Editing Tony Levin

{{Short description|American bassist (born 1946)}}
{{For|the jazz drummer|Tony Levin (drummer)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| image             = Tony levin.jpg
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| birth_name        = Anthony Frederick Levin
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|1946|6|6}}
| birth_place       = [[Boston, Massachusetts]], U.S.
| genre             = {{hlist|[[Progressive rock]]|[[jazz fusion]]|[[progressive metal]]|[[pop rock]]|[[world music]]}}
| occupations       = {{hlist|Musician|songwriter|composer}}<!--Please do not add to this list without first discussing your proposal on the talk page. -->
| instruments       = {{hlist|Bass guitar|Chapman Stick|upright bass|vocals|synthesizer}}<!--- If you think an instrument should be listed or removed, a discussion to reach consensus is needed first per: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Infobox_musical_artist#instrument--->
| years_active      = 1968–present
| label             = Papa Bear
| current_member_of = {{hlist|[[Peter Gabriel]]|[[Stick Men (prog band)|Stick Men]]|[[Liquid Tension Experiment]]}}<!--Please do not add to this list without first discussing your proposal on the talk page. -->
| past_member_of    = {{hlist|[[King Crimson]]|[[Bruford Levin Upper Extremities]]|[[Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe]]|[[Bozzio Levin Stevens]]}}
| website           = {{URL|tonylevin.com}}<br />{{URL|papabear.com}}
}}

'''Anthony Frederick Levin''' (born June 6, 1946) is an American musician and composer specializing in electric bass guitars, [[Chapman Stick]] and [[upright bass]]. He also sings and plays synthesizer. Levin is best known<ref>{{cite web |last=Ankeny |first=Jason |url={{AllMusic |class=artist |id=p98056 |pure_url=yes}} |title=Tony Levin |website=[[AllMusic]] |date=June 6, 1946 |access-date=2011-07-16}}</ref> for his work with [[King Crimson]] (1981–2021) and [[Peter Gabriel]] (since 1977). He is also a member of [[Liquid Tension Experiment]] (1997–1999, 2008–2009, 2020–present), [[Bruford Levin Upper Extremities]] (1998–2000) and [[HoBoLeMa]] (2008–2010). He has led his own band, [[Stick Men (prog band)|Stick Men]], since 2010.

A prolific [[session musician]] since the 1970s, Levin has played on over 500 albums. Some notable sessions include work with [[John Lennon]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hit-channel.com/tony-levin-stick-menking-crimsonpeter-gabrieljohn-lennon/34535 |title=Interview: Tony Levin (Stick Men, King Crimson, Peter Gabriel, John Lennon) |website=Hit-channel.com |date=February 21, 2013 |access-date=2020-03-10}}</ref> [[Herbie Mann]],<ref>[https://www.allmusic.com/artist/tony-levin-mn0000007305 Tony Levin] allmusic.com Retrieved 14 February 2024</ref> [[Sarah McLachlan]], [[Paula Cole]], [[Stevie Nicks]], [[Pink Floyd]], [[Robbie Robertson]], [[Eumir Deodato]], [[Paul Simon]], [[Lou Reed]], [[David Bowie]], [[Joan Armatrading]], [[Tom Waits]], [[Buddy Rich]], [[The Roches]], [[Todd Rundgren]], [[Seal (musician)|Seal]], [[Warren Zevon]], [[Bryan Ferry]], [[Laurie Anderson]], [[Kate & Anna McGarrigle]], [[Gibonni]], [[Chuck Mangione]] and [[Jean-Pierre Ferland]]. He has toured with artists including [[Paul Simon]] (with whom he appeared in the 1980 film ''[[One-Trick Pony (film)|One-Trick Pony]]''), [[Gary Burton]], [[James Taylor]], [[Judy Collins]], [[Carly Simon]], [[Peter Frampton]], [[Tim Finn]], [[Richie Sambora]], [[Ivano Fossati]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://papabear.com/site_archive/tlevarc.htm |title=Tony Levin – Letters from the Road |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170923162940/http://papabear.com/site_archive/tlevarc.htm |access-date=April 6, 2021 |archive-date=September 23, 2017}}</ref> [[Claudio Baglioni]] and [[Lawrence Gowan]].

Levin helped to popularize the [[Chapman Stick]] and the NS [[electric upright bass]]. He also created "[[funk fingers]]", modified drumsticks that attach to the fingers of the player in order to strike the bass strings, adding a distinctive percussive "slap" sound used in funk bass playing. In 2011, Levin ranked #2 behind [[John Paul Jones (musician)|John Paul Jones]] of [[Led Zeppelin]] in the "20 Most Underrated Bass Guitarists" in ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'' magazine.<ref>{{cite web |last=Barrett |first=John |url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2011/10/20-underrated-bass-guitarists-in-popular-music.html?p=2 |title=The 20 Most Underrated Bass Guitarists :: Music :: Lists |website=Pastemagazine.com |date=July 9, 2014 |access-date=2014-07-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111014205547/http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2011/10/20-underrated-bass-guitarists-in-popular-music.html?p=2 |archive-date=Oct 14, 2011}}</ref> In July 2020, Levin was ranked #42 on the "50 Greatest Bassists of All Time" list by ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine.

