Alex Levin Music - Live Entertainment for Events
The Smoke Rings - Reel
"That's Where It's At" - The Lovesome
"Cheek to Cheek" - The Alex Levin Trio
"Like Someone in Love" - The Alex Levin Trio
"Where Or When" - Chika and the Starry Night
"It Had To Be You" - Love, Charley
"I Can't Believe You're In Love With Me" - Love, Charley
"Unforgettable" - Dreamsville Jazz and Swing Band
"I Can't Help Falling In Love With You" - The Lovesome
"I Only Have Eyes For You" - The Lovesome
"I'll Be Seeing You" - The Smoke Rings
"Stand By Me" - The B# Trio
"Mona Lisa" - The B# Trio
"Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams" - Alex Levin Music
The Vipers
"Don't Get Around Much Anymore" - Street of Dreams Jazz Band
"Too Close for Comfort" - Street of Dreams Jazz Band
"Canon Pachelbel" - Four-ever Yours String Quartet
"All of Me" - Four-Ever Yours String Quartet
Love, Charley
Four-Ever Yours String Quartet
Chika and the Starry Night
The Lovesome
Four-Ever Yours String Quartet
The Smoke Rings
The Smoke Rings
The B# (Sharp) Trio - Featuring Ryo Sasaki
Chika and the Starry Night
Love, Charley
The Lovesome
Street of Dreams Jazz Band
The Alex Levin Trio
The B# (Sharp) Trio - Featuring Ryo Sasaki
Street of Dreams Jazz Band
The Alex Levin Trio
Alex Levin Music
Alex Levin, Pianist and President of Alex Levin Music
Overview
The Alex Levin Music Agency provides superb live jazz and swing music for weddings, parties, and corporate events. Alex offers a wide range of elegant bands that will add just the right touch to your party.
The Alex Levin Trio: classic Jazz & Swing trio, featuring Alex Levin
Love, Charley: romantic Gatsby-era jazz & swing band
The Smoke Rings: NY-based Jazz & Swing band
The B# Trio: 30's & 40's jazz trio featuring Ryo Sasaki
Chika and the Starry Night: jazz/swing fronted by Chika & Tatsuya Sakurai
The Lovesome: soulful Jazz and vintage R&B
Reviews
33 reviews
Brendan G.
October 5, 2020Great event!
I booked The Smoke Rings (Sarah King) through Alex on a very last minute basis. They were excellent! Thanks for coming through for us! My guests really enjoyed listening to the group and they were perfect!
Hired as: Jazz Band, Jazz Singer
Alex Levin Music - Live Entertainment for Events
Thank you so much, Brendan! The band loved playing at your event!
Teddy J.
April 11, 2022Kelsey and the Lovesome were lovely!
Would definitely recommend these guys. Read the room well. Kelsey has a lovely voice and the band was great!
Hired as: 1920s Era Entertainment, Jazz Singer
Linda G.
November 28, 2021Jay was a hit!
Our impromptu post Thanksgiving get together was made all the more special by having Jay play our piano and sing to and with us! Our guests are still raving!
Hired as: Pianist
Paulina S.
March 3, 2020What an incredible Trio!
I hired Alex and his trio for our New Year’s Eve party and we had such a blast! They created such a uniquely fun and enchanting environment for everyone that our guests wouldn't want to leave! They definitely added ambiance and it was one of the best NYEs we’ve ever had. A night to remember thanks to Alex and his truly amazing trio! Highly recommend booking them for any occasion.
Hired as: Jazz Band, Jazz Pianist, Keyboard Player, Pianist
John F.
July 16, 2017Great dinner jazz played with style.
Great dinner jazz played with style.
Hired as: Jazz Pianist
Booking information
Price range: $800 and up
Languages: English
Gig length: 60 - 360 minutes
What to expect
The Alex Levin Music Agency has provided top-notch quality service for over fifteen years. We pride ourselves on providing an award-winning luxury service to all of our clients. Alex Levin Music is known for elegance, professionalism, and personable support. Performers supply their own sound equipment for parties of up to 200 people. Whether it's an intimate or large gathering, we can't wait to add a uniquely timeless touch to your event!
About
Alex Levin
Originally from Philadelphia, Alex Levin has performed in Philadelphia and New York as a leader and a sideman for the last fifteen years. After studying at The New School with teacher Gary Dial, he transferred and graduated from Brown University in 1998 with a degree in English Literature. From (phone number hidden)1 he lived in Berlin, Germany, where he started his first quartet, The Living Room. The popular band played at numerous clubs and festivals throughout Germany, and gained notoriety for unique interpretations of pop songs by the likes of Bjork and Tom Waits.
