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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Elliot Brett Levine |
| Born | September 28, 1963 Washington, D.C., United States |
| Genres | Funk Smooth Jazz Jazz pop |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Piano Electric Piano |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Labels | Artifex records |
| Website | elliotlevine |
Elliot Brett Levine (born September 28, 1963) [1] is an American pianist and keyboardist. [2] He had two record releases on the Nashville-based Artifex records label between 1999 and 2004. His CD projects have been reviewed in the Wall Street Journal Online and the Washington Post. [1] In March 2012 he was the first person to use an iPad Keytar, an iPad with a guitar strap, in a live performance posted to YouTube. [3]
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Levine has toured with Wilson Pickett [4] and is a member of Heatwave [5] (Always & Forever/Boogie Nights). He has opened for Brian McKnight, Freddie Jackson, McCoy Tyner, [2] and Gerald Albright. [6] He has had the #1 song on mp3.com, receiving over 1,000,000 downloads, [7] which was mentioned in the Wall Street Journal [2] and CNN. [7]
Levine has four internationally released CDs. He has headlined at Blues Alley [8] and the Kennedy Center. His playing has been described by Jazz Times as "showing plenty of talent, though also criticized as having "feather-weight play against heavy-leaden R&B backdrops". [9] In 2003, he scored the music to an Emmy nominated documentary, "Teens in Between". [10] His music was also used on "Inside the NBA" on TBS (TV Channel) (2001), [7] as well as an independent college movie, "Friends With Benefits" (2003). He is also featured on the worldwide Karvavena release "The Abduction of the Art of Noise". [11] He currently tours in the United States as a member of Heatwave. [12] During 2020/2021, he performed a series of streamed backyard performances which raised over $2,000 each for the Maryland Food Bank and Shepherd's Table during the COVID-19 pandemic [13] It was also reported that he is part owner of Authentic (racehorse), the horse that won the Kentucky Derby [14] [15] Since 2016, Elliot Levine has provided a scholarship each year to Wheaton_High_School jazz ensemble members accepted into an accredited college. The scholarship is funded to continue for 100 years as long or as long as the school is open. [16]
