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{{Short description|American jazz guitarist}}
{{For|the actor|Adam Levy (actor)}}
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{{BLP sources|date=January 2014}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Adam Levy
| name = Adam Levy
| image = Adam Levy.jpg
| image = Adam Levy.jpg
| caption = Guitarist Adam Levy
| caption = Guitarist Adam Levy
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|11|27}}
| background = solo_singer
| birth_place = [[Encino, California|Encino]], California, U.S.
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|11|27}}
| birth_place =[[Encino, California|Encino]], California, U.S.
| genre = [[Jazz]], [[pop music|pop]], [[rock and roll|rock]]
| occupation = Musician, singer, songwriter
| genre = [[Jazz]], [[pop music|pop]], [[rock and roll|rock]]
| occupation = Musician, singer, songwriter
| instrument = Guitar, vocals
| instrument = Guitar, vocals
| years_active = 1990–present
| years_active = 1990–present
| label = Lost Wax
| label = Lost Wax
| associated_acts = [[Norah Jones]], [[Amos Lee]], [[Tracy Chapman]]
| associated_acts = [[Norah Jones]], [[Amos Lee]], [[Tracy Chapman]]
| website = {{URL|www.adamlevy.com}}
| website = {{URL|www.adamlevy.com}}
}}
}}


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==Career==
==Career==
Levy was born in [[Encino, California|Encino]], California. Two of his uncles and one cousin played guitar, and his mother briefly took lessons. His grandfather, [[George Wyle]], worked for ''[[The Andy Williams Show]]'' and ''[[The Flip Wilson Show]]'' on television as music director. As a teenager, Levy was a member of a local big band. After he graduated from high school, he studied at the [[Dick Grove]] School of Music, where his teachers included [[Ted Greene]] and [[Jimmy Wyble]].<ref name="Yanow">{{cite book|last1=Yanow|first1=Scott|title=The Great Jazz Guitarists |date = 2013 | publisher = Backbeat | location =San Francisco|isbn=978-1-61713-023-6|page=120}}</ref>
Levy was born in [[Encino, California|Encino]], California. Two of his uncles and one cousin played guitar, and his mother briefly took lessons. His grandfather, [[George Wyle]], worked for ''[[The Andy Williams Show]]'' and ''[[The Flip Wilson Show]]'' on television as music director. As a teenager, Levy was a member of a local big band. After he graduated from high school, he studied at the [[Dick Grove]] School of Music, where his teachers included [[Ted Greene]], Adam Levine and [[Jimmy Wyble]].<ref name="Yanow">{{cite book|last1=Yanow|first1=Scott|title=The Great Jazz Guitarists |date = 2013 | publisher = Backbeat | location =San Francisco|isbn=978-1-61713-023-6|page=120}}</ref>


He moved to San Francisco in 1990 and worked as a [[studio musician]], appearing on a [[Tracy Chapman]] album in the mid 1990s. At the end of the decade, he was a member of the group Killer Joey with drummer [[Joey Baron]], guitarist [[Steve Cardenas]], and bassist [[Tony Scherr]]. Levy then moved to New York City, where he met [[Norah Jones]] and was a member of her band at the beginning of her career through her bestselling albums and world tours. He has also played with [[Rosanne Cash]], [[Chris Difford]], [[Amos Lee]], and [[Lisa Loeb]]. He leads a trio called the Mint Imperials.<ref name="Yanow" />
He moved to San Francisco in 1990 and worked as a [[studio musician]], appearing on a [[Tracy Chapman]] album in the mid 1990s. At the end of the decade, he was a member of the group Killer Joey with drummer [[Joey Baron]], guitarist [[Steve Cardenas]], and bassist [[Tony Scherr]]. Levy then moved to New York City, where he met [[Norah Jones]] and was a member of her band at the beginning of her career through her bestselling albums and world tours. He has also played with [[Rosanne Cash]], [[Chris Difford]], [[Amos Lee]], and [[Lisa Loeb]]. He leads a trio called the Mint Imperials. He plays in a duo with session guitarist Rich Hinman. <ref name="Yanow" />