== Biography ==
=== Early life and education ===
Anthony Frederick Levin was born on June 6, 1946, in [[Boston, Massachusetts]]. He grew up in a [[Reform Jewish]] household in the suburb of [[Brookline, Massachusetts|Brookline]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Brinn |first=David |date=2016-09-21 |title=Sticky Fingers |url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/sticky-fingers-468339 |work=[[The Jerusalem Post]] |access-date=2024-02-11}} </ref> He began playing double bass at 10 years old, primarily studying classical music. In high school, he learned [[tuba]], soloing with the concert band, and also started a [[barbershop quartet]].

After high school, he attended the [[Eastman School of Music]] in [[Rochester, New York]] and played in the [[Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra]]. Also at Eastman, he studied with drummer [[Steve Gadd]]. He traded in his [[Ampeg]] electric upright "Baby Bass" for a [[Fender Precision Bass]]; in the early days his first bass amplifier was an [[Ampeg Portaflex]] B-15.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jisi |first1=Chris |title=The Ampeg B-15: From Inception To Resurrection |url=https://www.bassplayer.com/artists/the-ampeg-b-15-from-inception-to-resurrection |website=Bass Player |publisher=Future Publishing Limited |access-date=19 April 2019}}</ref> Levin's first recording was in 1968, when he and Gadd played on ''Diana in the Autumn Wind'', [[Gap Mangione]]'s first solo album.{{fact|date=May 2023}}

=== 1970s–1980s ===
In 1970, Levin moved to New York City, joining a band called Aha, the Attack of the Green Slime Beast, with [[Don Preston]] of [[The Mothers of Invention]]. Soon after, he began working as a session musician, and through the 1970s he played bass on many albums, including [[Buddy Rich]]'s big band jazz album, ''The Roar of '74'', and [[Paul Simon]]'s ''[[Still Crazy After All These Years]]'' in 1975.

In 1971, John McLaughlin asked Levin to join his new project, the Mahavishnu Orchestra: "My original choice for bass was Tony Levin. But he told me, 'Oh man, I just took a gig with Gary Burton.'"<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://jazztimes.com/features/interviews/john-mclaughlin-discusses-mahavishnu-orchestra-liberation-time-and-more/ |title=John McLaughlin Discusses Mahavishnu Orchestra, Liberation Time, and More |website=[[JazzTimes]] |date=July 5, 2021 |access-date=2021-07-09}}</ref> From 1973 to 1975, Levin and Steve Gadd played in the band of veteran jazz flautist [[Herbie Mann]]. Two of Levin's early compositions (“Daffodil” and “Music Is a Game We Play”) were featured on the 1973 Mann album [[First Light (Family of Mann album)|''First Light'']].

In 1976, Levin helped create the lush textures on [[Andy Pratt (singer-songwriter)|Andy Pratt]]'s ''[[Resolution (Andy Pratt album)|Resolution]]'' album, which featured numerous notable musicians including [[Arif Mardin]], [[Andy Newmark]], [[Hugh McDonald (American musician)|Hugh McDonald]], [[Luther Vandross]], and Levin's frequent rhythm section partner Steve Gadd. [[Allmusic.com]] and ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine rated this album as one of the best singer/songwriter albums of the 1970s.

In 1977, Levin joined [[Peter Gabriel]]'s band. He had met Gabriel through producer [[Bob Ezrin]] with whom Levin had recorded [[Alice Cooper]]'s ''[[Welcome to My Nightmare]]'' and [[Lou Reed]]'s ''[[Berlin (Lou Reed album)|Berlin]]''. Levin has been Gabriel's bass player of choice ever since. On Gabriel's [[Peter Gabriel (1977 album)|first solo album]], Levin played tuba as well, and directed and sang with a barbershop quartet on "Excuse Me". With the exception of [[John Giblin]]'s fretless bass playing on ''[[Peter Gabriel III]]'', some additional work by [[Larry Klein]] on "[[In Your Eyes (Peter Gabriel song)|In Your Eyes]]" & "Mercy Street", and [[Bill Laswell]] on "This is the Picture" (all three tracks from [[So (album)|''So'']]), Levin has been the bassist on all of Gabriel's studio sessions and on his many tours around the world. Gabriel nicknamed Levin the “Emperor of the Bottom End.”<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2020-07-02 |title=Tony Levin |url=https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/50-greatest-bassists-of-all-time-13565/tony-levin-13575/ |access-date=2023-11-02 |website=Rolling Stone Australia |language=en-AU}}</ref>

In his years with Gabriel, Levin developed two unique aspects of his playing: further advancement on the [[Chapman Stick]], which he would later utilize heavily in [[King Crimson]], and invented [[funk fingers]]. Essentially, these are short [[drum stick|drumsticks]] used to strike the bass strings, resulting in a very percussive effect. Levin credits Gabriel with the concept and his tech Andy Moore with actually making them workable.

