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Jeremy Levy

Jeremy Levy is a Grammy-nominated Composer/Arranger/Orchestrator that has worked in nearly every medium in Los Angeles for over 10 years. He was recently recognized by the Recording Academy with a Grammy nomination for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Capella for his track “Uranus: The Magician” off his album “The Planets: Reimagined,” a modern big band jazz reinterpretation of the famous classical suite by Gustav Holst. It was also included on the Chicago Tribune’s “Best Jazz Recordings of 2020.”

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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Year in Review

Jack Bowers' Best Releases Of 2020

Read "Jack Bowers' Best Releases Of 2020" reviewed 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 ...

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Album Review

Jeremy Levy Jazz Orchestra: The Planets: Reimagined

Read "The Planets: Reimagined" reviewed 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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"Bristling with the kind of energy Deodato brought to his classical reworkings, Levy makes his mark with this big band jazzed up version of “The Planets.” With it’s spare-no-expense presentation, he’s left a work that’s going to take some doing to top." - Chris Spector - Midwest Record

"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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