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Jeremy Levy
Levy’s most recent work as a composer can be found in Magic the Gathering: Throne of Eldraine, Star Wars: Battlefront I and II, and Star Wars: The Old Republic - Knights of the Fallen Empire. As an orchestrator, he has added his musical touch to a variety of film, television, and video games scores including The Queen’s Gambit - Netflix’s biggest scripted limited series in history - Disney’s Frozen 2, The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part, and Ant-Man and the Wasp. As an arranger, he has written for the National Symphony Orchestra featuring Babyface and Common, The Metropole Orkest, the BBC Symphony Orchestra, as well as Lindsey Stirling, Katharine McPhee, and Matthew Morrison.
After receiving a Master's Degree from the University of Miami in composition, Levy headed to Los Angeles to pursue his career. He currently leads the Jeremy Levy Jazz Orchestra and has co-led the Budman/Levy Orchestra since 2007. His first album, "From There to Here" was released on OA2 records in 2012, followed by “The Planets: Reimagined” in 2020.
Awards
2010 Sammy Nestico Award
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Jack Bowers' Best Releases Of 2020
by Jack Bowers
Given the angst and turmoil of this most unusual year, I wasn't expecting much in terms of quantity or quality of jazz recordings. Surprise! As it turns out, 2020 was a banner year with a large number of superlative albums regularly arriving for review. A dozen of the best I've heard are named here, and the list could have been much longer. Bravo! to all those who brushed aside seemingly insurmountable obstacles to produce the kind of healing music the ...
read moreJeremy Levy Jazz Orchestra: The Planets: Reimagined
by Jack Bowers
The Planets, a picturesque seven-movement suite written more than a hundred years ago (1914-16) by the English composer Gustav Holst, has been marvelously Reimagined in a present-day framework by film scenarist Jeremy Levy and his superlative Los Angeles-based Jazz Orchestra in a medley that safeguards the tantalizing flavor of the original while adding sufficient seasoning and spices to make it even more appetizing than before. To state the matter clearly, this is awe-inspiring music, lovingly recast by ...
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"Levy is fearless as an arranger" - John Henry, Audiophile
"From There to Here, a remarkable album by any measure" - Jack Bowers, All About Jazz
"This is contemporary big band music at its best" - Edward Blanco, All About Jazz
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Venus: The Bringer of Peace
From: The Planets: ReimaginedBy Jeremy Levy