February 22, 2017

   Jennifer Leitham has been a career Jazz musician for over 40 years. Considered by many to be one of the finest bassists in the world, she is known for playing for many music world masters, including Mel Torme’, Peggy Lee, George Shearing, Doc Severinsen, Woody Herman, Benny Carter, Louis Bellson, Take 6 and k.d. lang, along with countless other greats.

   She is a bassist, vocalist, composer, arranger, lyricist, and producer.  Her bass lines have graced many movies and TV shows.
Currently she leads her trio and also tours with the Stan Kenton Legacy Orchestra in clubs and concerts around the world. Jennifer is also a member of the acclaimed trio Ukulele Magic.

   She is most proud of her career as a recording artist. As of now having played on over 130 albums, including 10 albums of her own.  Her "Future Christmas" was one of the top selling Indie CDs of 2014. Her latest release, MOOD(S)WINGS, was the #1 Crossover Jazz top seller on CD Baby for over 8 weeks and was voted one of the top three Jazz CDs of 2015 by the readers of JazzEd magazine. The feature film documentary about her, "I Stand Corrected" was the winner of 11 best film awards as it screened at film festivals around the world in 2012.

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You can hear her play the Ohana OBU-22  with the Ukulele Magic Trio: Jeff Linksy and Abe Lagrimas Jr. in the video below!

 

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