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Floyd Levin
Born
Floyd Levin
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
SpouseLucille Levin
Websitewww.floydlevin.com


Floyd Levin (September 24, 1922 - January 29, 2007) was a jazz historian who has been published in many magazines, including Down Beat, Jazz Journal International and American Rag. He has received several awards for his work, including the Leonard Feather Communicator Award, given annually by the Los Angeles Jazz Society. He is the author of "Classic Jazz : A Personal View of the Music and the Musicians" which chronicles his first-hand encounters with many jazz musicians such as: Benny Carter, Barney Bigard, Artie Shaw,James P. Johnson and Louis Armstrong.