Grant Levin is currently an adjunct faculty member in the music department at California State University, Chico, where he teaches jazz piano and jazz improvisation. He received a Bachelor of Music degree with a major in jazz studies from the University of Nevada, Reno. While an undergraduate student, he was lodge pianist at Lahontan Golf Club near Lake Tahoe. Attending UNR, he performed with concert artists Terence Blanchard, Bob Berg, Bobby Shew, Richard Stolzman, Ingrid Jensen, Ravi Coltrane, Dave Pietro, and Robin Eubanks. He played in student combos at the Fullerton and Notre Dame Collegiate Jazz Festivals. Levin has performed as a keyboardist with Little Anthony and the Imperials. He has performed as a pianist with musicians such as Greg Gisbert, Mark Patterson, Madeline Eastman, Akio Sasajima, Chris Amberger, Lori Bell, Myron Cohen, Darrell Green, Francis Vanek, Clint Strong, Larry Hancock, David Valdez, Roger Hogan, Sid Jacobs, Brad Turner, Bill Trujillo, Paul Romaine, Peter Epstein, Mike Olmos, Mike McMullen, Dave Bernstein, Lady Memfis, Dick Titterington, and Josh Jones. His compositions have been featured at the Alfred Loeffler New Music Symposium. His trio has released three recordings on Beezwax Records: "The Bust," "Grant Wishes," and "Riego." He has also recorded with the Reno Jazz Orchestra. He is presently pursuing a Master of Music degree in piano performance...
