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Rob Levit

Rob Levit- guitar, guitar synth Guitarist, composer and educator Rob Levit has been described by the Ottawa Internations Jazz Festival as ".one of the finest young guitarists on today's jazz scene." He is the recipient of of numerous grants ans awards including the 2000 Chamber Music America New Works: Creation and Presentation ( Doris Duke jazz Ensembels Project) Awardm the Jazz Composers Alliance/Julius Hemphill Prize, and four consecutive Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Awards. Inspired by great composers as diverse as Charles Mingus, Ornette Coleman, Sam Rivers and Pat Metheny, Levit's music integrates world, rock, jazz, and classical sources with improvisation to create an exciting fusion of sounds. His band, the Rob Levit Group, has performed at the Kennedy Center, Montreal Jazz Festival, the Knitting Factory, and the Ottowa International Jazz Festival.

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Rob Levit 9/3/99: Rob Levit

Rob Levit and his band deliver a performance drawing from the influences of classical jazz, rock, and country.

Rob Levit

Rob Levit and his band deliver a performance drawing from the influences of classical jazz, rock, and country.

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