Since 2015, Levy has been the Chair of the Guitar Performance department at [[Los Angeles College of Music]].<ref name="faculty">{{cite web|title=Guitar Faculty Bios – LACM|url=http://www.lacm.edu/guitar-faculty-bios/|website=www.lacm.edu|accessdate=19 August 2017}}</ref>
Since 2015, Levy has been the Chair of the Guitar Performance department at [[Los Angeles College of Music]].<ref name="faculty">{{cite web|title=Guitar Faculty Bios – LACM|url=http://www.lacm.edu/guitar-faculty-bios/|website=www.lacm.edu|accessdate=19 August 2017}}</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==
===As leader or co-leader===
===As leader===
* ''Live at Avalaon & the Graves'' (Evander Music, 2000)
* ''With My Guitar and You'' (2001) with [[George Wyle]]
* ''Buttermilk Channel'' (2001)
* ''Buttermilk Channel'' (Lost Wax Music, 2001)
* ''Get Your Glow On'' (2003)
* ''Get Your Glow On'' (Lost Wax, 2003)
* ''Loose Rhymes – Live on Ludlow Street'' (2006)
* ''Loose Rhymes'' (Lost Wax, 2006)
* ''Washing Day'' (2007)
* ''Washing Day'' (Lost Wax, 2007)
* ''Nice Place to Visit'' (2008)
* ''The Heart Collector'' (Lost Wax, 2011)
* ''Humdinger'' (2008)
* ''The Heart Collector'' (2011)
* ''Live from Sun Studios'' (2012)
* ''Portuguese Subtitles'' (2012)
* ''Little March'' (2013) with [[Shelley Segal]]
* ''Mad Flux'' (2013) with João Erbetta
* ''Town & Country'' (2014)
* ''Worry Later'' (2014) with [[Ben Goldberg]] and Smith Dobson
* ''Other Desert Cities'' (2015)
* ''Blueberry Blonde'' (2016) with [[Jay Bellerose]]
* ''Neighbors'' (2017) with [[Anthony da Costa]]
* '''California Special''' (2020) with [[Tamir Barzilay]] and [[Kaveh Rastegar]]


===As sideman===
===As sideman===
'''With [[Norah Jones]]'''
'''With [[Norah Jones]]'''
* ''[[Come Away with Me]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Come Away with Me]]'' (Blue Note, 2002)
* ''[[Feels Like Home (Norah Jones album)|Feels Like Home]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Feels Like Home (Norah Jones album)|Feels Like Home]]'' (Blue Note, 2004)
* ''[[Not Too Late (album)|Not Too Late]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Not Too Late (album)|Not Too Late]]'' (Blue Note, 2006)


'''With others'''
'''With others'''
* [[Noel Akchote]], ''Gesualdo: Madrigals for Five Guitars'' (Blue Chopsticks, 2014)
* ''New Beginning'' (1995), [[Tracy Chapman]]
* [[Nels Andrews]], ''Off Track Betting'' (Ignatius, 2007)
* ''Din of Inequity'' (1998), [[Sex Mob]]
* [[Rosanne Cash]], ''She Remembers Everything'' (Blue Note, 2018)
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* ''[[Debutantes & Centipedes]]'' (Buzz, 1999), [[Trevor Dunn]]
* [[Tracy Chapman]], ''New Beginning'' (Elektra 1995)
* ''Rabbi's Lover'' (2002), [[Jenny Scheinman]]
* [[Billie Davies]], ''12 Volt '' (Cobra Basement, 2013)
* ''Haran'' (2007), [[Pharaoh's Daughter]]
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* [[Trevor Dunn]], ''Debutantes & Centipedes'' (Buzz 1998)
* ''Tiny Resistors'' (2008), [[Todd Sickafoose]]
* [[Ana Egge]], ''Road to My Love'' (Grace/Parkinsong, 2009)
* ''Flutter & Wow'' (2009), Charlie Wood
* [[Gordian Knot (band)|Gordian Knot]], ''Gordian Knot'' (Avalon, 1998)
* ''Cold Wind'' (2011), Daniel Goodman
* [[Amos Lee]], ''Amos Lee'' (Blue Note, 2005)
* ''Which Side Are You On?'' (2012), [[Ani DiFranco]]
* [[Lisa Loeb]], ''A Simple Trick to Happiness'' (Furious Rose, 2020)
* ''Young Man in America'' (2012), [[Anaïs Mitchell]]
* [[Mike Love]], ''Reason for the Season'' (BMG, 2018)
* ''Blue Cha Cha'' (2012), [[Manuel Galbán]]
* [[Sean Malone]], ''Cortlandt'' (Free Electric Sound 2007)
* ''Love We Are We Love'' (2014), The Sea The Sea
* [[Anais Mitchell]], ''Young Man in America'' (Wilderland, 2012)
* ''American Tunes'' (2016), [[Allen Toussaint]]
* [[Meshell Ndegeocello]], ''Ventriloquism'' (Naive, 2018)
* ''Tough'' (2016), [[Dan Brenner]]
* ''The Beautiful Game'' (2016), [[Vulfpeck]]
* [[The O'Jays]], ''The Last Word'' (S-Curve 2019)
* [[Mel Parsons]], ''Glass Heart'' (Cape Road 2018)
* ''Guitar Man's Song'' (2016), Daichi Inoue
* [[Amber Rubarth]], ''A Common Case of Disappearing'' (Newsong, 2011)
* ''[[Glass Heart]]'' (2018), [[Mel Parsons]]
* [[Jenny Scheinman]], ''The Rabbi's Lover'' (Tzadik, 2002)
* [[Sex Mob]], ''Din of Inequity'' (Columbia/Knitting Factory, 1998)
* [[Todd Sickafoose]], ''Tiny Resistors'' (Cryptogramophone, 2008)
* [[Svoy]], [[Automatons_(album)|''Automatons'']] (P-Vine, 2009)
* [[Son of the Velvet Rat]], ''Dorado'' (Fluff and Gravy, 2017)
* [[Leni Stern]], ''Finally the Rain Has Come'' (Metalimbo, 2003)
* [[Allen Toussaint]], ''American Tunes'' (Nonesuch, 2016)
* [[Noe Venable]], ''The Summer Storm Journals'' (Petridish, 2007)
* [[Vulfpeck]], ''The Beautiful Game'' (P-Vine, 2016)
* [[Rufus Wainwright]], ''Unfollow the Rules'' (BMG, 2020)
* [[Chely Wright]], ''I Am the Rain'' (Painted Red, 2016)


