Little did I know that ten years ago, when my friend Aron Levin started bringing his son Ben over to the house for piano lessons that Ben would develop into a discerning, self-motivated force of nature. Ben has been through the mechanical stages of learning - he now lives, breathes and owns the music he plays, whether it's his own compositions or

Little did I know that ten years ago, when my friend Aron Levin started bringing his son Ben over to the house for piano lessons that Ben would develop into a discerning, self-motivated force of nature. Ben has been through the mechanical stages of learning - he now lives, breathes and owns the music he plays, whether it's his own compositions or ones left to us by the greats in blues & boogie woogie. A superb vocalist displaying great nuance and nonchalance, Ben Levin has all the goods. - Ricky Nye (from liner notes)