Leo Green
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Leo Green | |
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| Born | 30 August 1972 |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, broadcaster |
| Instruments | Saxophone, clarinet |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Website | theleogreenexperience |
Leo Green (born 30 August 1972) is a British musician and broadcaster.
Saxophonist and orchestra leader[]
Green played with Van Morrison's band.[1] Green plays saxophone and sings in his own band.[2] In 2010 guitarist Jeff Beck said, "Leo Green has to be one of the best and craziest saxophonists ever".[3]
The Leo Green Orchestra accompanied Tom Chaplin (from Keane), Beverley Knight and Imelda May for concerts that were broadcast on BBC Radio 2.[4][5][6]
Broadcaster[]
Green has presented programmes on BBC radio, including:
- 2013 - Leo Green's Hollywood Special[7]
- 2014 - It Was a Very Good Year – The Ervin Drake Story[8]
- 2014 - Ella and the Songbooks[9]
- 2014 - Too Late to Stop Now – The Van Morrison Story[10]
- 2015-16 - Sounds of the 50s with Leo Green.[11]
- 2016 - Leo Green Remembers...[12]
- 2016 - Leo Green Talks....Jazz[13]
- 2017 - Leo Green's Great American Songbook[14]
- 2017 - Leo Green's Lovers Of Swing[15]
- 2018–19 - The Green Room[16][17]
Green has hosted several editions of BBC Radio 2's Friday Night Is Music Night[18][19][20][21]
Discography[]
As leader[]
- (2006)
- (2002)
- (1998)
As sideman[]
With Jeff Beck
- Crazy Legs (1993)
With Van Morrison
- Days Like This (1995)
- How Long Has This Been Going On (1996) (with Georgie Fame and friends)
- Tell Me Something: The Songs of Mose Allison (1996) (with Georgie Fame, Ben Sidran, and Mose Allison)
- The Healing Game (1997)
- Back on Top [Bonus Tracks] (originally released 1999)
With Lisa Stansfield
- Swing (1999)
With Jane Horrocks
- Further Adventures of Little Voice Jane Horrocks (2000)
With Jools Holland
- Small World Big Band (2001)
- Swing Album (2001)
- Jools Holland's Big Band (2002)
- More Friends: Small World Big Band, Vol. 2 (2002)
- Swinging the Blues Dancing the Ska (2005)
Daniel Bedingfield
- Gotta Get Thru This (2002)
With Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man
- Out of Season (2002)
With Various
- (1997)
- A Tribute to Bacharach & David (2001)
- A Tribute to Leiber & Stoller (2002)
- Let Me Be Your Side Track: The Influence of Jimmy Rogers (2008)[22]
References[]
- ^ Becker, Günter (14 February 2020). "The artists, who accompanied Van Morrison mostly". Ivan.vanomatic.de. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ "The Leo Green - Musician - Broadcaster - Live Music - Live Events Sax". Theleogreenexperience.com. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ^ Beck, Jeff (17 June 2010). "Jeff Beck". Jeffbeck.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
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- ^ "Sounds of the 50s with Leo Green - BBC Radio 2". BBC. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
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- ^ "Leo Green". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 December 2008.
External links[]
Categories:
- Van Morrison
- Living people
- English rock saxophonists
- British male saxophonists
- BBC Radio 2 presenters
- 1972 births
- 21st-century saxophonists