Floyd Levin

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

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

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


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