British musician and broadcaster (born 1972)
Leo Green |
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Born | (1972-08-30) 30 August 1972 (age 51) |
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Occupation(s) | Musician, broadcaster |
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Instrument(s) | Saxophone, clarinet |
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Years active | 1993–present |
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Website | theleogreenexperience.com |
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Musical artist
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
- Suited and Booted (2006)
- Sax Moods: The Way We Were (2002)
- Straight Up (1998)
As sideman
With Jeff Beck
With Van Morrison
With Lisa Stansfield
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
With Various
- Songs of Jimmie Rodgers: A Tribute (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]