In 1978, Levin moved to [[Woodstock, New York]], to join the band L'Image, which included his old friend [[Steve Gadd]] as well as [[Mike Mainieri]] and [[Warren Bernhardt]]. The band broke up after a year, though Levin decided to stay in the area: he currently resides in [[Kingston, New York]]. This Ill-fated group would reunite much later in Levin's career. On the first day of recording Peter Gabriel's first album in late 1976, Levin met both Peter Gabriel and King Crimson guitarist/composer [[Robert Fripp]] for the first time, and in 1978 he played on Fripp's solo album ''[[Exposure (Robert Fripp album)|Exposure]]''. This would lead Levin to become a member of the 1981–1984 incarnation of [[King Crimson]], along with Fripp, guitarist/vocalist [[Adrian Belew]], and drummer [[Bill Bruford]]. Levin recorded four studio albums as part of King Crimson:'' [[Discipline (King Crimson album)|Discipline]] ''(1981),'' [[Beat (King Crimson album)|Beat]]'' (1982), ''[[Three of a Perfect Pair]]'' (1984) and'' [[THRAK]]'' (1995), all critically acclaimed. 

In 1980, Levin participated in the sessions for [[John Lennon]] and [[Yoko Ono]]'s ''[[Double Fantasy]]'' album. In 1987, Levin played the bass and Chapman Stick parts on the [[Pink Floyd]] album ''[[A Momentary Lapse of Reason]]''. In 1988 Bruford asked Levin to be an "unofficial fifth member" in the [[Yes (band)|Yes]]-related supergroup [[Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe]], which consisted of all the members from the classic Yes lineup except bassist [[Chris Squire]], though Levin only performed as a session player on the group's [[Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe (album)|eponymous]] album. Due to illness, he was unable to play on some of the final dates of the accompanying tour, being replaced by [[Jeff Berlin]]. Levin also played on the Yes album [[Union (Yes album)|''Union'']] in 1991.

In 1984 Levin released ''Road Photos'', a collection of black and white photos taken during his travels with King Crimson, Gabriel, Simon, and others. Another book of photos focusing on King Crimson's travels in the 1980s, ''The Crimson Chronicles volume 1'', was released in 2004. Levin has also written a book of career anecdotes and road stories called ''Beyond the Bass Clef''.

=== 1990s–2000s ===
[[File:Tony Levin in Caracas 1993.jpg|upright|thumb|Levin in 1993]]
Levin was part of [[King Crimson]] again from 1994 to 1997 as part of the "Double Trio" line-up of the band which consisted of Levin, [[Robert Fripp]], [[Adrian Belew]], [[Trey Gunn]], [[Pat Mastelotto]], and [[Bill Bruford]]. Levin also took part in two of experimental King Crimson sub-groups: [[ProjeKct One]] (1997) and [[ProjeKct Four]] (1998). Levin played bass on "Watcher of the Skies" from [[Steve Hackett]]'s ''[[Genesis Revisited]]'' album (1996). He was very busy in the late 1990s with his own groups [[Bruford Levin Upper Extremities]], [[Bozzio Levin Stevens]], and [[Liquid Tension Experiment]]. 

In 1998, Levin and Bruford formed Bruford Levin Upper Extremities with trumpeter [[Chris Botti]] and guitarist [[David Torn]]; they released one studio album in 1998 and a live double album in 2000. Torn, Levin, and Bruford had worked with trumpeter [[Mark Isham]] for Torn's album ''[[Cloud About Mercury]]''. Levin also continued recording albums with his own band, consisting of drummer/saxophonist/vocalist [[Jerry Marotta]], guitarist [[Jesse Gress]], synthesizer programmer/player [[Larry Fast]], and Levin's brother, keyboardist [[Pete Levin]]. He also regularly played (and occasionally recorded) with the [[California Guitar Trio]] when their schedules permitted.

In 1997, Levin teamed up with [[Mike Portnoy]] and [[John Petrucci]], members of [[Dream Theater]], as well as future [[Dream Theater]] keyboardist [[Jordan Rudess]], for a project called [[Liquid Tension Experiment]]. The combo released two albums, ''[[Liquid Tension Experiment (album)|Liquid Tension Experiment]]'' and ''[[Liquid Tension Experiment 2]]'' in 1998 and 1999 respectively, as well as playing short tours in 1998 and 2008. There have also been two CDs of material released under the name "Liquid Trio Experiment"; the first composed of studio jams from sessions without Petrucci (''Spontaneous Combustion''), released for the band's tenth anniversary, and a live recording from a 2008 Chicago show where Rudess's equipment failed and the other three covered for it with a nearly hour-long improvisation (''When the Keyboard Breaks''). During the COVID-19 global pandemic, the group reconvened and recorded ''[[Liquid Tension Experiment 3]]''.

At the end of 2003 Trey Gunn left King Crimson and Levin rejoined as the bassist, although the band was only active for a handful of rehearsals at that time. In 2006, Levin released [[Resonator (Tony Levin album)|''Resonator'']], The first album to feature Levin as a lyricist and lead vocalist. 2007 saw the release of [[Stick Man (album)|''Stick Man'']], an album of pieces recorded on the [[Chapman Stick]]. In 2008, Levin joined King Crimson's 40th Anniversary Tour, in a lineup including Fripp, Belew, Mastelotto, and Harrison. He holds the record as King Crimson’s longest-serving bassist overall.<ref name=":0" />

In 2009 Levin reunited with his band from 1978, L'Image, featuring [[Mike Mainieri]], [[Warren Bernhardt]], [[David Spinozza]], and [[Steve Gadd]]. The group performed at the [[Iridium Jazz Club]] in New York City, toured Japan, and released the album ''L'Image 2.0''. In 2010 Levin toured with [[HoBoLeMa]], a group consisting of [[Allan Holdsworth]] on guitar, [[Terry Bozzio]] on drums, Levin on bass, and [[Pat Mastelotto]] on drums. All their shows were completely improvised with no written music.

