Artist Thumbnail
Howard Levy
Pianist, Diatonic harmonicist, Composer, Educator. Howard Levy is an acknowledged master of the diatonic harmonica, a superb pianist, innovative composer, recording artist, bandleader, teacher, and producer. In 1970 at the age of 19, he discovered how to play the diatonic harmonica as a fully chromatic instrument by developing techniques on it that had never existed before. This enabled Howard to take the harmonica out of its usual role as a Folk and Blues instrument, and into the worlds of Jazz, Classical, Middle Eastern music, and more. At home in many musical styles, the two- time Grammy Award Winner (Pop Music Performance and Instrumental Composition with Bela Fleck and The Flecktones) is a favorite with audiences worldwide and a recording artist sought after by Kenny Loggins, Dolly Parton, Paquito D’Rivera, Styx, Donald Fagen, Paul Simon, and many others. Howard has appeared on hundreds of CD’s and several movie soundtracks, most prominently on A Family Thing with Robert Duval and James Earl Jones. His solo CD Alone and Together (Balkan Samba Records) and his trio CD Tonight and Tomorrow (Chicago Sessions) both received 4-star reviews in DownBeat. Howard also put out a classical CD featuring his Concerto for Diatonic Harmonica and Orchestra- the first true concerto composed for diatonic harmonica. Howard tours as a solo artist, with Chris Siebold, Trio Globo, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, and with his new band, The Howard Levy 4.

Songs

See All
1
thumbnail
Blue Drag
Harmonicas Of The World
2
thumbnail
Slow Blues in C
Howard Levy
3
thumbnail
Brick Chicken (feat. Jerry Goodman & Oteil Burbridge)
Steve Smith
4
thumbnail
Glimmer of Hope (feat. Jerry Goodman & Oteil Burbridge)
Steve Smith
5
thumbnail
Caliente (feat. Jerry Goodman & Oteil Burbridge)
Steve Smith

Albums

See All
thumbnail

Trio Globo: Steering By The Stars

Album • 2024
thumbnail

12/45

Album • 2020
thumbnail

Slideattack

Album • 2018
thumbnail

Out of the Box

Album • 2023
thumbnail

Looking Inward: Solo Piano Improvisations

Album • 2020
thumbnail

From the Vaults, Vol. 1: Harmonica Jazz

Album • 2018
thumbnail

Time Traveler

Album • 2022
thumbnail

From the Vaults, Vol. 3: Howard and Jethro Super Session of Swing

Album • 2020
thumbnail

From the Vaults, Vol. 4 (Duets with Friends)

Album • 2022
thumbnail

Art + Adrenaline

Album • 2018

Singles

thumbnail

Congroovance

2024
thumbnail

Sleepless in Seattle

2023
thumbnail

Auld Lang Syne

2021
thumbnail

Hey, Buddy Bolden

2020

Videos

See All
thumbnail

A Whiter Shade of Pale | Howard Levy Harmonica | Procul Harum

Howard Levy • 18K views
thumbnail

J.S. Bach Wachet Auf "Sleepers Awake" Chorale (BWV 140) | Howard Levy Harmonica

Howard Levy • 9.9K views
thumbnail

Blues Shuffle in 7 | “Seven Things in 7”

Howard Levy • 12K views
thumbnail

Autumn in New York | Harmonica | Howard Levy

Howard Levy • 17K views
thumbnail

Blues Mashup | Howard Levy harmonica

Howard Levy • 4.9K views
thumbnail

Midway to Midway | The Howard Levy 4

Howard Levy • 11K views
thumbnail

And I Love Her- The Beatles

Howard Levy • 11K views
thumbnail

Autumn Leaves by the man with two brains | Jazz harmonica | Piano

Howard Levy • 15K views