Alex Levin Music - Live Entertainment for Events
- New York City, NY
- Jazz Band
- 13 Verified Bookings
John F. said “Great dinner jazz played with style.”
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Nicholas is a professional trumpeter in NYC with experience performing and leading groups in jazz, pop, funk groups. Nicholas frequently plays at private events, parties, restaurants, festivals, concerts, and in recording studios.
Nicholas has performed at Carnegie Hall, Disneyland, The Great New York State Fair, opened for Grammy-Winner Lalah Hathaway, the 2022 Northeast Wine and Jazz Festival, the 2022 Salt City Summerfest, the 2020 CNY Pride Festival, 2017 Syracuse Jazz Festival, and many other festivals across New York State.
Reach out to Nicholas with any questions for your event or requests for repertoire to learn for your next event!
Nicholas was a very professional trumpeter and loves what he does. We had a great experience having him on our musical video and I highly recommend him to any event that requires his skills.
He prepared a very informative class. He engaged well with the children and played almost everything that they wanted him to play on his trumpet.
I booked Nicholas for some studio time and it went amazing. We finished with time to spare because the communication and flow was so smooth. Nicholas takes direction well when improvising and is just a sweet human being to top it all off! Will be working with them again and encourage you to as well! (:
Nicholas did a great job for our event. Our guests loved it!
Nicholas did a surprise for my wife's anniversary - he waited outside our apartment building very very early and when she came out he started playing our wedding song to surprise her. He was in the right place and the right time and did played two songs for her wonderfully. He's incredibly talented and incredibly professional -- this could not have been better!!
Nicholas came to the event very prepared and promt, he performed with so much passion and the selection was so event appropriate. Overall I highly recommend him for any event that anyone could think of.
Nick played at my surprise proposal. He came early, worked around the surprise, and did an amazing job in the performance. Extremely happy with his work!
Such a great addition to our softball game!
An excellent reliable musician! A+++
Would be honored to have him again in the future. Thank you so much!
Nick really nailed the trumpet parts playing in my pit for a demanding Sondheim show.
Price Range: depends on group size and performance length
Gig Length: 10 - 240 minutes
Languages: English
I provide professional services with flexibility to client requests, quick response times, thorough preparation, attentiveness to detail, and positive communication! My goal is to bring your event to the next level with top-notch entertaining performances. (See bio for more information)
Nicholas DiMaria is a trumpeter, composer, and teacher born in Syracuse and based in New York City. His music is described by audiences as introspective, passionate, and progressive; influenced by jazz, hip-hop, and classical music. Nicholas has led groups at The Northeast Wine and Jazz Festival, Syracuse Jazz Festival, CNY January Jazz Festival, and restaurants/clubs across New York State. He has performed at The Great New York State Fair, Disneyland®, and has opened for Grammy® Winners Lalah Hathaway, Randy Brecker, and Michael McDonald.
In 2016, Nicholas arrived at Manhattan School of Music, where he received his Bachelor's degree and studied with notable jazz trumpeters, Jon Faddis, Ingrid Jensen, and Scott Wendholt. During his time in college, he focused on developing his improvisational abilities and composition portfolio, writing for symphony orchestra, big band, and dozens of pieces for quartets and quintets.
In 2018, Nicholas was selected as one of four trumpeters in a nationwide search for the Disneyland® All-American College Band, where he had the opportunity to learn from and perform with Wayne Bergeron. The same year, he appeared in a national March-Madness® commercial with Tracy Morgan.
For the past few years, Nicholas has performed in NYC (at Luca’s Jazz Corner, Pisticci Italian Restaurant, Silvana Club), at Syracuse’s premier jazz venues (The Fitz, Jus Sum Jazz Lounge, and Gilded Club), and casinos in the Northeast (Turning Stone® Resort Casino and PARX casino in Philadelphia). Nicholas has also played extensively with pop wedding bands, especially Silver Arrow Band, across upstate NY and NYC.