[[File:Tony Levin Band.jpg|thumb|[[Stick Men (prog band)|Stick Men]] in [[Misinto]], Italy, 2010]]
Building upon the ''Stick Man'' album, Levin joined up with Michael Bernier and Pat Mastelotto to form the group [[Stick Men (prog band)|Stick Men]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Pat Mastelotto 2013 interview on Outsight Radio Hours |url=https://archive.org/details/MastelottoPatOutsight |work=Archive.org |access-date=May 5, 2013}}</ref> The band released its first album ''Soup'' in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tonylevin.com |title=Tonylevin.Com |website=Tonylevin.com |access-date=2011-07-16}}</ref> Bernier left the group shortly after the release of ''Soup'' and was replaced by touch guitarist [[Markus Reuter]]. This lineup has continued with a busy touring and recording schedule, with their most recent recording ''Tentacles'' released in 2022.

Levin's brother, [[Pete Levin]], is a New York keyboardist and writer who is known for his work with [[Gil Evans]]. In the 1970s, Tony and Pete collaborated with Steve Gadd in the comedy band The Clams. Levin has stated that some of the Clams' material may eventually be released. Levin also played on Jean-Pierre Ferland's [[Jaune (album)|''Jaune'']] album, which included hits "Le petit roi" and "Le chat du café des artistes".

On September 24, 2013, Levin was officially announced as a member of the eighth incarnation of [[King Crimson]], alongside band founder [[Robert Fripp]], guitarist [[Jakko Jakszyk]], the returning [[Mel Collins]] on saxophone, drummers Pat Mastelotto and Gavin Harrison, and new member [[Bill Rieflin]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dgmlive.com/news.htm?entry=4335 |title=News |date=September 24, 2013 |website=Dgmlive.com |access-date=2014-07-16}}</ref> The group toured the United States in the autumn of 2014 and continued to tour throughout the world until 2021, including 2019 when [[King Crimson]] celebrated its 50th anniversary. 

