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Niel Levonius Musician, VoIP Expert, and Pilot |
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(Niel, Brian Lynch, Ron Miles, Terrance Blanchard)
At the age of 29, Niel Levonius is one of the hottest up-and-coming
trumpet players in the San Francisco Bay Area. A long time resident of the Bay
Area, he has been studying the trumpet since age 11. Highlights have included
playing the lead trumpet chair for a Summer 2004 tour of Europe with trumpet
great Jon Faddis and a Summer 2000 tour of Europe with Louie Bellson the legendary drummer from the Duke Ellington and Woody Herman
Orchestras - with several shows at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux,
Switzerland, The North Sea Jazz Festival in The Hague, Netherlands, Umbria Jazz
Festival in Perugia, Italy, and the
Luxembourg Gardens in Paris, France. When he is not touring or recording, Niel
can be found in one of the many performing arts venues in the San Francisco Bay
Area playing fiery Salsa, hard hitting funk, swinging Jazz, or in the "pit" of
local theaters playing Broadway type shows.
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