Mark Levine (musician)
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Mark Levine is a jazz
pianist, author and educator. He has played with Dizzy Gillespie
, Woody Shaw
, Freddie Hubbard
, Joe Henderson
, Tito Puente
, Mongo Santamaría
, Cal Tjader
, Willie Bobo
, Bobby Hutcherson
, and many others.
He has written three popular books: The Jazz Piano Book
, The Jazz Theory Book
, and The Drop 2 Book.
He was nominated for a Grammy for Best Latin Jazz Recording in 2003 for his CD Isla, with his band Mark Levine & The Latin Tinge. He was nominated for a Latin Grammy award in 2010 for his CD :Off & On, the Music of Moacir Santos." He produces the BAJA (Bay Area Jazz Archives) series of archival CDs for Jazzschool Records.
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
pianist, author and educator. He has played with Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie
John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie was an American jazz trumpet player, bandleader, singer, and composer dubbed "the sound of surprise".Together with Charlie Parker, he was a major figure in the development of bebop and modern jazz...
, Woody Shaw
Woody Shaw
Woody Shaw was an American jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, composer and band leader, often referred to as the "last innovator" in the jazz trumpet lineage...
, Freddie Hubbard
Freddie Hubbard
Frederick Dewayne "Freddie" Hubbard was an American jazz trumpeter. He was known primarily for playing in the bebop, hard bop and post bop styles from the early 1960s and on...
, Joe Henderson
Joe Henderson
Joe Henderson was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. In a career spanning more than forty years Henderson played with many of the leading American players of his day and recorded for several prominent labels, including Blue Note.-Early life:From a very large family with five sisters and nine...
, Tito Puente
Tito Puente
Tito Puente, , born Ernesto Antonio Puente, was a Latin jazz and Salsa musician. The son of native Puerto Ricans Ernest and Ercilia Puente, of Spanish Harlem in New York City, Puente is often credited as "El Rey de los Timbales" and "The King of Latin Music"...
, Mongo Santamaría
Mongo Santamaría
Ramón "Mongo" Santamaría Rodríguez was an Afro-Cuban Latin jazz percussionist. He is most famous for being the composer of the jazz standard "Afro Blue," recorded by John Coltrane among others. In 1950 he moved to New York where he played with Perez Prado, Tito Puente, Cal Tjader, Fania All...
, Cal Tjader
Cal Tjader
Callen Radcliffe Tjader, Jr. a.k.a. Cal Tjader was a Latin jazz musician, though he also explored various other jazz idioms. Unlike other American jazz musicians who experimented with the music from Cuba, the Caribbean, and Latin America, he never abandoned it, performing it until his...
, Willie Bobo
Willie Bobo
Willie Bobo was the stage name of William Correa , an American jazz percussionist.-Biography:William Correa grew up in Spanish Harlem, New York City. He made his name in Latin Jazz, specifically Afro-Cuban jazz, in the 1960s and '70s, with the timbales becoming his favoured instrument...
, Bobby Hutcherson
Bobby Hutcherson
Bobby Hutcherson is a jazz vibraphone and marimba player. His vibraphone playing is suggestive of the style of Milt Jackson in its free-flowing melodicism, but his sense of harmony and group interaction is thoroughly modern...
, and many others.
He has written three popular books: The Jazz Piano Book
The Jazz Piano Book
The Jazz Piano Book is a tutorial by Mark Levine that aims to summarise the musical theory, including jazz harmony, required by an aspiring jazz pianist. Upon its publication in 1989, it quickly garnered widespread praise from both established jazz musicians and educators for its concise, friendly...
, The Jazz Theory Book
The Jazz Theory Book
The Jazz Piano Book is an influential jazz theory book by Mark Levine, first published in 1995. The book is a staple in jazz theory and the most comprehensive study of jazz harmony and theory ever published, and contains a wide range of jazz concepts from melodic minor scales and whole tone scale...
, and The Drop 2 Book.
He was nominated for a Grammy for Best Latin Jazz Recording in 2003 for his CD Isla, with his band Mark Levine & The Latin Tinge. He was nominated for a Latin Grammy award in 2010 for his CD :Off & On, the Music of Moacir Santos." He produces the BAJA (Bay Area Jazz Archives) series of archival CDs for Jazzschool Records.
Discography
- Up 'til now, Mark Levine Quintet, 1977
- Concepts, Marl Levine Quintet, 1983
- Smiley and Me with Smiley Winters, 1985
- Impressions with Afro Blue BandAfro Blue Band-Personnel:*Arthur Barron*Steve Berrios *Lionel Cole*Glen Cronkhite*Jerry Gonzalez *Mark Levine *Dave Liebman *Mel Martin*Melton Mustafa *Steve Neil*Phoenix Rivera*Hilton Ruiz *Papo Vasquez...
, 1995 - One Notch Up with Eddie MarshallEddie MarshallEdwin "Eddie" Marshall was an American jazz drummer.-Biography:Marshall was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. He played in his father's swing group and in R&B bands while in high school. He moved to New York City in 1956, developing his percussion style under the influence of Max Roach and Art...
, John Wiitala, 1997 - Exact Change with Eddie Marshall, John Wiitala, 1997
- Hey, It's Me with Peter Barshay, Michael Spiro, Paul van Wageningen, 2000
- Serengeti with Peter Barshay, Michael Spiro, Paul van Wageningen, 2001
- Isla with Peter Barshay, Sheila Smith, Michael Spiro, Paul van Wageningen, Harvey Wainapel, 2002
- Pilgrims Progress, 2007
- Off & On, the Music of Moacir Santos, 2009
- New Music From New York, 2010
- Live at the Reunion with Woody Shaw, 2010