Artists

Jed Levy Quartet

Photo above from left to right pictured are Bill Gerhardt,
Zack Page, Jed Levy and Jeff Brillanger.

At Akumi on Wall St. Downtown Asheville

on the final eve of the Jazz Composers Forum's
  week long teaching and concert tour. 2002

Jed Levy   is a freelance composer/saxophonist living and workin
g out of New York. In addition to leading his own groups, he has had longstanding working relationships with such jazz luminaries as Jaki Byard, Don Patterson and Jack McDuff, in addition to performing with such renowned artists as Cedar Walton, Tom Harrell and Curtis Fuller.
Levy has toured Europe and Japan and led bands at famous New York clubs including Blue Note, Birdland, Sweet Basil, Visiones and Zinno. His recent Steeplechase release, ROUND AND ROUND is receiving critical acclaim around the world. He has become recognized as one of New York’s finest saxophonists- a sensitive improviser with a beautiful warm tone and lyrical approach to writing and playing.

“Levy’s tone is lucid…a player whose modern approach is to make every note a positive statement.”
-JAZZ JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL

“…a supple soloist and a superb writer of orchestrated small group sounds…”
-GENE KALBACHER

 HOT HOUSE/CMJ

“…a player with a sense of tradition but a contemporary perspective and a forward seeking vision.”-MARK GARDNER