Howard Levy Musical artist

Howard Levy (born July 31, 1951) is an American harmonicist, pianist, composer, and producer.He is probably best known as a founding member of Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, with whom he won a 1997 Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance for their live recording of their 1991 song "The Sinister Minister". Levy more recently won a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition in 2012 for "Life in Eleven", a song which he co-wrote with Bela Fleck, featured on the Flecktones' 2011 release "Rocket Science".

Personal facts

Howard Levy
Birth dateJuly 31, 1951
Hometown
New York City
Brooklyn

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Musical artist

associated musical artist
Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist
genre
Celtic music
Country music
Folk music
Funk
Jazz
Music of India
Rhythm and blues
Rock music
Baroque music
Music of Asia
Classical music
Bebop
Latin American music
World music
Swing music
Middle Eastern music
Fusion (music)
instrument
Flute
Harmonica
Mandolin
Percussion instrument
Piano
Saxophone
Organ (music)
Ocarina
Jew's harp

Howard Levy on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://artistworks.com/harmonica-lessons-howard-levy
  2. http://www.balkansamba.com
  3. http://www.jazzchicago.net/chevere.html
  4. http://www.levyland.com
  5. http://www.levyland.com/discography.php
  6. http://www.polyprep.org