Elliot Levine Explained

Elliot Levine
Birth Name:Elliot Brett Levine
Birth Date:28 September 1963
Birth Place:Washington, D.C., United States
Genre:Funk
Smooth Jazz
Jazz pop
Occupation:Musician
Instrument:Piano
Electric Piano
Years Active:1984–present
Label:Artifex records
Associated Acts:Heatwave
Wilson Pickett

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. 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 Heatwave[5] (Always & Forever/Boogie Nights). He has opened for Brian McKnight, Freddie Jackson, McCoy Tyner,[6] and Gerald Albright.[7] He has had the #1 song on mp3.com, receiving over 1,000,000 downloads,[8] which was mentioned in the Wall Street Journal and CNN.

Levine has four internationally released CDs. He has headlined at Blues Alley[9] 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".[10] In 2003, he scored the music to an Emmy nominated documentary, "Teens in Between".[11] His music was also used on "Inside the NBA" on TBS (TV Channel) (2001),[12] 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".[13] He currently tours in the United States as a member of Heatwave.[14] 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[15] It was also reported that he is part owner of Authentic (racehorse), the horse that won the Kentucky Derby[16] [17]

Discography

As leader

As sideman

Compilations

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Levine, Elliot (Brett) – Jazz.com Jazz Music – Jazz Artists – Jazz News . November 25, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110919075841/http://www.jazz.com/encyclopedia/levine-elliot-brett . September 19, 2011 . dead .
  2. http://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/musician.php?id=1212#.ULIaW6GwVt4 Musician Elliot Levine (Keyboard) @ All About Jazz
  3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yJHxy7yY-w Elliot Levine Ipad 3 synth Keytar keyboard solo, Can't Hide Love, 3/30/12 City View Baltimore MD – YouTube
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20020320193730/http://www.jazzreview.com/cdreview.cfm?ID=748 Jazz Review Magazine
  5. http://www.smooth-jazz.de/Artists1/Levine.html Smooth Jazz Germany magazine article on Elliot Levine
  6. http://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/musician.php?id=1212#.ULIaW6GwVt4 Musician Elliot Levine (Keyboard) @ All About Jazz
  7. Web site: Montgomery County Maryland Website . January 6, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140528191349/http://www6.montgomerycountymd.gov/apps/News/press/PR_details.asp?PrID=8766 . May 28, 2014 . dead .
  8. http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/internet/11/04/feedback.online.ev/index.html CNN.com – Your stories: How the Net changed us – Nov 15, 2005
  9. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-JP5TiWSxM Elliot Levine – Blue in Green, Blues Alley, 1993 – YouTube
  10. http://jazztimes.com/articles/9630-urban-grooves-elliot-levine Jazz Albums: Urban Grooves Elliot Levine – By Hilarie Grey — Jazz Articles
  11. https://itunes.apple.com/us/itunes-u/teens-in-between/id387897092 Teens in Between – from Virginia Department of Education
  12. http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/internet/11/04/feedback.online.ev/index.html CNN.com – Your stories: How the Net changed us – Nov 15, 2005
  13. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304044209/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/various-artists/the-abduction-of-the-art-of-noise.htm Various Artists – The abduction of The Art Of Noise – Review – Stylus Magazine
  14. http://smoothjazzdaily.wordpress.com/tag/keyboards/ Review from Smooth Jazz Daily Magazine
  15. https://www.mymcmedia.org/silver-spring-artist-raises-money-in-his-backyard-to-help-others/
  16. https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/05/belmont-stakes-investing-in-a-racehorse-is-more-attainable.html Reference from CNBC
  17. https://wtop.com/montgomery-county/2020/09/silver-spring-man-holds-small-share-of-kentucky-derby-winning-horse/ Reference from WTOP

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