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Instrument: Bass, acoustic
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Josh Levine
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Josh Levine is a bassist, singer and composer born and raised in Manhattan. Josh graduated from Stuyvesant High School, played for The All City High School Jazz Ensemble and was awarded dual Bachelors degrees in Biology and Jazz Double Bass Performance from Oberlin College and Conservatory of Music. Several years as the house bassist with the Cotton Club All-Stars under the direction of Eddie and Al Pasante gave Josh a firm foundation in swing. As a member of Los Acustilocos, Josh was schooled in Venezuelan music by Roberto Fuentes, formerly the director the acclaimed Venezuelan musical theater comedy group La Alpargata Cantorum. As the bassist for the Cuban son trio Son Amigos, Josh was tutored in Cuban music by José Luis Martínez, a founding member of Cuba’s Los Van Van. Josh maintains an enduring partnership with veteran blues and ragtime guitarist Frank Schaap, who is portrayed by Steve Earle on the HBO series Tremé. Josh is a regular teacher for the Preschool Summer Camp at The Ballet Hispanico