Shem Tov Levi

This article is about the musician. For the rabbi, see Levi Shemtov.

Shem Tov Levi (Hebrew: שם טוב לוי; born 4 February 1950) is an Israeli singer, pianist, flautist, composer and producer. He is one of the most influential musicians in the music culture of Israel.

Shem Tov Levi
שם טוב לוי
Shem Tov Levy at Zappa Club Tel Aviv
Born	(1950-02-04) February 4, 1950 (age 75) Rehovot, Israel
Education	Berklee College of Music, Buchmann-Mehta School of Music, Tel Aviv University
Occupations	Singer pianist flautist composer producer
Musical career
Genres	Progressive, art rock, avant-garde, classical, progressive pop, balkan music, jazz
Years active	1969–present

During his long career, Levy has released solo albums, alongside working with many musicians, including Arik Einstein,^[1] Esther Ofarim,^[2] Yehudit Ravitz, Rivka Zohar, Arik Sinai, Yitzhak Klepter, Gidi Gov, Ofra Haza, Dikla, Shlomo Gronich.

Biography

He studied at Tel Aviv University and Berklee College of Music in Boston. He started his professional career as a composer, after having written two songs which appeared on Arik Einstein's 1972 album "Jasmine". Later they had collaborative albums together. In the 70s he was a member of the rock groups קצת אחרת (Ktzat Acheret, Hebrew for "A Little Different") and Sheshet.^{[3][failed verification]}

He has recorded a lot of solo and collaborative albums spanning pop, rock, folk and jazz, as well as leading his own jazz and folk ensemble.