Levin was born in Much Wenlock, Shropshire, where his family had been evacuated in the Second World War; they subsequently returned to Birmingham, where as a teenager Levin taught himself to play the drums and began an involvement with the jazz scene.[2]
From 1980, Levin worked extensively with saxophonist Paul Dunmall, including as a member of the free jazz quartet Mujician, also with Paul Rogers (double bass) and Keith Tippett (piano). In 1994, Levin released his solo album Spiritual Empathy, again with Dunmall on saxophones. In 2006 he played a trio gig with Dunmall and Rogers featuring Ellery Eskelin, Ray Anderson, Tony Malaby as guests at John Zorn's The Stone in NYC. He later recorded with Dunmall with his son Miles Levin on drums.
Levin ran his own monthly club in Birmingham, and often performed duets with Paul Dunmall and guest musicians.
Referencesedit
^"Tony Levin 1940-2011 R.I.P." Birmingham Jazz. 3 February 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
^John Fordham, "Tony Levin obituary", The Guardian, 23 February 2011.
tony, levin, drummer, bassist, tony, levin, tony, levin, january, 1940, february, 2011, english, jazz, drummer, tony, levinlevin, performing, 2006background, informationborn, 1940, january, 1940much, wenlock, shropshire, englanddied3, february, 2011, 2011, age. For the bassist see Tony Levin Tony Levin 30 January 1940 3 February 2011 1 was an English jazz drummer Tony LevinLevin performing in 2006Background informationBorn 1940 01 30 30 January 1940Much Wenlock Shropshire EnglandDied3 February 2011 2011 02 03 aged 71 GenresJazzInstrument s DrumsYears active1960 2010s Levin played at Ronnie Scott s Jazz Club in the 1960s with artists including Joe Harriott Al Cohn Harry Sweets Edison Zoot Sims and Toots Thielemanns Biography editLevin was born in Much Wenlock Shropshire where his family had been evacuated in the Second World War they subsequently returned to Birmingham where as a teenager Levin taught himself to play the drums and began an involvement with the jazz scene 2 His first major position came when he joined Tubby Hayes Quartet 1965 9 He worked with numerous groups and artists including the Alan Skidmore quintet 1969 Humphrey Lyttelton band 1969 John Taylor 1970s Ian Carr s Nucleus 1970s Stan Sulzmann quartet Gordon Beck s Gyroscope duo with John Surman 1976 European Jazz Ensemble Third Eye 1979 Rob van den Broeck 1982 Philip Catherine s trio and quartet 1990s Sophia Domancich Trio with Paul Rogers double bass 1991 2000 Philippe Aerts trio and quartet 2000s From 1980 Levin worked extensively with saxophonist Paul Dunmall including as a member of the free jazz quartet Mujician also with Paul Rogers double bass and Keith Tippett piano In 1994 Levin released his solo album Spiritual Empathy again with Dunmall on saxophones In 2006 he played a trio gig with Dunmall and Rogers featuring Ellery Eskelin Ray Anderson Tony Malaby as guests at John Zorn s The Stone in NYC He later recorded with Dunmall with his son Miles Levin on drums Levin ran his own monthly club in Birmingham and often performed duets with Paul Dunmall and guest musicians References edit Tony Levin 1940 2011 R I P Birmingham Jazz 3 February 2011 Retrieved 3 February 2011 John Fordham Tony Levin obituary The Guardian 23 February 2011 External links editTony Levin s website Tony Levin discography at Discogs Musical calendar entry for Tony Levin Photos Tony Levin 70th Birthday Tour with Mujician Tony Levin s jazzclub night at The Patrick Kavanagh s Birmingham Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tony Levin drummer amp oldid 1217158812, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
