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Saturday, September 20, 2008 Featuring The Marshall Tucker Band and French Lick For tickets and information call 781-259-1177 x22. Lovelane provides high-quality therapeutic horseback riding to achieve occupational, physical, speech, cognitive and other therapeutic gains, focusing on children with special needs. Click here to see donors, sponsors and volunteers |
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My dear friend Eilene Cohhn introduced me
to Pete Bennett when she was organizing the IDA event back in 2007
(see below). Last winter Pete Bennett invited me to see the band
"1964: The Tribute" at
their 8th annual sold-out show at Carnegie Hall. I thought I was
at the Ed Sullivan Show when The Beatles first appeared! Knowing
Scott's affinity for The Fab Four, he agreed that this tribute act
along with real deal Pete Bennett would make for a great event!
(Check out YouTube for "1964 the Tribute"). Our hard working associates
make a great team: Please join the sensational number one Beatles tribute band, "1964 The Tribute" & our MC, World's # 1 Promotion man, Pete Bennett Sept. 19th, 2008 at the McNeice Auditorium in Sparta, NJ. It's sure to be an extraordinary evening of music & entertainment while raising funds for the SCCST. Don't miss out on your chance to meet 1964 The Tribute & Pete Bennett at the VIP Reception exclusively for VIP guests as well as guaranteed absolute best seats in the house! Make it a fun night for the entire family or your company. Click Here-an exclusive opportunity available only through www.McNeiceConcert.com General Admission Tickets at Ticketmaster |
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September 17, 18, 19 Jeff was in the Studio
at The Clubhouse in Rhinebeck, NY with Producer Jim Weider. 11 songs
were cut for singer/songwriter Lucy Bonilla. |
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from the Korg website: JEFF LEVINE |
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Jeff will serve as Musical Director/Keyboardist
for the upcoming Benefit Concert for the Animal Victims of Disasters
(sponsored by In
Defense of Animals), to be hosted by Paula Abdul. The event
will be held on Saturday, February 17th, 2007 at the Historic Paramount
Studios' Paramount Theater (5555 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, California) For more information visit: www.idausa.org/benefit-concert/index.html
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| Organic sounds recently purchased a vintage 1970 Wurlitzer electric
piano model 200A. Finally a real fine "Wurli" in the house!
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| Jeff will be touring this summer throughout Europe with The Willy
Deville Trio (Willy formerly of Mink Deville), including David Keyes
on upright bass (see gig
schedule for show dates). The Trio is currently in rehearsal at
the Gibson Guitar/Baldwin Piano showroom, formerly the historic Hit
Factory Studios. A few select dates in the states to be added for
August. |
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Jeff was recently a guest on a taping for Studio Jams— an episode to be aired on BET sometime soon. Produced by Tom Emmi, the show featured: Rodney Holmes - drums Turning Point Band: |
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On June 7th, the IFC Center in New York City will host an exclusive screening of the movie "The Drug Years". Jeff played on the soundtrack for this film. Original music by Matt Hauser/Big Foote Music. Premieres on VH1 June 12 at 9:00 p.m. |
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| Jeff is subbing for Dave Keyes on a new Broadway musical called
Hot Feet. It is a collaboration between
musician Maurice White of the legendary R&B group Earth, Wind
and Fire and choreographer Maurice Hines. |
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| Jeff is playing piano on the current Charles Schwab TV commercials
recorded at Big Foote Music, NYC. |
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| Jeff will serve as pianist/musical director for singer/songwriter/actor
Joey
Gian at the upcoming Humane
Society's Genesis Awards VIP party to be held at the Beverly Hilton,
Beverly Hills, CA on 3/18/06. The party will honor Genesis Awards
founder actress Gretchen Wyler. The other musicians on the date will
include Jaared on saxophone and John Leftwich on Bass. |
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| C. Lanzbom of Soul Farm and singer/songwriter Dov Rosenblatt were
recently in the Organic Sounds studio working with Jeff on Organ O-dubs
for their new collaboration. |
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| Jeff forms new trio - ? On Bass!
It was a chance pairing in 2005 that matched East Coast session heavies Jeff Levine and his longtime friend and drummer Jerome "Bigfoot" Brailey with world renowned guitarist Leo Nocentelli of The Meters for a week long run of gigs at the Boarding House in San Francisco. The trio instantly gelled and it was apparent that the chemistry of the whole was not only significantly greater than the sum of its parts, it was worthy of being bottled up and delivered to the public. Prior to that hit, Levine and “Bigfoot” Brailey first worked together as bandmembers with the famed Chambers Brothers, touring around the world with the rock and soul legends. The concept of the new group is to hit the stage and play helLafied, fUnkaFied, PychaDeliSized, Rock'n Soul GrooVe JAMs!! Nocentelli, the marquis name of the three, has spent his recent years in the San Francisco area gigging occasionally with his own outfit and as of recent, teaming up with former Meters cohorts Porter, Modeliste, and Neville for a select batch of Meters shows around the country. Hammond B-3 ace Levine has paid his dues over the last 20 years performing and arranging with the likes of Joe Cocker, Hall & Oates, Buddy Miles Express and Bo Diddley. In addition, he has garnered a reputation as a "first call" session player in most of New York's busiest studios. Drummer "Bigfoot" Brailey has staked his claim as one of the funkiest in the business as the hitter behind the kit for the likes of Parliament-Funkadelic, James Blood Ulmer, his solo group, Mutiny and the Five Stairsteps, and countless other funk and soul units. Brailey was also inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998 with his fellow funksters from Parliament-Funkadelic. The band is closing in on naming a bass player (? on Bass) to round out this slammin’ quartet of seasoned groove masters. The quartet digs deep into its funk, soul and jazz roots and delivers a thick slice of groove-based material that positions them front-and-center with the likes of Medeski, Martin & Wood, Soulive and others who stand tall in the funk, roots, jazz and jam cosmos. This musical plate has been ordered many times, but never has it been put on table with such precision, taste and measure. Collectively, Levine, Nocentelli and Brailey bring to the table nearly a century of experience on the professional circuit. It is that level of professional maturity and fortitude that makes this an act that will not only appeal to the jam crowd but promises to gratify music lovers in general. On March 4, photographer Rick Gilbert did a photo shoot of Jerome, Leo and Jeff in NYC at the Buckingham Hotel. A new press kit and upcoming shows are in the works. More info to follow…but in the meantime contact jeff@JeffLevineMusic.com
for more details, or watch this site for updates. Also see www.myspace.com/JeromeBigfootBrailey or
www.nocentelli.com. |
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| An end-of-year CD release of Children's music by singer/songwriter
Miss Sherri of Honey
Child Music, Red Bank, NJ. Jeff produced and arranged 5 of the
Songs, recorded and mastered at Organic
Sounds. The independent judging panel of Parent
To Parent, a non-profit group that identifies products of outstanding
quality in family values, awarded Jelly
Belly Boogaloo its “Best 2005 Musical Education CD”,
Parent To Parent Adding Wisdom Award. Jelly
Belly Boogaloo, co-written by Sherri Ehrlich and Jeff Levine. |
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| Jeff is currently working on his own CD project of Soul/Jazz Organ
Grooves. |
