Elliot Levine
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Elliot Brett Levine |
| Born | September 28, 1963 Washington, D.C., United States |
| Genres | Funk Smooth Jazz Jazz pop |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Piano Electric Piano |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Labels | Artifex records |
| Website | elliotlevine |
Elliot Brett Levine (born September 28, 1963)[1] is an American pianist and keyboardist.[2] He had two record releases on the Nashville-based Artifex records label between 1999 and 2004. His CD projects have been reviewed in the Wall Street Journal Online and the Washington Post.[1] In March 2012 he was the first person to use an iPad Keytar, an iPad with a guitar strap, in a live performance posted to YouTube.[3]
Levine has toured with Wilson Pickett[4] and is a member of Heatwave[5] (Always & Forever/Boogie Nights). He has opened for Brian McKnight, Freddie Jackson, McCoy Tyner,[2] and Gerald Albright.[6] He has had the #1 song on mp3.com, receiving over 1,000,000 downloads,[7] which was mentioned in the Wall Street Journal[2] and CNN.[7]
Levine has four internationally released CDs. He has headlined at Blues Alley[8] and the Kennedy Center. His playing has been described by Jazz Times as "showing plenty of talent, though also criticized as having "feather-weight play against heavy-leaden R&B backdrops".[9] In 2003, he scored the music to an Emmy nominated documentary, "Teens in Between".[10] His music was also used on "Inside the NBA" on TBS (TV Channel) (2001),[7] as well as an independent college movie, "Friends With Benefits" (2003). He is also featured on the worldwide Karvavena release "The Abduction of the Art of Noise".[11] He currently tours in the United States as a member of Heatwave.[12] During 2020/2021, he performed a series of streamed backyard performances which raised over $2,000 each for the Maryland Food Bank and Shepherd's Table during the COVID-19 pandemic[13] It was also reported that he is part owner of Authentic (racehorse), the horse that won the Kentucky Derby[14][15]
Discography
[edit]As leader
[edit]- Sugar Honey Iced Tea (2022) Tilley
- 347 Live! (2013) Tilley
- Live +7 (2007) Tilley
- The Funk, The Whole Funk, and Nothin' But the Funk (2004) Tilley
- Live Bootleg (2001) MP3.COM
- Live at Bayou Blues (2001) MP3.COM
- Smash, with Ron Holloway (2000) Tilley
- Urban Grooves (1997) Artifex Records
- Urban Grooves EP (1997) Artifex Records
- With Light Images (1993) Artifex Records
As sideman
[edit]- Teddy Douglas, I'm Here (2024) Nervous_Records_(US)
- Devon Howard, Morning Son (2024) Independent
- Christian "Big New York" de Mesones, You Only Live Twice (2023) Independent #50 Billboard Smooth Jazz
- Keith Mason, I Surrender All (2020) Independent
- Christian "Big New York" de Mesones, They Call me Big New York (2020) Independent
- Christian "Big New York" de Mesones, Latin Jive Redux (2017) Independent
- Christian "Big New York" de Mesones, Good Old Days (2016) Independent
- Kenny Wright Experience, Herbie Miles and Me (2010) Knee Deep Records
- Tony Whitfield, Pleasure Sensitive 2 (2004) OASA Records
- Tony Whitfield, New York Hustle, with Onaje Allan Gumbs, Hiram Bullock, and Jerry Hey (2003) OASA Records
- Eddie Anderson, Good Friends (2003) Independent
- Eddie Anderson, Christmas Album (2002) Independent
- Tony Whitfield, Pleasure Sensitive 2 (2000) OASA Records
- Ski Johnson, Ski Supreme (2000) Wide-A-Wake Records
- Pete Marinovich, Second Voice (1999)
- Eddie Anderson, Thick Funk (1999) Independent
- Moose and the Bulletproof Blues Band, Movin On' (1996) Blues Cancer Records
- Ski Johnson, in Your Eyes (1994) Wide-A-Wake Records
- Ski Johnson, Tell Me Something Good EP (1994) Wide-A-Wake Records
- Ivan Smart, Red Nights (1992) Smart-eye Productions
Compilations
[edit]- The Abduction of the Art of Noise (2004) Karvavena Records
- Walking on Pennsylvania Avenue (2001) Open Source Music [1]
- MP3.COM 103 of the best songs you've never heard, vol. 4 (2000) MP3.COM
- The Best of Artifex Records (1997) Artifex Records
- Artifex Records American Express Jazz Sampler (1994) Artifex Records
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Levine, Elliot (Brett) – Jazz.com | Jazz Music – Jazz Artists – Jazz News". Archived from the original on September 19, 2011. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
- ^ a b c Musician Elliot Levine (Keyboard) @ All About Jazz
- ^ Elliot Levine Ipad 3 synth Keytar keyboard solo, Can't Hide Love, 3/30/12 City View Baltimore MD – YouTube
- ^ Jazz Review Magazine
- ^ Smooth Jazz Germany magazine article on Elliot Levine
- ^ "Montgomery County Maryland Website". Archived from the original on May 28, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
- ^ a b c CNN.com – Your stories: How the Net changed us – Nov 15, 2005
- ^ Elliot Levine – Blue in Green, Blues Alley, 1993 – YouTube
- ^ Jazz Albums: Urban Grooves Elliot Levine – By Hilarie Grey — Jazz Articles
- ^ Teens in Between – from Virginia Department of Education
- ^ Various Artists – The abduction of The Art Of Noise – Review – Stylus Magazine
- ^ Review from Smooth Jazz Daily Magazine
- ^ https://www.mymcmedia.org/silver-spring-artist-raises-money-in-his-backyard-to-help-others/
- ^ Reference from CNBC
- ^ Reference from WTOP
| International | |
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| National | |
- Jewish American musicians
- Living people
- 1963 births
- Musicians from Washington, D.C.
- American jazz pianists
- American male jazz pianists
- Music of Washington, D.C.
- Jewish jazz musicians
- Heatwave (band) members
- 20th-century American pianists
- 21st-century American pianists
- 20th-century American male musicians
- 21st-century American male musicians
- 21st-century American Jews