THE FRED ASTAIRE OF JAZZ
      "Leonhart is the Fred Astaire of jazz a craftsman so seamlessly smooth that casual observers often fail to grasp the immensity of his talent."

      – Christopher Loudon, JazzTimes

Upcoming Events

November 4, New York , The Big City Songbook, Birdland Theatre

November 7, Jay and Bill Wurtzel at The American Folk Art Museum, Broadway and 65th, 2 pm., http://www.northsquareny.com


November 18, Jay plays with , Roz Corral at, North Square, 103 Waverly Place @ Macdougal, Res: 212 254-1200.

November 25, Birdland Theater, Carol Sloane , Mike Renzi, Jay Leonhart

December 6 , Jay Leonhart-Musical Director, In Your Face New York, Merkin Hall W 67th St Manhattan, In Your Face New York

December 13, 7PM, The Jay Leonhart Trio, With Tomoko Ohno and Vito Lesczak, at Shanghai Jazz, 24 Main Street — Madison, NJ — 973.822.2899



More events coming soon!
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THE FRED ASTAIRE
OF JAZZ
 "Leonhart is the Fred Astaire of jazz a craftsman so seamlessly smooth that casual observers often fail to grasp the immensity of his talent."

      – Christopher Loudon, JazzTimes

THE FRED ASTAIRE
OF JAZZ
 "Leonhart is the Fred Astaire of jazz a craftsman so seamlessly smooth that casual observers often fail to grasp the immensity of his talent."

      – Christopher Loudon, JazzTimes

About Jay Leonhart

Jay Leonhart has been recognized as a very accomplished bass player for a long time now. He has been named the Outstanding Bassist In the Recording Industry three times and is always mentioned when the discussion turns to the outstanding . At age thirteen, while playing banjo with his brother in a dixieland band in Baltimore, Jay watched and listened to the bass player and knew that the bass was the instrument he would play forever.


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