Throughout covid, Nicholas continues to teach trumpet lessons virtually and perform his original music around New York State as venues begin to open. Nicholas also studied iOS programming and has been creating music and technology for a future app. Check out upcoming performances or subscribe to the events newsletter on his website: (link hidden) .
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October 28, 2023–October 29, 2023 • 10:00pm - 2:00am | Cocktail Party |
October 04, 2023 • 4:00pm - 6:30pm | Personal Occasion |
September 30, 2023 • 7:30pm - 8:30pm | Bar/Bat Mitzvah Party |
December 15, 2022 • 1:30pm - 2:30pm | Nonprofit Event |
October 23, 2022 • 12:00pm - 2:00pm | Studio Session |
October 16, 2022 • 2:00pm - 3:30pm | Cultural Event |
September 02, 2022 • 4:00pm - 5:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
July 15, 2022 • 11:30pm - 11:45pm | House Party |
October 30, 2020 • 6:30am - 6:45am | Surprise |
September 26, 2020 • 10:00am - 10:45am | Wedding Ceremony |
September 05, 2020 • 5:00pm - 6:00pm | Personal Occasion |
October 19, 2019 • 12:30pm - 1:00pm | Surprise |
October 13, 2019 • 1:30pm - 1:45pm | Funeral/Memorial Service |
September 14, 2019 • 8:00pm - 9:00pm | Concert |
December 13, 2018 • 8:00pm - 10:00pm | Christmas Party |
October 21, 2018–October 22, 2018 • 6:00pm - 6:00am | Nonprofit Event |
POPULAR REQUESTS:
Jazz/Traditional:
All of me, Amazing grace, Autumn leaves, At last, Bye bye blackbird, Fly me to the moon, Georgia on my mind, girl from Ipanema, i can’t help falling in love with you, in the wee small hours of the morning, It don’t mean a thing (if it ain't got that swing), it’s only a paper moon, I’ve got rhythm, just the way you look tonight, L-O-V-E, Meet the Flintstones, misty, moon river, my funny valentine, on the sunny side of the street, someday my prince will come, somewhere over the rainbow, summertime, sweet georgia brown, what a wonderful world, when I fall in love, when the saints go marching in, when you wish upon a star, yesterday.
Pop:
I wanna dance with somebody, Don’t Stop Believin’, Just the way you are, I want You back, moon dance, Brown Eyed Girl, I wish, Signed Sealed Delivered, Sir Duke, Superstition, Uptown Funk, Sweet Caroline, I will Survive, Moves Like Jagger, Can you feel the love tonight, To Make you feel my love, Forget You, Pick up the pieces, Walking on Sunshine, YMCA.
LONGER REPERTOIRE LISTS FOR JAZZ AND POP HORN PARTS:
JAZZ REPERTOIRE :
American songbook/lyric standards:
After youve gone, Ain’t Misbehavin, All of me, all of you, All the things you are, Almost like being in love, Alone together, Autumn leaves, black orpheus/a day in the life of a fool, Blue skies, Bye bye blackbird, Days of wine and roses, Don’t get around much anymore, East of the sun, Fly me to the moon, Georgia on my mind, have you met miss jones, honeysuckle rose, how high is the moon, i can’t help falling in love with you, I hear a rhapsody, i love you, if i were a bell, ill remember april, Indiana, in a sentimental mood, it could happen to you, it dont mean a thing, just the way you look tonight, just friends, like someone in love, L-O-V-E, night and day, on the sunny side of the street, out of nowhere, polka dots and moon beams, softly as in a morning sunrise, someday my prince will come, somewhere over the rainbow, speak low, stella by starlight, summertime, sweet georgia brown, tangerine, there is no greater love, there will never be another you, what is this thing called love, when I fall in love, yesterdays, you and the night and the music, you stepped out of a dream
Ballads:
