazz Festival at Rainbow Lagoon Park on August 13, 2017, in Long Beach, California. (Earl Gibson III/Getty Images)
