Ramsey Lewis, Chicago-born jazz great, dies at 87

Ramsey Lewis plays on his Steinway & Sons piano at his residence in Chicago in 2018. He died at his home Monday. (Colin Boyle/Sun-Times)

Chicago native Ramsey Lewis, the iconic jazz pianist and composer who scored on the pop charts with the 1965 hit “The In Crowd,” died Monday at 87.

A statement on his Facebook page listed no cause of death but said Mr. Lewis “died peacefully at his home in Chicago” Monday morning.