Floyd Levin

Infobox Writer
name = Floyd Levin

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imagesize = 250px
caption = Floyd Levin with Louis Armstrong
name = Floyd Levin
birthdate = birth date|1922|9|24|mf=y
occupation = journalist, historian
website = http://www.floydlevin.com
subject = Jazz
deathdate = death date|2007|1|29|mf=y

Floyd Levin (September 24, 1922 - January 29, 2007) was a jazz historian and writer who has been published in many magazines, including "Down Beat", "Jazz Journal International" and "American Rag". He has 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 chronicles his first-hand encounters with many jazz musicians such as: Benny Carter, Barney Bigard, Artie Shaw,James P. Johnson and Louis Armstrong.