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Deacon Blues

Pete's 2007 organ trio debut for Motéma

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GOP Party Monsters

Pete & comedian Wayne Lammers collaborate to produce this political satire from the far (out) left - skewering Bush, Cheney, Coulter, Limbaugh, O'Reilly, Condoleezza, Spitzer & more with an eclectic array of hilarious songs and richly underscored spoken word.

Meditations
Pete & Jazz flautist Ali Ryerson collaborate on this adventure in textures. Ali, playing only alto flute on this outing, does sensual improvisations against a backdrop of Pete's lush electronic orchestrations.
Party In T'he Basement
Pete's first solo album for Gramavision (1989) was a tribute to Gil Evans, with whom Pete worked for 15 years. Much of the album is performed by an 8-piece all-star band - all alumni of the Gil Evans "Monday Night Orchestra."
A Solitary Man
Pete's 2nd solo album for Gramavision (1990) used a Weather Report-styled quintet that  featured Mingus saxophonist Alex Foster and bassist Jeff Berlin.
 
 
 

 

 

 

John Cariddi
Joe Beck
Mike DeMicco
Jesse Gress
Erik Lawrence
Harvey Sorgen
Ernie Colon
Ken Lovelett
Harvey Sorgen & Roman Klun at Jersville Studio
Cynthia Daniels & Pete
Pete, mixing at Petesville Studio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

"Aside from my family, playing creative music
  is my only reason for being on this earth."
  ~ Arnie Lawrence

 

 

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Un-Levin(ed) Head?

Tina Rotella did this photo montage for Roll Magazine comparing "unleavened bread" and an "un-Levined head."  Click on it for a full size version in the EPK
 

8/17 Saugerties, NY. Hanging with the trio is one of my heroes, NY  Congressman Maurice Hinchey.  Maurice is one of the few that have been openly critical of the Bush administration and the Iraq war from the beginning, when opposition wasn't popular.
L to R: Pete, Maurice Hinchey,
Steve Satten, Mike DeMicco
"Backstage" at Endless Vine
Franklin Lakes, NJ
August, '08
L to R: Pete, Don Gardner, John Cariddi, Pat Bianco   Photo: Pahaka September
Kal David & The Real Deal, featuring Lauri Bono
Dekalb Blues Festival
Atlanta, GA  July 20 '08
Black Eyed Sally's
Hartford, CT  July 11 '08
Ribs & Blues Festival
Rochester, NY  July 10 '08

Photo: Nick Kordovich

Photo: Nick Kordovich

Photo: Dana Valentine

Photo: Nick Kordovich

Photo: Nick Kordovich

Photo: Dana Valentine

Photo: Dana Valentine
Mississippi Valley Blues Festival
Davenport, Iowa   July 3, '08
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
Alexis P. Suter Band
with Bruce Katz and Pete
both playing Nord organs
Bearsville Theater  Woodstock, NY
3/21/08
 
 

 

Uncle Funk @ Keegan Ales
May 10, 2008
Fundraiser for the
 Animal Welfare Adoption Network
Joe Beesmer, Jesse Gress, Carlos Valdez, Randy Ciarlante, Tony Levin, Pete Levin
 

 
Lake George Blues Festival
David Malachowski &
"The Woodstock All-Stars"

L to R:  Harvey Sorgen, Pete, Jill Stevenson, Adam Widoff, Albert Cummings, David Malachowski, Gina Fox, Dennis Gruenling
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

My 2nd organ trio CD; and this set grooves ... hard!

Four great guitarists are featured on the album: studio veteran John Cariddi (Steve Marcus, Peggy Lee), Mike DeMicco (Dave Brubeck, Jack DeJohnette), rocker Jesse Gress (Todd Rundgren, Tony Levin Band) and the legendary Joe Beck (Miles Davis, Gil Evans, Sergio Mendez). Former Hot Tuna drummer Harvey Sorgen is there throughout. Guests include saxophonist Erik Lawrence (Hipmotism, Levon Helm) and percussionists Ernie Colon & Ken Lovelett.

 

If you've got a minute, give a listen.  There are sound bytes just below in the Snocap window.  Click the little [+] thingy next to my name to expand the list for the individual tracks.  Of course, if you're moved to possess an actual physical copy, you'll get to check out the rest of Emily Saaen's clever graphic design work.  CDBaby's got 'em.

 
 

 
 
 
The trio ... live!
Teaneck, NJ  6/20/08     Photo: Edward Ajaj
Petoranello Gardens Ampitheater,  Princeton, NJ  6/21/08
photos: Lorene Lavora
"I'm too young to die and too old to pimp;  So I'm just gonna keep on playing!"
Clark Terry
   Pete Levin Band on YouTube

 

 

 

 

A video collage taken at a 2007 gig at the Knitting Factory in New York City ... Pete-organ, Joe Beck-guitar, Harvey Sorgen-drums, Ernie Colon-congas.  Take a look
3/1/08   Rosendale Cafe   Betty MacDonald Trio with Charlie Kniceley and Pete
Sittin' in, Richard Carr & Felix  era
2/24/08   The Retro Rockets with George "Commander Cody" Frayne
Pete, Jimmy Eppard, Commander Cody, "Tall Paul" Verdon, Charlie Kniceley

Wasting time on line:

1000 CLEANHEADS!!    My gallery collection of musicians who shave their heads - takeitfromthehead.com has over 1000 Cleanheads! All that talent and beauty in one place ... scary!  Click the image.  (With all those photos, the home page takes 3-4 minutes to download.  Please be patient.)

