My late father Mel Levine (z”l) left behind a small collection of jazz-related photos, which he shot in the clubs of Boston in the 1950s. I shared some of his prints earlier, including some lovely photos of Billie Holiday from her last Boston performance in April, 1959. Pa also left behind some black and whiteContinue reading “More jazz photos from Mel Levine”
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Tunes On Tuesday: 45 Seconds
Why this tune? I just updated the Original Music page on this site, adding audio and video clips plus charts for a bunch of songs I’ve written recent. While editing the page I saw a short song I recorded eight years ago that I refreshed for Tunes On Tuesday. “45 Seconds” was the musical responseContinue reading “Tunes On Tuesday: 45 Seconds”
Hang On Little Cicada
To the tune of “Hang On Little Tomato” by Patrick Abbey, China Forbes, and Thomas Lauderdale (Pink Martini) Lyrics by Oren Levine, performed by Oren and Barbara Papendorp at Bistrot Lepic, May 26, 2021 The day is new and I’m finally free It’s light and I can see My siblings all around Along the groundContinue reading “Hang On Little Cicada”
Oren Levine, jazz pianist and songwriter 