At last, Body and soul, Come sunday, Darn that dream, ill be seeing you, in the wee small hours of the morning, misty, moonriver, my funny valentine, my ideal, my one and only love, my romance, my way, the nearness of you, polka dots an moonbeams, what a wonderful world, when you wish upon a star, yesterday
Jazz standards:
Along came betty, Beatrice, Bernie’s tune, Bluessette, boplicity, Bright size life, Cherokee, cyclic episode, Dolphin dance, Doxy, fee fi fo fum, feels so good. firm roots, giant steps, four, impressions, invitation, lady bird, moanin, monks dream, my little suede shoes, nardis, nica’s dream, on green dolphin street, so what, solar, stablemates, stompin at the savoy, strasburg st denis, take five, take the a train, This i dig of you, united, up jumped spring, upper manhattan medical group (UMMG)
Rhythm changes:
Anthropology, Cotton tail, Eternal triangle, meet the flintstones, ive got rhythm, oleo, rhythm-a-ning, the theme
Bebop:
Afternoon in paris, Airegin, Confirmation, Daahoud, Donna lee, fried bananas. groovin high, joy spring, nostalgia, ornithology, perdido, prince albert, scrapple from the apple, tune up, yardbird suite
Afro-Caribbean/Brazilian Jazz:
Blue bossa, Cantaloupe island, Caravan, Ceora, Chega de suadade/ no more blues, Con alma, Desafinado, girl from ipanema, night in tunisia, one note samba, recordame, song for my father, Spain, st thomas, watermelon man, wave
Blues:
All blues, Au privave, Bags groove, Bessies blues, Billies bounce, birdlike, Birks works, Blue monk, Blue train, Blues for alice, Blues March, Blues walk, C jam blues, Cousin mary, footprints, freddie freeloader, Gingerbread Boy, jumpin with symphony sid, lester leaps in, mr pc, now’s the time, raised 4. sandu, sidewinder, sonnymoon for two, straight no chaser, take the coltrane, tenor madness, things aint what they used to be, walkin
Traditional:
Amazing grace, Auld lang syne. Bill bailey, Danny boy, st. james infirmary, when the saints go marching in, tiger rag,
SAMPLE POP BAND HORN PARTS:
September, Valerie, You Are The Best Thing, Respect, I feel Good, Can’t Stop the Feeling, The Way You Make Me Feel, Shout, Get Lucky, Happy, Girls Just Want to have Fun, 24K magic, Royals, Cake By the Ocean, Do I Do, If I Ain’t Got You, All of Me, Thinking Out Loud, Eye of the Tiger, Celebration, Don’t Stop The Music, Old Time Rock and Roll, Home, Party Rock Anthem, Hey Ya, Take on Me, Stand by Me, All about that Bass, Locked out of Heaven, Firework, California Gurls, Crazy in Love, You Make My Dreams Come True, The middle, Twist and Shout, Crocodile Rock, Shake IT off, American Girl, Play That Funky Music, Kiss, YMCA, Peg, This Love, I wanna dance with somebody, Don’t Stop Believin’, Walking on Sunshine, I want You back, My Girl, Brown Eyed Girl, I wish, Signed Sealed Delivered, Sir Duke, Superstition, Uptown Funk, Sweet Caroline, I will Survive, Moves Like Jagger, Can you feel the love tonight, Forget You, Pick up the pieces, Just the way you are, and many more from (phone number hidden)9.
Will be discussed in gig inqiury.
John F. said “Great dinner jazz played with style.”
Fetchner J. said “Alexander and the Art-Strings team played at my mother’s repast lunch. The team was very professional and they played the right balance of music for the…”
Rachel Therrien, is a professional trumpet player, composer, band leader and producer since 20 years. Great moment of quality music accompanied by 2, 3, 4, 5 or…
Susan D. said “Ivan was wonderful and played perfect music for our company Holiday party! Would definitely call again! Thanks Ivan ! Sue”