Howard Levy

b. 1960, USA. Playing music from an extremely early age group, Levy analyzed piano and music theory in the Manhattan College of Music for four years, after that studied pipe body organ for an additional 2 yrs. While going to Northwestern University or college, Evanston, Illinois, he was an associate from the jazz music group. His multi-instrumentalism didn’t visit piano and body organ but extended to add the harmonica. Although playing the typical 10-opening diatonic harmonica, Levy is rolling out a completely chromatic style and it has succeeded to make an astonishing effect in the countless regions of music where he’s adept. Included in these are jazz, pop and rock and roll, globe music, folk, blues and nation, Latin and traditional. Levy has performed for theatrical shows, earning a Joseph Jefferson Prize for Best Primary Music FOR THE Play. In tv and film he provides performed on-screen, including many appearances over the Tonight Present, on soundtracks as well as for advertisements. His harmonica playing was highlighted over the soundtracks of A FAMILY GROUP Thing, Striptease and A PERIOD To Eliminate (all 1996). Among his many live shows certainly are a three-year stint, 1989-92, with Bela Fleck AS WELL AS THE Flecktones. Using the group, he gained a Grammy (Pop Instrumental) for ‘The Sinister Minister’. This is followed by 2 yrs touring and documenting with Kenny Loggins, including showing up on 1993’s Outdoors IN THE Redwoods – An Acoustic Afternoon. Levy in addition has played and documented with numerous performers from many branches of jazz and pop, including Bryan Bowers, David Bromberg, Jerry Butler, Terry Callier, Holly Cole, Paquito D’Rivera, Bob Gibson, Steve Goodman, Chuck Mangione, Dolly Parton, Tom Paxton, Claudio Roditi, and Pete Seeger. In the first 90s Levy was creator from the Trio Globo, where his collaborators had been Eugene Friesen and Glen Velez. He performed and documented in Japan with traditional guitarist Miroslav Tadic and drummer Tag Nauseef. He in addition has created music for and performed with many artists in European countries, like the Southwest German Radio Network, a link that led to several recordings, including Michael Reissler’s ‘Momentum Cell’, documented in 1994 by Enja Information, and albums with Rabih Abou Khalil. In 1995, Levy premiered his ‘Harmonia Mundi Collection For Harmonica And Chamber Outfit’ in Chicago. Later within the 90s he toured with Khalil, Reissler, Ken Nordine and Laurie Anderson. In 1997, the musical, Stories From Trashmania, co-written with Koloc, was created. In keeping with significantly less than a small number of music artists, Levy has raised the harmonica into generally undreamed of regions of musical style. He creates dazzling improvisations which are offered a amazing technique which allows complete stream to his innovative motivation. His skill is definitely in a way that he continues to be realistically presented among the most significant and radical harmonica innovators from the twentieth hundred years. Levy can be energetic in music education and it has given a huge selection of jazz treatment centers at schools and high universities over the USA.