Hank Levy

For the University of Washington computer science and engineering professor, see Hank Levy (computer scientist). For the character in the Marathon Man and Brothers novels and the Marathon Man film, Henry David "Hank" Levy a.k.a. "Doc" a.k.a. "Scylla", see Marathon Man (novel).
Hank Levy
Background information
Born
Henry Jacob Levy

(1927-09-27)September 27, 1927
Baltimore, Maryland
DiedSeptember 18, 2001(2001-09-18) (aged 73)
Parkville, Maryland
GenresJazz
OccupationsComposer, saxophonist, teacher
InstrumentBaritone saxophone
Websitehanklevyjazz.com
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Henry Jacob "Hank" Levy (September 27, 1927 – September 18, 2001) was an American jazz composer and saxophonist whose works often employed unusual time signatures. He is best known as a big band composer for Stan Kenton and the Don Ellis Orchestra, as well as the founder and long-time director of Towson University's Jazz Program.

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