John McLevy

John McLevy
Birth name John McLevy
Born 2 January 1927
Dundee, Scotland, UK
Origin Scotland Dundee, Scotland
Died 27 November 2002 (aged 75)
UK
Genres Jazz
Instruments trumpet
flugelhorn
Associated acts Benny Goodman

John McLevy (born 2 January 1927, Dundee, Scotland – died 27 November 2002) was a Scottish jazz trumpeter.[1]

He played in Europe for Benny Goodman in the 1970s, alongside George Masso, Hank Jones and Slam Stewart. He performed with artists such as Max Bygraves, Roy Williams, accordionist Jack Emblow and later in a duo with veteran trumpeter Tommy McQuater.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Obituary Archived 2009-08-09 at the Wayback Machine., JazzProfessional.com; accessed 22 October 2016.
  2. ↑ Profile Archived 2008-03-05 at the Wayback Machine., International Trumpet Guild obituary]; accessed 22 October 2016.


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