Career
He has played with Dizzy Gillespie, Woody Shaw, Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson, Tito Puente, Mongo SantamarĂa, Cal Tjader, Willie Bobo, Bobby Hutcherson, and many others He has written three popular books: The Jazz Piano Book, The Jazz Theory Book, and The Drop 2 Book. He was nominated for a Grammy for Best Latin Jazz Recording in 2003 for his Civil Defense Isla, with his band Mark Levine & The Latin Tinge.