In 2024, Levin and former King Crimson member [[Adrian Belew]] announced the creation of the supergroup Beat, which includes guitarist [[Steve Vai]] and drummer [[Danny Carey]]. With the approval of [[Robert Fripp]], this group performs material from the early 1980s incarnation of King Crimson.<ref>{{cite web |title=Steve Vai Explains Why He Won't Go Back to 'Rock Star Days,' Reveals What Surprised Him About Robert Fripp's Guitar Parts |url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/steve_vai_explains_why_he_wont_go_back_to_rock_star_days_reveals_what_surprised_him_about_robert_fripps_guitar_parts.html |access-date=Aug 8, 2024}}</ref> In September 2024, Levin released the solo album ''Bringing It Down to the Bass'', featuring guest appearances with many of his former bandmates and collaborators.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2024-09-12 |title=Interview: Tony Levin on his latest solo album and the BEAT Tour with Belew, Vai & Carey |url=https://progreport.com/interview-tony-levin/ |access-date=2024-09-17 |website=The Prog Report |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Influence ==
[[File:TonyLevin2.jpg|thumb|Levin performing live with [[Liquid Tension Experiment]] at [[NEARfest]] 2008]]
Many artists have cited Levin as an influence or have expressed their admiration for him, including [[Les Claypool]] of [[Primus (band)|Primus]],<ref>{{cite web |access-date=March 3, 2017 |url=http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/les-claypool-10-bassists-that-blew-my-mind-621199 |title=Les Claypool: 10 bassists that blew my mind |page=7 |website=[[MusicRadar]] |date=May 13, 2015 |first=David |last=West |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170629160812/http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/les-claypool-10-bassists-that-blew-my-mind-621199 |archive-date=June 29, 2017}}</ref> [[Colin Hodgkinson]], [[Nick Beggs]],<ref>{{cite web |access-date=March 3, 2017 |url=http://www.hit-channel.com/nick-beggs-john-paul-jonessteve-hackettsteven-wilsonkajagoogoo/1868 |website=Hit-channel.com |title=Interview:Nick Beggs (John Paul Jones,Steve Hackett,Steven Wilson,Kajagoogoo) |date=April 11, 2012 |quote=Tony is one of the greatest musicians ever born. I am only glad that I was able to discover him when I did as he taught me so much about music. Yes I am a fan of Tony Levin. Isn’t everyone? |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160829170701/http://www.hit-channel.com/nick-beggs-john-paul-jonessteve-hackettsteven-wilsonkajagoogoo/1868 |archive-date=August 29, 2016 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> [[Al Barrow]] of [[Magnum (band)|Magnum]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metal-temple.com/site/catalogues/entry/musicians/interview-al-barrow.htm |access-date=September 2, 2017 |title=Interview – Al Barrow (Magnum) |publication-date=April 23, 2014 |first=Dan |last=Mailer |website=Metal-temple.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170902054222/http://www.metal-temple.com/site/catalogues/entry/musicians/interview-al-barrow.htm |archive-date=September 2, 2017 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> [[Dan Briggs (musician)|Dan Briggs]] of [[Between the Buried and Me]],<ref>{{cite web |access-date=March 3, 2017 |quote=[...] For me, that method of finding a groove within a really dense riff comes from Tony Levin (King Crimson), who is one of my all-time favorite bassists. He was so good at, “Where is this groove coming from.” He was, first and foremost, just a really groove-y bass player and that’s something I’ve always tried to take [for myself]. [...] |title=Between the Buried and Me Bassist Dan Briggs Talks 'The Parallax II,' Composing Music + More |url=http://loudwire.com/between-the-buried-and-me-bassist-dan-briggs-the-parallax-ii-composing-music/ |publication-date=May 1, 2013 |date=March 16, 2013 |location=[[Radio City Music Hall]], New York City |first=Graham |last=Hartmann |website=[[Loudwire]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130503215212/http://loudwire.com/between-the-buried-and-me-bassist-dan-briggs-the-parallax-ii-composing-music/ |archive-date=May 3, 2013}}</ref> Zach Cooper of [[Coheed and Cambria]]<ref>{{cite web |first=Zachary |last=Cooper |access-date=March 8, 2017 |title=Bassically speaking: Zachary Cooper |publication-date=January 29, 2013 |url=http://www.bassguitarmagazine.com/interviews/bassically-speaking-zachary-cooper/ |website=[[Bass Guitar (magazine)|Bass Guitar]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105624/http://www.bassguitarmagazine.com/interviews/bassically-speaking-zachary-cooper/ |archive-date=September 5, 2015}}</ref> and Jonathan Hischke of [[Dot Hacker]] and [[El Grupo Nuevo de Omar Rodriguez Lopez]].<ref>{{cite web |access-date=April 15, 2017 |url=http://www.bassplayer.com/artists/1171/jonathan-hischke-on-being-game/26358 |title=Jonathan Hischke On Being Game |first=Bryan |last=Beller |magazine=[[Bass Player (magazine)|Bass Player]] |publication-date=February 11, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150223104317/http://www.bassplayer.com/artists/1171/jonathan-hischke-on-being-game/26358 |archive-date=February 23, 2015}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Levin met Andi Turco in 1995 when she was promoting [[Virgin Records]] in Atlanta. They married three years later.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dgmlive.com/news/kc50-atlanta-tl |title=Crimson in Atlanta |date=October 1, 2019 |website=Dgmlive.com |access-date=April 6, 2021}}</ref> Andi Turco-Levin ran for mayor of [[Kingston, New York]], in 2011, and for Ulster County Legislature in 2019, both campaigns unsuccessful.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.catskillmountainnews.com/articles/and-the-winner-is%C2%85/ |title=And the winner is &#124; Catskill Mountain News |access-date=July 1, 2020 |archive-date=July 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702213459/https://www.catskillmountainnews.com/articles/and-the-winner-is%C2%85/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Turco-Levin is credited with backing vocals on the album ''[[Resonator (Tony Levin album)|Resonator]]'' (2006) and for photography on ''[[Levin Minnemann Rudess]]'' (2013).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/andi-turco-levin-mn0001435824 |title=Andi Turco Levin &#124; Credits |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=April 6, 2021}}</ref>
Levin has one child, filmmaker Maggie Levin.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tonylevin.com/road-diaries/peter-gabriel-io-tour/krakow-show-day |title=Tony Levin Road Diary Peter Gabriel IO Tour |website=Tonylevin.com |access-date=August 4, 2021}}</ref>
In 2003, Levin stated that he is a [[Vegetarianism|vegetarian]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.musicstreetjournal.com/artists_interviews_display.cfm?id=100248 |title=MSJ Chat Transcript Tony Levin from 2003 |last=Hill |first=Gary |website=Musicstreetjournal.com |access-date=March 18, 2017}}</ref>

