John Levy | |
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 Jimmy Jones and John Levy, 1947. Photography by William P. Gottlieb. | |
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| Born | April 11, 1912 New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Died | January 20, 2012 (aged 99) |
| Instrument(s) | bass |
John Levy (April 11, 1912 – January 20, 2012) was an American jazz double-bassist and businessman.
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Film Music Rehearsal: David Newman & CSUN Studio Orchestra @ Warner Bros.
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Orchestra *music plays* David Newman More of the harps and less of the other one. 1...2...3...4....1...2...3... a little more cellos, guys *music continues* Well we're all here at the historic Warner Brothers scoring stage. Rehearsing with the Northridge orchestra. We're rehearsing a film music concert we're doing, and I think most of these students have never been, certainly not on this stage and probably never been on a stage like that before. So it's really exciting for them to come and see the way this stuff all works and sit there and play and rehearse this music we're doing, this film music. Orchesta *playing the 20th century Fox theme* *music continues*
Life
Levy was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. In 1944, he left his family home in Chicago, Illinois, and moved to New York City where he played bass for such jazz musicians as Ben Webster, Erroll Garner, Milt Jackson, and Billie Holiday. In 1949, he became the bassist in the original George Shearing Quintet, where he also acted as Shearing's road manager. In 1951, Levy opened John Levy Enterprises, Inc., becoming the first African-American personal manager in the pop or jazz music field. By the 1960s, Levy's client roster included Shearing, Nancy Wilson, Cannonball Adderley, Joe Williams, Shirley Horn, Soul singer Jimmie Raye, and Ramsey Lewis.
In 1997, Levy was inducted into the International Jazz Hall of Fame, and in 2006 he was named a Jazz Master by the National Endowment for the Arts.
He died on January 20, 2012, aged 99, in Altadena, California.[1][2]
References
- ^ Chinen, Nate (2012). "John Levy, Bassist and Talent Manager, Dies at 99". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
- ^ Heckman, Don (2012-01-24). "Manager guided jazz greats". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
External links
- Lushlife: "Virtual Home" of John Levy
- Biography "Men, Women, and Girl Singers" on Snap Sizzle Bop!
- Listing on National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Fellowships
- Interview with All About Jazz
- Interview for the Smithsonian Institution
- John Levy discography at Discogs
- John Levy at IMDb
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