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
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Latest revision as of 04:43, 13 July 2024

For the actor, see Adam Levy (actor).
Adam Levy
Guitarist Adam Levy
Guitarist Adam Levy
Background information
Born (1966-11-27) November 27, 1966 (age 57)
Encino, California, U.S.
GenresJazz, pop, rock
Occupation(s)Musician, singer, songwriter
Instrument(s)Guitar, vocals
Years active1990–present
LabelsLost Wax
Websitewww.adamlevy.com

Adam Levy is a jazz guitarist who was a member of Norah Jones's band.

Career

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Levy was born in Encino, California. Two of his uncles and one cousin played guitar, and his mother briefly took lessons. His grandfather, George Wyle, worked for The Andy Williams Show and The Flip Wilson Show on television as music director. As a teenager, Levy was a member of a local big band. After he graduated from high school, he studied at the Dick Grove School of Music, where his teachers included Ted Greene, Adam Levine and Jimmy Wyble.[1]

He moved to San Francisco in 1990 and worked as a studio musician, appearing on a Tracy Chapman album in the mid 1990s. At the end of the decade, he was a member of the group Killer Joey with drummer Joey Baron, guitarist Steve Cardenas, and bassist Tony Scherr. Levy then moved to New York City, where he met Norah Jones and was a member of her band at the beginning of her career through her bestselling albums and world tours. He has also played with Rosanne Cash, Chris Difford, Amos Lee, and Lisa Loeb. He leads a trio called the Mint Imperials. He plays in a duo with session guitarist Rich Hinman. [1]

Since 2015, Levy has been the Chair of the Guitar Performance department at Los Angeles College of Music.[2]

Discography

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As leader

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  • Live at Avalaon & the Graves (Evander Music, 2000)
  • Buttermilk Channel (Lost Wax Music, 2001)
  • Get Your Glow On (Lost Wax, 2003)
  • Loose Rhymes (Lost Wax, 2006)
  • Washing Day (Lost Wax, 2007)
  • The Heart Collector (Lost Wax, 2011)

As sideman

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With Norah Jones

With others

Bibliography

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  • Jazz Guitar Sight-Reading (Alfred Music, 1997)
  • Play the Right Stuff – Creating Great Guitar Parts, (Alfred Music, 2006), DVD & online course
  • 50 Low Down Rhythms You Must Know, (Truefire, 2013), DVD & online course
  • Rhythm Makeover with Adam Levy, (Truefire, 2014), DVD & online course
  • Essentials: Slow Burn Soloing – Introduction (Truefire, 2015), DVD & online course
  • Guitar Tips YouTube series

References

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  1. ^ a b Yanow, Scott (2013). The Great Jazz Guitarists. San Francisco: Backbeat. p. 120. ISBN 978-1-61713-023-6.
  2. ^ "Guitar Faculty Bios – LACM". www.lacm.edu. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
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