== Discography ==
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'''As a primary contributor'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Date
!Artists
!Title
|-
|1995
| rowspan="8" |'''Tony Levin'''
|''[[World Diary]]''
|-
|2000
|''[[Waters of Eden]]''
|-
|2002
|''[[Pieces of the Sun]]''
|-
|2002
|''[[Double Espresso]]''
|-
|2006
|''[[Resonator (Tony Levin album)|''Resonator'']]''
|-
|2007
|''[[Stick Man (album)|Stick Man]]''
|-
|2019
|''The Bucket List''
|-
|2024
|''Bringing It Down to the Bass''
|-
|1974
| rowspan="4" |[[Herbie Mann]]
|''[[First Light (Family of Mann album)|First Light as The Family of Mann]]''
|-
|1976
|''[[Surprises (Herbie Mann album)|Surprises]]''
|-
|1974 [1976]
|''[[Gagaku & Beyond]]''
|-
|1977
|''[[Brazil: Once Again]]''
|-
|1977
| rowspan="15" |[[Peter Gabriel]]
|''[[Peter Gabriel (1977 album)|Peter Gabriel (Car)]]''
|-
|1978
|''[[Peter Gabriel (1978 album)|Peter Gabriel (Scratch)]]''
|-
|1980
|''[[Peter Gabriel (1980 album)|Peter Gabriel (Melt)]]''
|-
|1982
|''[[Peter Gabriel (1982 album)|Peter Gabriel (Security)]]''
|-
|1983
|''[[Plays Live]]''
|-
|1985
|''[[Birdy (Peter Gabriel album)|Birdy]]''
|-
|1986
|''[[So (album)|So]]''
|-
|1992
|''[[Us (Peter Gabriel album)|Us]]''
|-
|1994
|''[[Secret World Live]]''
|-
|2000
|''[[OVO (album)|OVO]]''
|-
|2002
|''[[Up (Peter Gabriel album)|Up]]''
|-
|2003
|''[[Growing Up Live (film)|Growing Up Live]]''
|-
|2005
|''[[Still Growing Up: Live & Unwrapped]]''
|- 
|2014
|''[[Back to Front: Live in London]]''
|-
|2023
|''[[I/o (Peter Gabriel album)|i/o]]''
|-
|1981
| rowspan="26" |[[King Crimson]]
|''[[Discipline (King Crimson album)|Discipline]]''
|-
|1982
|''[[Beat (King Crimson album)|Beat]]''
|-
|1982
|''[[The Noise: Frejus]] (VHS) / [[Neal and Jack and Me (DVD)|Neal and Jack and Me]] (DVD)''
|-
|1984
|''[[Three of a Perfect Pair]]''
|-
|1984
|[[Neal and Jack and Me (DVD)#Three of a Perfect Pair – Live in Japan 1984 (Original Issue)|''Three of a Perfect Pair: Live in Japan'']] ''(VHS) / [[Neal and Jack and Me (DVD)|Neal and Jack and Me]] (DVD)''
|-
|1998
|''[[Absent Lovers: Live in Montreal]]''
|-
|1994
|''[[Vrooom]]''
|-
|1995
|''[[THRAK]]''
|-
|1995
|''[[B'Boom: Live in Argentina]]''
|-
|1996
|''[[Thrakattak]]''
|-
|1996
|''[[Déjà Vrooom|Live in Japan (VHS) / Déjà Vrooom (DVD) / The Collectable King Crimson Volume Five (Live in Japan 1995 – The Official Edition)]]''
|-
|1999
|''[[Live in Mexico City (King Crimson album)|Live in Mexico City]]''
|-
|2001
|''[[Vrooom Vrooom]]''
|-
|1999
|''[[The ProjeKcts]]''
|-
|1999
|''[[The Deception of the Thrush: A Beginners' Guide to ProjeKcts]]''
|-
|2012
|''Live in Argentina, 1994 (DVD-A)''
|-
|2014–2017
|''[[The Elements of King Crimson]]''
|-
|2015
|''[[Live at the Orpheum]]''
|-
|2015
|Live [[Extended play|EP]] 2014 (Vinyl Cyclops Picture Disc)
|-
|2016
|''[[Live In Toronto (King Crimson album)|Live In Toronto]]''
|-
|2016
|''[[Radical Action to Unseat the Hold of Monkey Mind]]''
|-
|2017
|''Heroes – Live In Europe (2016)''
|-
|2017
|''[[Live in Chicago (King Crimson album)|Live In Chicago (2017 – Chicago Theater)]]''
|-
|2018
|''[[Live in Vienna (King Crimson album)|Live in Vienna (2016 – Museumsquartier)]]''
|-
|2018
|''[[Meltdown: Live in Mexico City|Meltdown: Live in Mexico City (2017 – Teatro Metropólitan)]]''
|-
|2024
|''Sheltering Skies (Live in Fréjus, August 27th 1982)''
|-
|1989
| rowspan="2" |[[Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe]]
|''[[Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe (album)|Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe]]''
|-
|2012
|''Live at the NEC''
|-
|1991
|[[Yes (band)|Yes]]
|''[[Union (Yes album)|Union]]''
|-
| rowspan="2" |1997
|[[Steve Gorn|Gorn]], '''Levin''', [[Jerry Marotta|Marotta]]
|''[[From the Caves of the Iron Mountain]]''
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Bozzio Levin Stevens|Bozzio '''Levin''' Stevens]]
|''[[Black Light Syndrome]]''
|-
|2000
|''[[Situation Dangerous]]''
|-
|1998
|ProjeKct One
|''[[Live at the Jazz Café]]''
|-
|1999
|ProjeKct Four
|''West Coast Live''
|-
|2007
|Liquid Trio Experiment
|''[[Spontaneous Combustion (album)|Spontaneous Combustion]]''
|-
|1998
| rowspan="3" |[[Liquid Tension Experiment]]
|''[[Liquid Tension Experiment (album)|Liquid Tension Experiment]]''
|-
|1999
|''[[Liquid Tension Experiment 2]]''
|-
|2021
|''[[Liquid Tension Experiment 3]]''
|-
| rowspan="4" |2009
|Liquid Trio Experiment 2
|''[[When the Keyboard Breaks: Live in Chicago]]''
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Liquid Tension Experiment]]
|''Liquid Tension Experiment Live 2008 – Limited Edition Boxset''
|-
|''Liquid Tension Experiment Live in NYC''
|-
|''Liquid Tension Experiment Live in LA''
|-
|1998
| rowspan="2" |[[Bruford Levin Upper Extremities]]
|''[[Bruford Levin Upper Extremities (album)|Bruford Levin Upper Extremities]]''
|-
|2000
|''[[B.L.U.E. Nights]]''
|-
|2008
| rowspan="2" |[[Steven Wilson]]
|''[[Insurgentes (album)|Insurgentes]]'' (Kscope) on tracks 5 and 6
|-
|2011
|''[[Grace for Drowning]]'' (Kscope)
|-
|2009
| rowspan="14" |[[Stick Men (prog band)|Stick Men]]
|''Stick Men'' ''[A special edition]''
|-
|2010
|''Soup''
|-
| rowspan="3" |2011
|''Absalom''(EP)
|-
|''Live In Montevideo 2011''
|-
|''Live In Buenos Aires 2011''
|-
|2012
|''[[Open (Stick Men album)|Open]]''
|-
|2013
|''Deep''
|-
| rowspan="3" |2014
|''Power Play''
|-
|''Unleashed: Live Improvs 2013''
|-
|''Supercollider: An Anthology 2010–2014''
|-
|2015
|''Midori: Live In Tokyo'' (Featuring [[David Cross (musician)|David Cross]])
|-
|2016
|''Prog Noir''
|-
| rowspan="2" |2017
|''Roppongi – Live In Tokyo 2017'' (Featuring [[Mel Collins]])
|-
|''KONNEKTED''
|-
|2011
|Jakszyk, Fripp and Collins (with '''Levin''' and Harrison)
|''[[A Scarcity of Miracles|A King Crimson ProjeKct A Scarcity of Miracles]]''
|-
|2011
|'''Tony Levin''', David Torn, [[Alan White (Yes drummer)|Alan White]]
|''Levin Torn White''
|-
|2013
|'''Tony Levin''', Marco Minnemann, Jordan Rudess
|''Levin Minnemann Rudess''
|-
|2015
|Anthony Curtis and '''Tony Levin'''
|''Book of the Key''
|-
|2019
|[[Phil Keaggy|Keaggy]], [[Jerry Marotta|Marotta]], and Levin
|''The Bucket List''
|}

