Composer/Pianist/Producer Dan Alan Levine is currently riding a wave of success with his brand new smooth jazz single, “Our Kind of Love” from his upcoming album, “Over The Moon”. He was born and raised in the suburbs of New York and graduated from The Manhattan School of Music in NYC. Early in his career, Dan composed and arranged freelance big band charts for THE DICK CAVETT SHOW, and arranged, orchestrated, and/or composed background music for TV game shows including I’VE GOT A SECRET, and the theme song for WHAT’S MY LINE.   Dan received numerous awards for his many commercials, and music for radio/TV stations through the years. His 80’s hit, BIG BAND MEDLEY, reached #19 on the Billboard charts and was the most requested new record in NYC for three weeks.  An album followed.

Dan received a TONY AWARD nomination (BEST ORIGINAL SCORE) for composing the score of the Broadway Musical, Anna Karenina (aka Daniel Levine).  The show received four TONY AWARD nominations, and was performed in Chicago, and to sold-out audiences in nine Japanese cities….3 separate times.  Dan orchestrated and produced the Broadway Cast Album staring Melissa Errico, Kerry Butler, Gregg Edelman, Marc Kudish, Brian D’arcy James, and Jeff McCarthy. A Japanese cast recording and DVD were also produced. Dan orchestrated the music for the Japanese production of ANNA KARENINA.

Dan arranged/orchestrated/produced and played keyboards on the Leslie Uggams album, ON MY WAY TO YOU.  He worked on that album in conjunction with some of the music industry’s leading legends including Marilyn and Alan Bergman, Jon Lucien,  and Michel Legrand who sang on the album.  Dan produced the Off-Broadway cast recording of THUNDER KNOCKING ON THE DOOR, and original blues musical written by acclaimed writer Keb’Mo, along with Anderson Edwards, and Keith Glover. 

Presently, Dan is creating an exciting array of new music for various artists in collaboration with among others, lyricists Jack DePietro and Ann Hampton Callaway. Dan’s second smooth jazz single, “Cozumel” is slated for release on 10/07/22, and the complete album, “Over The Moon” will be released in Jan. 2023. Full album is now available right here in the “store” located in the menu.