American violinist, cornetist, pianist, composer, and conductor (born December 4, 1876 in Salt Lake City, UT – died December 6, 1923 in Philadelphia, PA) Levy joined [artist:48d01aa5-d217-4ebc-80ec-029201c32225|Sousa’s Band] as a cornet player in 1896 and [artist:dda7060e-7d42-4284-9afc-b9f24a00c1ae|Arthur Pryor’s Band] when it was founded in 1903. Around the same time he became Assistant Musical Director for the Victor Talking Machine Co. in Camden, NJ. Levy played violin as a member of the [https://www.discogs.com/artist/4535879|Victor String Quartet] and the [artist:490412b0-f3e6-4201-a413-972e148e806a|Victor Symphony Orchestra], but also served as a pianist and conductor for many Victor recordings between 1908 and 1923, occasionally also playing organ, melodian, celesta, marimba, xylophone, and cornet. He died at age 47 in a Philadelphia hospital after a tonsillectomy.