Eric Levenson
Musician · Boston, Massachusetts
Best known for
Bass
Eric Levenson is a New York-born, Boston-area bassist whose nine-year tenure with Joe Val and the New England Bluegrass Boys (1976–1985) and parallel career as a theatrical lighting designer have made him one of the most enduring sidemen on the New England bluegrass scene.
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- Originally from New York City; has lived in the Boston area since 1959.
- Began playing bass with Steve Watt in 1970, in the earliest incarnation of the band that ultimately became True Life Bluegrass.
- Played bass with Joe Val and the New England Bluegrass Boys from 1976 until Joe Val's death in 1985 — the longest tenure of any NEBB member except Val himself.
- Original bass player with Tasty Licks; former member of Jim and Jennie and the Pinetops.
- Founding member of Boston City Limits (since 1985); current bass player for the long-running Charles River Valley Boys; also performs with Amy Gallatin and Stillwaters and the Dixie Butterhounds.
- Has toured the U.S., Canada, and Europe in bluegrass and roots ensembles for over 40 years.
- Parallel career as a theatrical set and lighting designer (frequent collaborator with Boston's SpeakEasy Stage Company and Brian O'Donovan's Celtic Sojourn) and on theater faculty/staff at MIT, Harvard, Wellesley, Boston Conservatory, and New England Conservatory.
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Joe Val and the New England Bluegrass BoysPlayed on recordings with Joe Val and the New England Bluegrass Boys
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Open RoadPlayed on recordings with Open Road
