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Marc Levy featuring Jazz Brazilian Funk
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Out of 20 votes - Similar Artists: George Duke, Tania Maria, Djavan, Ray Vega, Sergio Mendez
Out of 20 votes
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Genre: Latin » Latin Jazz
Editor's review
Many jazz guitarists place emphasis on technique and speed, though that often goes hand-in-hand with a lack of songwriting skills. Not so with Marc Levy, whose Brazilian-influenced compositions are both original and lauded. He's got chops galore when he needs them, but they're used to assist his songs rather than overpower.
Biography
Marc Levy was born in Paris and grew up in the South of France where he started playing guitar at the age of nine. After his graduation in 1981 from the French Conservatory of Music in Paris, he pursued his musical education at Berklee Jazz School of Music in Boston where he graduated in composition and arrangement in 1983. The same year Marc moved to New York City, where he studies with ?Avant-Garde? Jazz Violinist Leroy Jenkins as well as with Jazz guitarists Mike Stern and John Scofield.
Major influences : Georges Duke, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Dexter Gordon, Kenny Baron, Chick Corea, Wes Montgomery, Mike Stern, Jimi Hendrix, Carlos Santana, Joao Gilberto, Carlos Jobim, Gal Costa, Giberto Jill...
In 1984, Marc started working on his Jazz Brazilian project and created his first Band ?Foreign Exchange? who performed at the 7th avenue south in New York City. Marc?s reputation of being an original player with a fast-melodic Jazz/Fusion approach, allowed him to go on tour as a guit
