Daniel A. Levinson (born July 8, 1965 in Los Angeles, California) is an American

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ist,

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, and

bandleader A bandleader is the leader of a music group such as a rock or pop band or jazz quartet. The term is most commonly used with a group that plays popular music as a small combo or a big band, such as one which plays jazz, blues, rhythm and blues or ...

. He is best known for his mastery of the jazz styles of the 1910s, 1920s, and 1930s. Levinson has been a member of the bands of

Leon Redbone Leon Redbone (born Dickran Gobalian; August 26, 1949 – May 30, 2019) was a singer-songwriter and musician specializing in jazz, blues, and Tin Pan Alley classics. Recognized by his hat (often a Panama hat), dark sunglasses, and black tie, Red ...

and

Vince Giordano Vince Giordano (born March 11, 1952 in Brooklyn) is an American saxophonist and leader of the New York-based Nighthawks Orchestra. He specializes in jazz of the 1920s and 1930s and his primary instrument is the bass saxophone. Vince Giordano and ...

in addition to leading multiple bands of his own, mostly in the

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area.

Discography

As sideman

* 2017: ''The Unheard Artie Shaw'' ( Hep)''The Unheard Artie Shaw'', The New York All-Star Big Band (featuring Dan Levinson)
Review by Alex Henderson, NYCJR, May 2018 - Issue 193, page 22. Retrieved 28 April 2018.

References

External links

DanLevinson.com

All About Jazz biography
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