Pete Levin | |
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 Levin performing with the Lou Marini Quintet in 2010 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | December 20, 1942 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Origin | New York City |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, bandleader |
| Instrument(s) | Keyboards |
| Years active | 1960s–present |
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| Website | petelevin |
Pete Levin (born December 20, 1942) is an American jazz keyboardist, composer, and record producer.
Pete Levin grew up in Brookline, Massachusetts. His first instrument as a teenager was the French horn. [1] He studied at Boston University and received a master's degree from Juilliard School in New York City. [1] [2] Levin was introduced to the Hammond organ by a fellow musician in the late 1960s while serving in the army. [1] In the early 1970s he joined the Gil Evans Orchestra as a French horn player. At the time, Levin was experimenting with synthesizers. Evans incorporated Levin's synthesizer sound into the compositions and his role changed to a full-time keyboardist. [3] His fifteen-year association with the Gil Evans Orchestra was followed by an eight-year association with Jimmy Giuffre. [4]
Levin plays piano, Hammond organ, clavinet, and Moog synthesizer. [4] He has produced several albums as a bandleader, including the 2007 Deacon Blues and Jump! in 2010. In 2014 he released a collaborative album with his brother, bassist Tony Levin, titled Levin Brothers. [5] The album is a tribute to Oscar Pettiford and Julius Watkins. [6]
Levin has performed for film and television scores including Missing in Action , Lean on Me , Silver Bullet , Red Scorpion , The Color of Money , Maniac , Spin City , America's Most Wanted and Star Trek . He has composed orchestral scores of his own for Zelimo and The Dybbuk . He was awarded the Army Commendation Medal for writing the official military band arrangement of the U.S. Infantry song. [4]
He has worked with Carla Bley, Brubeck Brothers, Hiram Bullock, Jimmy Cobb, Billy Cobham, Willie Colón, Kal David, Miles Davis, Rachelle Farrell, Bryan Ferry, Gregory Hines, The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra, Annie Lennox, Chuck Mangione, Charles Mingus, Gerry Mulligan, Jaco Pastorius, Genya Ravan, Robbie Robertson, Salt-n-Pepa, David Sanborn, John Scofield, Wayne Shorter, Paul Simon, Lew Soloff, John Tropea, Joe Louis Walker, Vanessa Williams, and Lenny White. [4]
Regarding his creative work, Levin stated that "All my arranging and orchestrating work is grounded in what I experience in live performance...My best and most creative ideas come from playing live." [4]
With Marc Black
With Jay Chattaway
With John Clark
With Bill Comeau
With Gil Evans
With Rachelle Ferrell
With Jimmy Giuffre
With Richie Hart
With Tony Levin
With Amy Rogell
With Raphael Rudd
With John Scofield
With Lew Soloff
With Michael Veitch
With Lou Volpe
With Lenny White
With others
Anthony Frederick Levin is an American musician and composer specializing in electric bass guitars, Chapman Stick and upright bass. He also sings and plays synthesizer. Levin is best known for his work with King Crimson (1981–2021) and Peter Gabriel. He is also a member of Liquid Tension Experiment, Bruford Levin Upper Extremities (1998–2000) and HoBoLeMa (2008–2010). He has led his own band, Stick Men, since 2010.
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Live Sweet Basil is a live album by jazz composer, arranger, conductor and pianist Gil Evans recorded by King Records (Japan) in New York in 1984 featuring Evans with his Monday Night Orchestra which included George Adams, Howard Johnson, and Lew Soloff and originally released in the US on the Gramavision label.
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