Floyd Levin

Floyd Levin
Floyd Levin with Louis Armstrong
Floyd Levin with Louis Armstrong
Born(1922-09-24)September 24, 1922
DiedJanuary 29, 2007(2007-01-29) (aged 84)
Occupationjournalist, historian
SubjectJazz

Floyd Levin (September 24, 1922 – January 29, 2007) was an American jazz historian and writer whose articles were published in many magazines, including Down Beat, Jazz Journal International, American Rag, and Metronome.[1]

He received several awards for his work, including the Leonard Feather Communicator Award, given annually by the Los Angeles Jazz Society. He is the author of Classic Jazz: A Personal View of the Music and the Musicians, which chronicled his first-hand encounters with many jazz musicians such as: Benny Carter, Barney Bigard, Artie Shaw, James P. Johnson and Louis Armstrong.[2][3]

Levin was instrumental in raising the funds for the statue of Louis Armstrong in Louis Armstrong Park, New Orleans.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Floyd Levin, 84; influential jazz journalist and historian" Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Classic Jazz". Ucpress.edu.
  3. ^ Levin, Floyd (April 30, 2002). Classic Jazz: A Personal View of the Music and the Musicians. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520234635 – via Google Books.


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