JED LEVY
Genres: Post Bop, Hard Bop, Swing • United States

Saxophonist Jed Levy has been a mainstay on the New York jazz scene for over 40 years. In addition to performing and recording as a leader, he has had long-standing working relationships with such jazz luminaries as Jaki Byard (a musical mentor, three recordings and countless performances), Don Patterson, Jack McDuff (valuable road experience), Ron McClure (two CDs and ongoing performances), and Headhunters drummer Mike Clark (two CDs and new projects in the works.) Levy has also been fortunate to have worked with Junior Mance, Eddie Henderson, Jack Walrath, The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Shirley Scott, Kevin Mahogany, Gene Bertoncini, Don Friedman, Cedar Walton, Curtis Fuller, Chico O’Farrill, Attilla Zollar, Groove Holmes, Tom Harrell, and many others. Levy has not only toured Europe, Japan, and China as a leader and appeared at several international jazz festivals, but led bands at such New York venues as Birdland, Smalls, The Django, Sweet read more...