Alex has played with multiple vocalists and instrumentalists since returning to New York in 2001. He has appeared at clubs throughout the city, and can most frequently be found leading his own trio at such clubs as Kavehaz, Detour, Rue B and Night and Day. Besides leading his trio, Alex performs regularly with vocalists Ayana del Valle and Heather Moran. He has composed numerous pieces, and has arranged music for top vocalists, including the brilliant Paulette McWilliams.
Alex released his first CD of trio music, Night and Distance, in April of 2005. His first run of his CDs sold out within eight months of its release.
In October, 2006, he released his second CD, A Reason for Being Alone, featuring his own compositions and an expanded lineup of musicians, including saxophonists Stacy Dillard and Max Hacker, and cellist William Martina.
His composition "Your Call" was heard in the 2005 film "Parkstories," and his jazz writing has been published in The Saint Ann’s Review. In the summer of 2006, Alex was invited to play as part of the Jazz Composer's Forum in Asheville, North Carolina, where he presented a special concert of original music.
In addition to his work as a pianist, Alex works at Saint Ann's School in Brooklyn as an English teacher. In 2006, Alex was commissioned by the senior class of Middlebury College’s graduate program to compose three new pieces inspired by Appalachia. In the summer of 2008, The Alex Levin Trio were in residence at Bread Loaf School of English at Middlebury College in Vermont, where he offered lectures on listening to jazz, the legacy of John Coltrane, and inspiring arts through jazz.
New York Portraits, Alex's most recent CD, soared to the top of the charts on jazz radio stations across the country and in Canada.
Alex is available for bookings at high schools, colleges, and universities where he can speak about improvisation, the history of jazz, and creating a satisfying career as an independent musician.
Additional booking notes
We provide all necessary equipment and insurance.
Services offered
Past booked events
July 2022
31
Sunday
Wedding Reception
6:00pm - 10:00pm
•
Brooklyn, NY
April 2022
09
Saturday
Birthday Party
8:00pm - 10:00pm
•
Brooklyn, NY
November 2021
26
Friday
Cocktail Party
8:00pm - 10:30pm
•
New York City, NY
October 2020
03
Saturday
Dinner Party
6:00pm - 8:00pm
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New York City, NY
September 2020
19
Saturday
Wedding Reception
6:00pm - 7:30pm
•
Centerport, NY
December 2019
06
Friday
Birthday Party
11:30pm - 1:00am (Sat)
•
New York City, NY
December 2017
31
Sunday
New Year's Party
9:00pm - 11:00pm
•
Manhattan, NY
November 2017
14
Tuesday
Corporate Event
5:00pm - 6:30pm
•
New York City, NY
July 2017
15
Saturday
Anniversary Party
6:00pm - 9:30pm
•
Port Jefferson, NY
July 2016
12
Tuesday
Birthday (Child)
4:00pm - 6:30pm
•
Brooklyn, NY
June 2016
22
Wednesday
Corporate Event
5:30pm - 8:30pm
•
Parsippany, NJ
June 2015
30
Tuesday
Funeral/Memorial Service
4:00pm - 9:00pm
•
Lumberton, NJ
October 2013
26
Saturday
Bar/Bat Mitzvah Party
12:00pm - 2:00pm
•
New York City, NY
Team
Influences and inspiration
Our groups cover genres such as Jazz, Swing, Blues, Latin, Western, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, Funk, Neo-Soul, Classical, Bossa Nova, Acoustic, Folk, Country, Pop, and more!
Setup requirements
We provide necessary sound equipment.
Testimonials
Despite over 15 years as a professional jazz pianist, musician and leader, Levin is only now taking the leap and releasing his first CD of original compositions after testing the waters with his first trio CD, Night and Distance, featuring only two original pieces. My first time listening to A Reason for Being Alone was on a flight to Los Angeles. As the first few bars of the great horn solo at the beginning of "Blues on Tuesday" started, cramped seating and stale peanuts faded into the background as I was transported to a front row seat in a great jazz bar. Levin's high energy piano soon comes in and establishes new themes for Dillard and Hacker to develop and explore, yet they ultimately come back to their original solo melody. Levin admits that it is "Always a crowd pleaser at our performances," and it does not disappoint as an opener on the CD. The next piece, "A Reason for Being Alone," showcases his writing and playing skills as only a difficult ballad can.
– Paul Saklon
More and more jazz artists are coming out of the woodworks these days, and while there may not be room for all of them in the long run, Alex Levin has a good chance of sticking around. The Philadelphia bred pianist/composer is a rising talent, and here, he has done a wonderfully sublime expanded trio album, with solid compositions and exemplary playing. He displays a passion for the music, beautiful compositions that range from light, romantic and meditative waltzes to hard-bopping barn burners, all played with sophistication, creativity and flair. He adds two saxes for several tunes, broadening his palette, and then infuses cello for a chamber-like insouciance. If all new artists were as good as Levin, we would be overrun with talent. As it is, Alex Levin, if he continues his passion for the music, has a bright future. ****1/2.
– Kyle O'Brien