'''As a session musician (partial list)'''
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* ''[[Jaune (album)|Jaune]]'' (1970) – [[Jean-Pierre Ferland]]
* ''[[Carly Simon (album)|Carly Simon]]'' (1971) – [[Carly Simon]]
* ''[[Don McLean (album)|Don McLean]]'' (1972) – [[Don McLean]]
* ''[[Berlin (Lou Reed album)|Berlin]]'' (1973) – [[Lou Reed]]
* ''[[Over the Rainbow (Livingston Taylor album)|Over the Rainbow]]'' (1973) – [[Livingston Taylor]]
* ''[[The Roar of '74]]'' (1973) – [[Buddy Rich]]
* ''[[Playin' Favorites]]'' (1973) – [[Don McLean]]
* ''[[Simba (album)|Simba]]'' (Groove Merchant, 1974) – [[O'Donel Levy]]
* ''[[Still Crazy After All These Years]]'' (1975) – [[Paul Simon]]
* ''[[Welcome To My Nightmare]]'' (1975) – [[Alice Cooper]]
* ''[[Judith (album)|Judith]]'' (1975) – [[Judy Collins]]
* ''[[Second Childhood]]'' (1976) – [[Phoebe Snow]]
* ''[[Alice Cooper Goes to Hell|Goes to Hell]]'' (1976) – [[Alice Cooper]]
* ''[[Main Squeeze]]'' (1976) – [[Chuck Mangione]]
* ''[[Lace and Whiskey]]'' (1977) – [[Alice Cooper]]
* ''[[Never Letting Go]]'' (1977) – [[Phoebe Snow]]
* ''[[Singin'...]]'' (1977) – [[Melissa Manchester]]
* ''[[Ringo the 4th]]'' (1977) – [[Ringo Starr]]
* ''[[Watermark (Art Garfunkel album)|Watermark]]'' (1977) – [[Art Garfunkel]]
* ''[[Nested]]'' (1978) – [[Laura Nyro]]
* ''[[Boys in the Trees]]'' (1978) – [[Carly Simon]]
* ''[[The Roches (album)|The Roches]]'' (1979) – [[The Roches]]
* ''[[Spy (Carly Simon album)|Spy]]'' (1979) – [[Carly Simon]]
* ''[[Double Fantasy]]'' (1980) – [[John Lennon]], [[Yoko Ono]]
* ''[[Me Myself I]]'' (1980) – [[Joan Armatrading]]
* ''[[Come Upstairs]]'' (1980) – [[Carly Simon]]
* ''[[Walk Under Ladders]]'' (1981) – [[Joan Armatrading]]
* ''[[Scissors Cut]]'' (1981) – [[Art Garfunkel]]
* ''[[Season of Glass (album)|Season of Glass]]'' (1981) – [[Yoko Ono]]
* ''[[It's Alright (I See Rainbows)]]'' (1982) – [[Yoko Ono]]
* ''[[Keep On Doing]]'' (1982) – [[The Roches]]
* ''[[Times of Our Lives (Judy Collins album)|Times of Our Lives]]'' (1982) – [[Judy Collins]]
* ''[[Scenario (album)|Scenario]]'' by [[Al Di Meola]] also with [[Phil Collins]], [[Jan Hammer]] and [[Bill Bruford]] - (1983) 
* ''[[The Key (Joan Armatrading album)|The Key]]'' (1983) – [[Joan Armatrading]]
* ''[[Hello Big Man]]'' (1983) – [[Carly Simon]]
* ''[[Shine (Frida album)|Shine]]'' (1984) – [[Anni-Frid Lyngstad|Frida]]
* ''[[Milk and Honey (album)|Milk and Honey]]'' (1984) – [[John Lennon]], [[Yoko Ono]]
* ''[[Boys and Girls (album)|Boys and Girls]]'' (1985) – [[Bryan Ferry]]
* ''[[Starpeace]]'' (1985) – [[Yoko Ono]]
* ''[[Strange Animal]]'' (1985) – [[Lawrence Gowan]]
* ''[[That's Why I'm Here]]'' (1985) – [[James Taylor]]
* ''[[Downtown (Marshall Crenshaw album)|Downtown]]'' (1985) – [[Marshall Crenshaw]]
* ''[[Rain Dogs]]'' (1985) – [[Tom Waits]]
* ''[[Cloud About Mercury]]'' (ECM, 1986) – [[David Torn]]
* ''[[The Big Picture (Michael W. Smith album)|The Big Picture]]'' (1986) – [[Michael W. Smith]]
* ''[[Premonition (Peter Frampton album)|Premonition]]'' (1986) – [[Peter Frampton]]
