Levi Rozek Quintet

About this event

Growing up in a multi-generational musical family in Indianapolis, Indiana, Levi Rozek has been surrounded by music his whole life. Citing Count Basie, Stevie Wonder, and Sammy Davis Jr. amongst his earliest influences, by eleven years old he had started to play the trumpet and compose, and by fourteen he was already performing professionally. Levi currently resides in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he attends Temple University under the tutelage of world-renowned trumpeter Terell Stafford. During his career he has performed and recorded with Randy Brecker, Terell Stafford, Melissa Aldana, Sean Jones, Jazzmeia Horn, Christian Sands, and more. He has toured around the globe performing at venues including Carnegie Hall, Billboard Live and B-Flat in Tokyo, the Monterey Jazz Festival, Jazz at Lincoln Center, the Indy Jazz Fest, and the Vail Jazz Festival to name a few. Amongst other accolades, Levi won first place in the National Trumpet Competition’s Tom Williams Jazz Division and the National Jazz Festival’s Jazz Trumpet Division, was named a YoungArts Finalist in Jazz, and was awarded Outstanding Trumpet Solos in the Essentially Ellington and Jack Rudin competitions. He also has participated in many honor bands, such as NYO Jazz, The Vail Jazz Workshop, the Next Generation Jazz Orchestra, the IJEA All-State Jazz Ensemble and Combo, and Hamp’s Jazz Ambassadors. Levi believes that music has the power to bring everyone together, and his mission in life is to do just that.

Who

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Venue

Nostalgia Fishtown

Philadelphia, PA

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