Oliver Levi
Violin
About
Bon jour! I am a nomadic violinist, at home wherever there is an art gallery, tavern, street crowd, or any other gathering open to floating string music. As a solo act I go by Levitation Violin, and my ensemble goes by Levitation Quartet, the second word sometimes modified to reflect our number of players - Duo, Trio, Quintet, Sextet, etc
Music
Levitation Quartet is dedicated to playing a cabaret cocktail of french jazz manouche, mediterranean instrumental music, anarchist folk songs, and balkan / near eastern melodies. We alternate up-tempo swing pieces with yearning ballads, and create various spaces for improvisation. When playing solo as Levitation Violin, my repertoire with a looping station is similar, plus more of composers like Paganini and Debussy, and I call my roadmap method "theme and variations".
Programs
Host one of these programs in your space!
A voyage through nomadic folk music
- Musician profile: Oliver Levi
- Composers: Paganini, Reinhardt, Debussy, Ellington
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Instruments: Violin, Guitar, Bass, Hand Percussion
Traditional Mediterranean Music
- Musician profile: Oliver Levi
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Instruments: Violin, Guitar, Bass, Percussion
- Musicians: Oliver Levi, William Brayton, Colin O'Leary, Sebastien Aleman
Past groupmuses (3)
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Salon
Apotheoun Grand Opening with Levitation Quartet
Friday, Feb 9, 2024 7:30 PM PST
- Neighborhood: Central Richmond, SF
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Instruments: Violin, Guitar, Bass, Percussion
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened 7 months ago
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Living room
Thursday, Nov 30, 2023 7:30 PM PST
- Neighborhood: Downtown Oakland, Oakland
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Instruments: Violin, Guitar, Bass, Percussion
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened 9 months ago
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Outdoors
Live music & happy hour at Noasis!
Wednesday, Aug 16, 2023 6:30 PM PDT
- Neighborhood: Noe Valley, SF
- Composers: Paganini, Reinhardt, Debussy, Ellington
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Instruments: Violin, Guitar, Bass, Hand Percussion
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened about 1 year ago