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Also known as Henry Levy, Henry Jacob Levy

American musician (1927–2001)

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Gender
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Origin
Jamaica
Active from
1964-04-30
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Henry Jacob "Hank" Levy (September 27, 1927 – September 18, 2001) was a Jewish American jazz composer and saxophonist whose works often employed unusual time signatures. He is best known as a big band composer for Stan Kenton and the Don Ellis Orchestra, as well as the founder and long-time director of Towson University’s Jazz Program. Levy was born in Baltimore. His interest in odd meters pre-dated Dave Brubeck's Time Out album. He studied composition with George Thaddeus Jones at Catholic Uni

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Instance of
human
Family name
Levy
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Baltimore
Place of death
Baltimore
Occupation
saxophonist
Genre
jazz
Instrument
saxophone
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date of birth
1927-09-27
date of death
2001-09-18
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