* ''[[Park Hotel (album)|Park Hotel]]'' (1986) – [[Alice (singer)|Alice]]
* ''[[A Momentary Lapse of Reason]]'' (1987) – [[Pink Floyd]]
* ''[[Robbie Robertson (album)|Robbie Robertson]]'' (1987) – [[Robbie Robertson]]
* ''[[Great Dirty World]]'' (1987) – [[Lawrence Gowan]]
* ''[[Coming Around Again (album)|Coming Around Again]]'' (1987) – [[Carly Simon]]
* ''[[Cher (1987 album)|Cher]]'' (1987) – [[Cher]]
* ''[[Sentimental Hygiene]]'' (1987) – [[Warren Zevon]]
* ''[[Safety in Numbers (David Van Tieghem album)|Safety in Numbers]]'' (1987) – [[David Van Tieghem]]
* ''[[Julia Fordham (album)|Julia Fordham]]'' (1988) – [[Julia Fordham]]
* ''[[Tommy Page (album)|Tommy Page]]'' (1988) – [[Tommy Page]]
* ''[[Hide Your Heart (album)|Hide Your Heart]]'' (1988) – [[Bonnie Tyler]]
* ''[[Amnesia (Richard Thompson album)|Amnesia]]'' (1988) – [[Richard Thompson (musician)|Richard Thompson]]
* ''[[The Other Side of the Mirror (album)|The Other Side of the Mirror]]'' (1989) – [[Stevie Nicks]]
* ''[[Maria McKee (album)|Maria McKee]]'' (1989) – [[Maria McKee]]
* ''[[Tim Finn (album)|Tim Finn]]'' (1989) – [[Tim Finn]]
* ''[[Lost Brotherhood]]'' (1990) – [[Lawrence Gowan]]
* ''[[World Gone Strange]]'' (1991) – [[Andy Summers]]
* ''[[Stranger in This Town]]'' (1991) – [[Richie Sambora]]
* ''[[Discipline (Desmond Child album)|Discipline]]'' (1991) – [[Desmond Child]]
* ''[[New Moon Shine]]'' (1991) – [[James Taylor]]
* ''[[Matters of the Heart (Tracy Chapman album)|Matters of the Heart]]'' (1992) – [[Tracy Chapman]]
* ''[[Arkansas Traveler (album)|Arkansas Traveler]]'' (1992) – [[Michelle Shocked]]
* ''[[Flyer (Nanci Griffith album)|Flyer]]'' (1994) – [[Nanci Griffith]]
* ''[[Swamp Ophelia]]'' (1994) – [[Indigo Girls]]
* ''[[What's Inside]]'' (1995) – [[Joan Armatrading]]
* ''[[Dream Sequence (album)|Dream Sequence]]'' (Psi, 1995–2003 [2003]) – [[Kenny Wheeler]]
* ''[[This Fire (album)|This Fire]]'' (1996) – [[Paula Cole]]
* ''[[Gravity (Jesse Cook album)|Gravity]]'' (1996) – [[Jesse Cook]]
* ''[[The Cappuccino Songs]]'' (1998) – [[Tanita Tikaram]]
* ''[[By 7:30]]'' (1999) – [[Vonda Shepard]]
* ''[[Amen (Paula Cole album)|Amen]]'' (1999) – [[Paula Cole]]
* ''[[Snowfall on the Sahara]]'' (1999) – [[Natalie Cole]]
* ''[[Aura (Asia album)|Aura]]'' (2001) – [[Asia (band)|Asia]]
* ''[[My Ride's Here]]'' (2002) – [[Warren Zevon]]
* ''[[Heathen (David Bowie album)|Heathen]]'' (2002) – [[David Bowie]]
* ''[[Afterglow (Sarah McLachlan album)|Afterglow]]'' (2003) – [[Sarah McLachlan]]
* ''[[Courage (Paula Cole album)|Courage]]'' (2007) – [[Paula Cole]]
* ''[[Ithaca (Paula Cole album)|Ithaca]]'' (2010) – [[Paula Cole]]
* ''[[The Next Day]]'' (2013) – [[David Bowie]]
* ''[[The Desired Effect]]'' (2015) – [[Brandon Flowers]]
* ''[[Troika (D'Virgilio, Morse & Jennings album)|Troika]]'' (2022) - [[Nick D'Virgilio|D'Virgilio]], [[Neal Morse|Morse]], & [[Ross Jennings (singer)|Jennings]]
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== References ==
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== External links ==
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