Sonny Lewis

American saxophonist and flutist. A professional since he was a teenager in Boston, he gained early experience playing with R&B and rock-and-roll bands. After studying at the Berklee School of Music, Sonny spent a period in the early 1960s working in Europe, performing with Bud Powell, Kenny Drew, poet William S. Burroughs, and classical composer Terry Riley, and appearing on the original recording of Riley's “In C.”