Ramsey Lewis retires from the road, canceling Ordway gig on Sunday

The veteran jazz pianist will continue to record but no longer tour. Anne Hampton Callaway will perform Sunday in his place at the Ordway.

October 16, 2018 at 6:53PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

That's it for Ramsey Lewis when it comes to concerts.

The 83-year-old jazz pianist has canceled all his upcoming performances, including one Sunday at the Ordway in St. Paul.

His people issued a statement saying that Lewis is still healthy but touring is too strenuous. He will continue to make records, with one scheduled to be released in 2019. The Grammy winner is best known for his '60s hits "The In Crowd" and "Hang On Sloopy." Lewis last performed in the Twin Cities at the Dakota in October 2017.

Meanwhile, singer Ann Hampton Callaway will perform Sunday at the Ordway with Lewis' band, Urban Knights.

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Jon Bream has been a music critic at the Star Tribune since 1975, making him the longest tenured pop critic at a U.S. daily newspaper. He has attended more than 8,000 concerts and written four books (on Prince, Led Zeppelin, Neil Diamond and Bob Dylan). Thus far, he has ignored readers’ suggestions that he take a music-appreciation class.

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