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John Levy (mayor)
John Levy may refer to: *John Levy (musician) John Levy (April 11, 1912 – January 20, 2012) was an American jazz double-bassist and businessman. 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 pl ... (1912–2012), American jazz double-bassist and businessman * John Levy (philosopher) (died 1976), British mystic, artist, and musician See also * Jon Levy (other) {{hndis, Levy, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Levy (musician)
John Levy (April 11, 1912 – January 20, 2012) was an American jazz double-bassist and businessman. 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 Altadena () ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Levy (philosopher)
John Levy (28 April 1910 – 28 December 1976) was a British mystic, artist, and musician, best known for translating the works of his guru Sri Atmananda Krishna Menon, ''Atma Darshan'' and ''Atma Niviriti'' into English. Born into a wealthy aristocratic family, Levy was an expert in Asian folk music, especially that of India. At one point in his life, he gave up his entire fortune and went to live in India with only a loincloth. In India, Levy was a student of V. K. Krishna Menon. He died in London in 1976, and, following his death, his collection was bequeathed to the University of Edinburgh The University of Edinburgh ( sco, University o Edinburgh, gd, Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann; abbreviated as ''Edin.'' in post-nominals) is a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Granted a royal charter by King James VI in 15 ..., where it forms the John Levy Archive. Publications * ''The Nature of Man According to the Vedanta'' (1956), Sentient Publications, 2004, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |