Howard and Jethro - Super Session of Swing

Sat, 08/15/2020 - 7:33pm
Written by howard
Topics: bass, guitar, harmonica, Howard Levy, jazz, Jethro Burns, live recording., mandolin, Piano, swing

I don't usually share blogs beyond my Harmonica School, but I am making this one exception for the release of the only live recording of me and the great Jethro Burns. Recently, I discovered a cassette in my attic of my first concert with  Jethro in 1983- billed as "Super Session of Swing", and indeed it was! If you're not familiar with Jethro and his music, look up Homer and Jethro for starters.

He was a brilliant mandolinist, incredible comedian, and major influence on many great mandolin players. The cassette sounded surprisingly good, the guitarist and bassist were both dynamite, and the music was fresh and full of spontaneous energy-  I HAD to put it out. I also included all of Jethro's hilarious spoken intros as separate tracks, and the CD cover has the only known photo of the two of us together. 

Hoping that this joyous music will lift your spirits in these troubled times. 

https://levyland.com/album/1641669/from-the-vaults-vol-3-howard-and-jethro-super-session-of-swing

Watch Our Exclusive Interview with Howard Levy and Béla Fleck

Wed, 08/14/2019 - 12:04pm
Written by ArtistWorks
Topics: banjo, Béla Fleck, Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, harmonica, Howard Levy
Béla Fleck and Howard Levy
In this clip, ArtistWorks CEO Patricia Butler chats with famed banjo player Béla Fleck, alongside his bandmate, harmonica legend Howard Levy. The duo sat down for an extended talk before taking the stage with Béla Fleck and The Flecktones, who are currently on the road celebrating their 30th Anniversary.

Watch Our Exclusive Interview with Howard Levy and Béla Fleck

Wed, 08/14/2019 - 11:57am
Written by ArtistWorks
Topics: banjo, Béla Fleck, Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, harmonica, Howard Levy
Béla Fleck and Howard Levy
In this clip, ArtistWorks CEO Patricia Butler chats with famed banjo player Béla Fleck, alongside his bandmate, harmonica legend Howard Levy. The duo sat down for an extended talk before taking the stage with Béla Fleck and The Flecktones, who are currently on the road celebrating their 30th Anniversary.

Tour Discussion Panel Live

Thu, 10/19/2017 - 10:05am
Written by ArtistWorks
Topics: eric marienthal, Howard Levy, john patitucci

jazz musician tour discussion panel

Recently we had the pleasure of visiting a few of our teachers backstage during a tour their respective groups were doing together. Eric Marienthal and John Patitucci are original members of the Chick Corea Electric Band, and they were doing a US tour with Bela Fleck & The Flecktones, of which Howard Levy is an original lineup member on harmonica and piano.

The two powerhouse virtuoso bands were performing at the Green Music Center at Sonoma State University, which isn't not too far away from the ArtistWorks headquaters so we brought some cameras out to record some great musical discussion backstage. This is the first time we've had these three amazing musicians in a discussion panel candidly talking about touring together and being a touring musician in general. The cameras rolled for well over an hour and in that time they shared tour stories including highlights, tips for people getting into that world, horror stories and much more. 

Update: All parts of this discussion series are now available. Check it out in the +Music section!