Mitchell "Mitch" Lewis (born September 30, 1954, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian multi-instrumentalist who has been continuously active in the music industry in a variety of genres since 1974.
Career Lewis' career began in 1974 when a fellow musician paid for his union entrance to have him play on his record. Since then, he has performed or recorded with hundreds of musicians from all over the world and travels extensively for both. As a youth he played with jazz flautist Jane Bunnett, and more recently, has performed with jazz pianist Robi Botos. A shortlist of musicians he has performed or recorded with includes: John Hammond Jr., Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Peter Noone, Johnny Paycheck, Eric Andersen, David Rea, Murray McLauchlan, Sylvia Tyson, Valdy, Jackie Washington and Harry Manx. For film, he was hired to do guitar arrangements for Hollywoodland, starring Ben Affleck, and has worked for Atom Egoyan. He coached Channing Tatum on guitar for The Vow, and Jessica Chastain on bass for Mama. Lewis was also house drummer and multi-instrumentalist for London Home County Music Fest for over eight years, played drums on a tour of Japan with Little Jimmy Bowskill and played guitar with Jon Lord of Deep Purple.
Discography As session musician Ron Nigrini: "Above the Noise" OA1201 – "Songs From Turtle Island", OA1202 – "Recordings 1975/1976" (no number) Rachel Kane: "Groundwire", RK0001 – "All in a Dream", RK0002 Emigre: Self-titled, Attic Records LAT 1066, 1979. Mark Haines and Tom Leighton: Optimists, Jig HL0297 – "Hand to Hand", BCD136 – "Foot to Floor", HL1292 Tom Leighton: Leighton Tendencies (no number) Sophia Perlman and The Vipers: "Once Smitten", SPV07 – "The Vipers", (no number) Chuck Jackson's Big Bad Blues Band: A Cup of Joe: A Tribute to Big Joe Turner, LINUS 270147, 2012 Caitlin Hanford: Bluer Skies, CAN9027 Raffi: Raffi in Concert with the Rise and Shine Band, MCAD10035 The Canadian Aces: Live at Alberts Hall, PACE 058 Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne: 88th and Jump St., Electro-Fi 3371 Doc Fingers and his Real Gone Rhythm: "In The Pink", DF006 Friskey Brown: "Sweet and Slow" Handsome Dewey and the Swag: "Diamonds and Gasoline" Live at the Reservoir Lounge (Compilation) 2B3: The Toronto Sessions, 2004 Danny Brooks: Soulsville – Souled Out 'n Sanctified, HIS House Records, 2004 Michal Hasek and Sundog: "Naja", (recorded 1974)
References
External links Mitch Lewis' YouTube channel