An all-star collective featuring pianist Ramsey Lewis, Urban Knights make funky crossover jazz in the spirit of Lewis' '70s and '80s albums, as well as the work of band's like the Blackbyrds and the Jazz Crusaders. With Lewis at the group's core, Urban Knights have issued a bevy of Top 20 Billboard jazz albums including 1995's Urban Knights I, 2001's Urban Knights IV, and 2005's Urban Knights V.
Formed in 1995, Urban Knights was initially conceived as a showcase for Lewis and a rotating cast of guest artists. The group's debut album, Urban Knights I, arrived that same year o...