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When a band can create memorable compositions, compelling melodies and deep toe tapping grooves, how would you rate them? Well the fans of Levy DeAndrade, Yovannis Roque, Rex Freligh, Sean Fote and Tony Cintron rate them a 10 and beyond! This dynamic group of seasoned players that make up Level 10 is living up to its name and taking it to the top with blistering live performances, an incredible international following and now a brand new CD titled Crossover. Level 10 has a large worldwide fan base and has already attracted music lovers from Brazil, England, Germany and, of course, the U.S. But fans aren't the only ones picking up on this high-energy brand of contemporary jazz! The band was nominated by the Los Angeles Music Awards for Best New Independent Jazz Artists of the Year plus they're semi-finalists in the Florida Grammy Awards and were voted the number one Jazz band in Tampa Bay! Level 10 also recently won second place in Billboard's World Song Contest that drew thousands of entries.
Levy DeAndrade, Level 10's leader & keyboardist, was born in Brazil and absorbed the music styles of his homeland when he started playing the guitar and piano at a very young age. After high school he moved to San Francisco, and quickly became part of the city's jazz scene. Next he relocated to New York and worked as a first-call studio musician for the Hit Factory
where he composed, arranged and shared the stage with many amazing performers like Al Jarreau, Keiko Matsui, Kim Waters, Wayman Tisdale, Janet Jackson and Paula Abdul. With a solo career in mind, Levy went to Florida where his goals evolved as he began to assemble the finest group of musicians he could, this band is now Level 10!
Joining Levy on his musical mission is Cuban native, bassist, Yovannis Roque, who studied at the world renowned National School of the Arts in Havana. He's performed with many talented and Grammy Award winning artists like Gypsy Kings, Gloria Estefan, Candy Dulfer, and Cesar Camargo Mariano and has toured throughout the US, Central America and Russia. Level 10's saxophonist, Rex Freligh, grew up in Florida's Tampa Bay area and earned recognition in the National High School "Who's Who in Music" and earned "Top 12 in the World" honors while playing in the Suncoast Sound Drum & Bugle Corps. On Drums is native New Yorker of Puerto Rican descent, Tony Cintron. He's recorded and toured with some of the entertainment industry's best performers like Roberta Flack, Patti Austin, Angela Bofill, Phil Perry, Dizzy Gillespie and even Latin pop star Ricky Martin and more. He was also a member of the legendary instrumental jazz group Spyro Gyra. Level 10 is an incredible group of gifted and truly talented artists who are at the top of their game.
Hometown
Clearwater,FL
Country
United States
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