Howard Levy

“…Howard Levy is a revelation; there are times when it is hard to believe he is playing only a harmonica, for he has the expressive range and depth of a saxophonist.” -The London Observer

Howard Levy is a musician without limits. His musical adventures include journeys into jazz, pop, rock, world music, Latin, classical, folk, blues, country, theater, and film. He has appeared on hundreds of CD’s, won a Grammy (1997), won a Joseph Jefferson Award (1986) for Best Original Music for a Play, and has performed many times on American and European television and radio. As a keyboardist, he is known as a founding member of Bela Fleck & the Flecktones, but is just as well known for his harmonica playing. Howard has developed a fully chromatic technique on a diatonic harp, and is widely acknowledged as the most advanced diatonic harp player in the world.

In addition to recording and touring with Kenny Loggins, Howard has also performed and/or recorded with Dolly Parton, Paul Simon, John Prine, Paquito D’Rivera, and many others. In addition to piano and harmonica, Levy plays flute, ocarina, mandolin, saxophone, and percussion.

“… may be the most radical single technical innovator in the history of his instrument…” -Kim Field, author of Harmonicas, Harps, and Heavy Breathers

• Levy shreds with the Flecktones

• a snippet from Howard’s instructional DVD

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