Tony Levin

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Tony Levin is an American musician and composer born on June 6, 1946, in Boston, Massachusetts. He began playing double bass at age 10, focusing on classical music, and later studied at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. There, he met drummer Steve Gadd, who introduced him to jazz and rock, leading Levin to switch to electric bass. He became a sought-after session musician in New York, contributing to over 500 albums, including works by John Lennon, David Bowie, Pink Floyd, and Paul Simon. Levin is best known for his work with progressive rock pioneers King Crimson and Peter Gabriel. He has also been a member of Liquid Tension Experiment, the King Crimson-related bands Bruford Levin Upper Extremities, ProjeKct One, and ProjeKct Four; his own Tony Levin Band includes Larry Fast on keyboards, Jerry Marotta on drums, and Jesse Gress on guitar; his 2007 album Stick Man led to the formation of the band Stick Men with fellow Crimson alum Pat Mastelotto and fellow Stickist Michael Bernier (later replaced with touch guitarist Markus Reuter). Levin has also been a member of Liquid Tension Experiment, the King Crimson-related bands Bruford Levin Upper Extremities, ProjeKct One, and ProjeKct Four; his own Tony Levin Band includes Larry Fast on keyboards, Jerry Marotta on drums, and Jesse Gress on guitar; his 2007 album Stick Man led to the formation of the band Stick Men with fellow Crimson alum Pat Mastelotto and fellow Stickist Michael Bernier (later replaced with touch guitarist Markus Reuter). Levin is currently a recording and touring member of Peter Gabriel's band, Stick Men, Levin Brothers, and the newly formed BEAT—a band launched in 2024 alongside Adrian Belew, Steve Vai, and Danny Carey to perform the iconic 1980s music of King Crimson.

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