Jesse Levitt

Jesse Levitt brings his soulful, genre-defying sound to The Deluxe, a saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist based between Oakland and New York City who lives at the intersection of deep-rooted jazz tradition and modern exploration. Whether fronting a high-energy funk set, layering cinematic textures on the EWI, or stepping into a first-call sideman role, Levitt’s playing is defined by precision and soul that has earned him stages alongside legends including Wynton Marsalis, Benny Green, Jane Monheit, Wycliffe Gordon, and Questlove — who has featured his work to his own massive audience. From his original modern jazz collective with the Levit-Behrman Collective to Oaklandish — a deep dive into jazz classics through the funk and soul lens of Oakland — Levitt is a restless, generous, and thoroughly compelling musician, and The Deluxe is exactly the room his sound was made for.