Dan Levine

Brooklyn-born DAN LEVINE is based New York City where he plays Trombone, Bass Trombone, Euphonium, and Tuba in studios and stages throughout the US and the world. He's a student of Charles Levine, Donald Yaxley, Buddy Baker, Roy Main, and Ralph Sauer of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Shortly after graduating from the University Of Northern Colorado, he headed off for a world tour as lead trombonist for the great Ray Charles. Upon returning to New York, he's recorded and toured with artists as diverse as Frank Sinatra, Southside Johnny and The Asbury Jukes, Jay-Z, Toshiko Akiyoshi, The Manhattan Chamber Orchestra, Liza Minelli, Linda Eder, David Byrne, They Might Be Giants, and Tori Amos. Dan’s numerous TV and radio appearances include performing on: Late Night with Conan O’Brian, David Letterman, Brave New World, The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, The Today Show, Live With Regis and Kelly, The View, Rosie O’Donnell, The Larry Sanders Show, The Essence Awards, ESPN Nascar Awards, Studio 360, WNYC's New Sounds, Prairie Home Companion, and This American Life. As a composer, arranger and and producer, his work can be heard in Disney's "Meet The Robinsons", Malcolm In The Middle, A&E, NPR "All Things Considered", Court TV, HBO, BBC, National Geographic, The Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, PBS KIDS and Sesame Street. He has also held the 1st trombone chair in several Broadway Shows : "The Producers", the all-too-short run of John Waters' Crybaby, Grand Hotel, Showboat, My Fair Lady, Liza's At The Palace, and currently the bass trombone chair at Ragtime. He's heard on many TV commercials, TV themes and film scores, including The Producers , Phillip Glass' Naqoyqatsi, American Psycho, Cremaster 3, Drawing Restraint 9. Recent scoring includes horn arrangements for David Byrne's/Brian Eno's just-released CD, and PBS Kids "GO" . Recent performances include the Rainforest Benefit at Carnegie Hall with Sting, James Taylor, and Billy Joel. , Dan can also be heard daily on The Daily Show .

Selected Discography

They Might Be Giants:
Here Comes Science http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDk_bxobU_E
Here Come The 1,2,3's 2009 Grammy Award Winner
The Else
No
The Spine
Mink Car
Severe Tire Damage
Here Come The ABC's
Indestructible Object
David Byrne and Brian Eno
Everything That Happens Happens Today
Rufus Wainwright
Release The Stars
Louden Wainwright III
High Wide And Handsome
Tori Amos
Midwinter Graces http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCmN2ugS-WQ

Bjork
Drawing Restraint 9
Surrounded
Linda Thompson
Versatile Heart
Mono Puff
It's Fun To Steal
Jay-Z
Kingdom Come
Mike Viola And The Candy Butchers
Falling Into Place
Alexis Fox
To Have And Want More
N'Dea Davenport
"N'Dea Davenport"
The Flying Change
Pain Is A Reliable Signal
Liza Minelli
Liza's At The Palace
Kelli Ohara
Wonder In The World
The Brilliant Mistakes
All Hands And The Cook
Oren Bloedow
Oren Bloedow
Church Of Betty
Tripping With Wanda
Judy Kuhn
Serious Playground
Karen Mason
The Sun Comes Out
NYC Reggae Collective
AlieNation
Bobby Sanabria
Live and In Clave Grammy Award Nominee
Chieli Minucci
Night Grooves..

Steve Cole
True
Frank Sinatra
Duets 2
Frank Sinatra Jr.
As I Remember It
Natalie Cole
The Holly And The Ivy (DVD)
Linda Eder
By Myself
Celine Dion
All The Way
The Holmes Brothers
Where It's At
Ben E. King
Shades Of Blue
Geoff Muldaur's Futuristic Ensemble
Private Astronomy A Vision of Bix Beiderbecke
Last Forever
Trainfare Home
Southside Johnny
Better Days
Cyndi Lauper
Sisters of Avalon
The Producers
Original Broadway Cast
Brian Woodbury
Popular Music Group
Songbook
Variety Orchestra
Faith No More
King For A Day
Rachelle Garniez and The Fortunate Few
Crazy Blood
Eddie Murphy
Love's Alright
David Mann
Games
Jimmy Scott
Holdin Back The Years
Toshiko Akiyoshi
Hope
Ed Palermo Big Band
Plays The Music Of Frank Zappa
Rich Shemaria
3 A.M.