UNCLE FUNK SCRAPBOOK
Joe Beesmer's Uncle Funk doesn't perform often, but it's one of my favorite Woodstock gigs.  Personnel varies depending on who's in town.  This Ed Ajaj photo from a past gig at Keegan Ales in Kingston included Jesse Gress (Tod Rundgren), Jerry Marotta (Hall & Oates), Tony Levin (Peter Gabriel) and me.  Hanging with us later on stage were Larry Fast (Synergy) and Sid McGinnis (David Letterman Show); it's that kind of scene.  Over the last few years I've amassed a bunch of photos from U.F. gigs, and have brought them together on a new Uncle Funk Scrapbook Page.

9/2  Alexandria Bay, NY   Literally a stone's throw from Canada, on the St. Lawrence River, I played the "Blues In The Bay" festival with one of my favorite blues singer/guitarists, Kal David, along with vocalist Lori Bono and drummer Mike Nappi.  This little tourist town turns into a virtual Mardi Gras every Labor Day weekend, with this great 3-day Blues fest in the middle of it.

8/20  Recorded some piano tracks for singer/songwriter Amy Rogell's new album "Miles of Smiles" with engineer/producer Steve Larsen at Hi Top Studio in Stamford, CT.   Beautiful mural in back of us.

 

Shlep the Hammond & play the Blues department:

03/05/07   The Pete Levin Quartet at The Knitting Factory in New York City

Pete, Joe Beck, Harvey Sorgen, Ernie Colon
Photos by Andrew Lepley

03/03/07  Up close and personal at the Rosendale Cafe; Rosendale, NY
Good photos of the Tony Levin Band on the road keep popping up.  Photographer Andrew Lepley caught this show at the Knitting Factory in NYC

Photographer Gary Bandfield caught the final bow at the end of our set at the NAMM show this past January - the Tony Levin Band and guest Tod Rundgren.


Pete, Jesse Gress, Tod Rundgren, Tony Levin, Larry Fast, Jerry Marotta

8/20/06  A quick memory of the Tony Levin Band's swing through Europe this past spring; Francesco Grieco sent me this photo, taken after our last gig in Hamburg.  Yes, we were as tired as we look!  Forgetting the part where our hotel lost our reservation and we had no rooms, this was a great gig.  Click the photo to go to the gallery page.

L to R: Jerry Marotta, Rob Frazza, Pete, Larry Fast, Tom Griesgraber, Tony, Francesco, Jesse Gress, Marco Parisi

Pete Live
(This is the current 2 months or so.  Click here for the whole deal.)

Did you hear the one about the jazz musician who won
1/2 a million dollars in the lottery?

An interviewer asked him what his plans were.
He said he'd just keep on gigging until the money was gone.
July
Thu 3 Davenport, Iowa at the Mississippi Valley Blues Festival with Kal David
Sat 5 Beacon, NY with The Saints Of Swing
Sun 6 Saugerties, NY at New World Home Cooking w. Uncle Funk: New World's 15th anniversary bash 
Thu 10 Rochester, NY at The Rochester Ribs & Blues Festival w. Kal David
Fri 11 Hartford, CT at Black Eyed Sally's with Kal David
Sat 19 Rosendale, NY Street Fair with Tumbao Blue
Sat 19 Princeton, NJ at the Pettoranello Gardens Ampitheater - with Machan
Sun 20 Dekalb, GA at the Dekalb Rhythm N' Blues Fest with Kal David
Wed 23 Franklin Lakes, NJ at Endless Vine with Pat Bianco Band
Sat 26 Piermont, NY at The Turning Point: Pat Jones Jam & fundraiser
Sun 27 Woodstock, NY at the Kleinart Gallery with Michael Veitch: CD release concert
August
Sun 3 Woodstock, NY at the Dutch Reform Church: Benefit for Meals On Wheels w. Tom Pacheco
Sun 10 Mamaroneck, NY at Harbor Island Park with Billy Reed & The Street People
Fri 15 Kingston, NY at The Skytop:  Organ Grrrooove with Wavy Davy and Perry Beekman
Sat 16 Saugerties, NY venue t.b.a.  w. Steve Satten Quartet
Sat 16 10pm  Woodstock, NY at the Colony:  Woodstock Guitar Festival with Rennie Cantine Band
Wed 20 Franklin Lakes, NJ at Endless Vine with Pat Bianco Band
Sat 30 Alexandria Bay, NY at the "Blues In The Bay" Festival with Kal David
Sun 31 Alexandria Bay, NY at the "Blues In The Bay" Festival with Kal David