Adam Levy is a jazz guitarist who was a member of Norah Jones's band.
Career
Levy was born in
Encino, California. Two of his uncles and one cousin played guitar, and his mother briefly took lessons. His grandfather,
George Wyle, worked for The Andy Williams Show and The Flip Wilson Show on television as music director. As a teenager, Levy was a member of a local big band. After he graduated from high school, he studied at the
Dick Grove School of Music, where his teachers included
Ted Greene, Adam Levine and
Jimmy Wyble.[1]
He moved to San Francisco in 1990 and worked as a
studio musician, appearing on a
Tracy Chapman album in the mid 1990s. At the end of the decade, he was a member of the group Killer Joey with drummer
Joey Baron, guitarist
Steve Cardenas, and bassist
Tony Scherr. Levy then moved to New York City, where he met
Norah Jones and was a member of her band at the beginning of her career through her bestselling albums and world tours. He has also played with
Rosanne Cash,
Chris Difford,
Amos Lee, and
Lisa Loeb. He leads a trio called the Mint Imperials. He plays in a duo with session guitarist Rich Hinman. [1]