With a beautiful, rounded voice and a
magnetic stage presence, NOA LEVY is a unique and charismatic female vocalist
and performer who sings across genres – Jazz, Rock, Cabaret, Musicals, and Pop.
She has set a worldwide digital release date of August 17, 2018, for her
recently recorded debut TAKE TWO EP, a thoughtful collection of Jazz
arrangements featuring NOA LEVY in a duo format with three different
instrumentalists. That same day, Noa will headline her own RISING STAR SHOWCASE
at the California Jazz Conservatory, featuring songs from the TAKE TWO EP as
well as other material.
Drawing on influences from her favorite musicians and
artists including Peter Gabriel, Brad Mehldau, and Carmen McRae, NOA LEVY has
developed her own signature arrangements of classic and unique tunes to paint a
picture that anyone listening can relate to. Her favorite thing about jazz is
the possibility to collaborate with fellow musicians about universal themes and
day to day life, and her arrangements on the TAKE TWO EP are the fruit of some
of these collaborations. She is also developing her own original songwriting,
and will perform a handful of shows to support the release of the TAKE TWO EP
throughout the summer and fall of 2018.
NOA LEVY is currently studying and honing her craft at the
California Jazz Conservatory in Berkeley, CA, while also working on her
repertoire and performing with local musicians in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Originally born in Jerusalem, she grew up for most of her life in Israel. She
has performed with Israel’s National Chamber Orchestra, was invited to tour and
record an album with Israel’s leading composer and pianist, Yoni Rechter, and
was co-lead singer for the popular ABBA tribute band, Waterloo. She also
arranged and directed her own cabaret show, Cheetah. Since moving to San
Francisco in 2016, NOA LEVY has immersed herself in the world of jazz. In 2017,
Jazz in the Neighborhood twice recognized her as an Emerging Artist, providing
her the opportunity to perform and study with the eminent Bay Area jazz singer
Clairdee and the prolific Brazilian jazz singer and composer Sandy Cressman.
She was also invited to collaborate on the Jazz Voices of Poetry project which
debuted new material early in 2018.
Her passion for performance was apparent at just four years
old when her grandparents found her dancing on stage at a large music festival.
While listening to Queen’s Greatest Hits on a cassette tape given by her
father, she discovered her singing voice at age 12 – she was blown away by the
amazing musicality and vocal talents of Freddie Mercury and she’s been singing
ever since. In middle school, she joined a renowned local theater group and
starred in lead roles as the group toured Israel.
At 18, for her mandatory military service, NOA LEVY
auditioned for and was inducted into the IDF’s prestigious Navy Ensemble where
she performed throughout Israel and also toured across the United States.
Following her IDF service, she pursued her passion and developed her talent for
musical theater at the London School of Musical Theatre in London, England,
earning a diploma. Afterwards, she concentrated on music studies at Rimon
School of Music in Israel.
The first release party for her TAKE TWO EP will be held on
August 17, 2018, at the California Jazz Conservatory in Berkeley (formerly
known as the Jazzschool). A privately-owned non-profit music school founded in
1997, the school won accreditation as a conservatory in early 2014, and is the
only American school with a year-round jazz music program.
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