Floyd Levin Explained

Floyd Levin
Birth Date:September 24, 1922
Occupation:journalist, historian
Subject:Jazz

Floyd Levin (September 24, 1922 – January 29, 2007) was an American jazz historian and writer whose articles were published in many magazines, including Down Beat, Jazz Journal International, American Rag, and Metronome.[1]

He received several awards for his work, including the Leonard Feather Communicator Award, given annually by the Los Angeles Jazz Society. He is the author of Classic Jazz: A Personal View of the Music and the Musicians, which chronicled his first-hand encounters with many jazz musicians such as: Benny Carter, Barney Bigard, Artie Shaw, James P. Johnson and Louis Armstrong.[2] [3]

Levin was instrumental in raising the funds for the statue of Louis Armstrong in Louis Armstrong Park, New Orleans.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-feb-05-me-levin5-story.html "Floyd Levin, 84; influential jazz journalist and historian"
  2. Web site: Classic Jazz. Ucpress.edu.
  3. Book: Levin, Floyd. Classic Jazz: A Personal View of the Music and the Musicians. April 30, 2002. University of California Press. 9780520234635. Google Books.