Floyd Levin

Floyd Levin (September 24, 1922 – January 29, 2007) was an American jazz historian and writer whose articles were published in many magazines, including Down Beat, Jazz Journal International, American Rag, and Metronome.^[1]

Floyd Levin
Floyd Levin with Louis Armstrong
Born	(1922-09-24)September 24, 1922
Died	January 29, 2007(2007-01-29) (aged 84)
Occupation	journalist, historian
Subject	Jazz

He received several awards for his work, including the Leonard Feather Communicator Award, given annually by the Los Angeles Jazz Society. He is the author of Classic Jazz: A Personal View of the Music and the Musicians, which chronicled his first-hand encounters with many jazz musicians such as: Benny Carter, Barney Bigard, Artie Shaw, James P. Johnson and Louis Armstrong.^[2][3]

Levin was instrumental in raising the funds for the statue of Louis Armstrong in Louis Armstrong Park, New Orleans.^[1]