Leo Green

Leo Green
Leo Green
Born	30 August 1972 (age 52)
Occupation(s)	Musician, broadcaster
Instrument(s)	Saxophone, clarinet
Years active	1993–present
Website	theleogreenexperience.com

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

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

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]

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.
^ "BBC Radio 2 - Friday Night is Music Night, Tom Chaplin performs Queen's Greatest Hits". Archived from the original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
^ "BBC Radio 2 - Sunday Night is Music Night, Beverley Knight performs Stevie Wonder's Greatest Hits". Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
^ "BBC Radio 2 - Friday Night is Music Night, an Evening of Celtic Soul". Archived from the original on 21 February 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
^ "BBC Radio 2 - Leo Green: Hollywood Special, Leo Green on Hollywood - 1 of 2". Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
^ "BBC Radio 2 - It Was a Very Good Year: Leo Green presents the Ervin Drake story, Part 1 of 2". Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
^ "BBC Radio 2 - Leo Green: Ella and the Song Books". Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
^ "BBC Radio 2 - Too Late to Stop Now - the van Morrison Story, van Morrison looks back at his long career". Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
^ "Sounds of the 50s with Leo Green - BBC Radio 2". BBC. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
^ "BBC Radio 2 - Leo Green Remembers... - Episode guide". Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
^ "BBC Music Jazz - BBC Music Jazz, Leo Green talks Jazz... Van Morrison". Archived from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
^ [1] ^{[dead link‍]}
^ "BBC Radio 2 - Leo Green". Archived from the original on 19 September 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
^ [2] ^{[dead link‍]}
^ "BBC Radio 2 - the Green Room - Episode guide". Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
^ "BBC Radio 2 - Friday Night is Music Night, Our Great Arrangers". Archived from the original on 14 February 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
^ "BBC Radio 2 - Friday Night is Music Night, Fabulous Films of the Fifties, Friday Night is Music Night presents Fabulous Films of the Fifties - Leo Green". Archived from the original on 17 June 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
^ [3] ^{[dead link‍]}
^ "BBC Radio 2 - Gershwin Rediscovered". Archived from the original on 8 May 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
^ "Leo Green". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 December 2008.

External links

[1] Becker, Günter (14 February 2020). "The artists, who accompanied Van Morrison mostly". Ivan.vanomatic.de. Retrieved 27 February 2020.

[2] "The Leo Green - Musician - Broadcaster - Live Music - Live Events Sax". Theleogreenexperience.com. Retrieved 19 December 2017.

[3] Beck, Jeff (17 June 2010). "Jeff Beck". Jeffbeck.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2010.

[4] "BBC Radio 2 - Friday Night is Music Night, Tom Chaplin performs Queen's Greatest Hits". Archived from the original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.

[5] "BBC Radio 2 - Sunday Night is Music Night, Beverley Knight performs Stevie Wonder's Greatest Hits". Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2019.

[6] "BBC Radio 2 - Friday Night is Music Night, an Evening of Celtic Soul". Archived from the original on 21 February 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2019.

[7] "BBC Radio 2 - Leo Green: Hollywood Special, Leo Green on Hollywood - 1 of 2". Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2019.

[8] "BBC Radio 2 - It Was a Very Good Year: Leo Green presents the Ervin Drake story, Part 1 of 2". Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2019.

[9] "BBC Radio 2 - Leo Green: Ella and the Song Books". Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2019.

[10] "BBC Radio 2 - Too Late to Stop Now - the van Morrison Story, van Morrison looks back at his long career". Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2019.

[11] "Sounds of the 50s with Leo Green - BBC Radio 2". BBC. Retrieved 19 December 2017.

[12] "BBC Radio 2 - Leo Green Remembers... - Episode guide". Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2019.

[13] "BBC Music Jazz - BBC Music Jazz, Leo Green talks Jazz... Van Morrison". Archived from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2019.

[14] [1] ^{[dead link‍]}

[15] "BBC Radio 2 - Leo Green". Archived from the original on 19 September 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2019.

[16] [2] ^{[dead link‍]}

[17] "BBC Radio 2 - the Green Room - Episode guide". Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.

[18] "BBC Radio 2 - Friday Night is Music Night, Our Great Arrangers". Archived from the original on 14 February 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2019.

[19] "BBC Radio 2 - Friday Night is Music Night, Fabulous Films of the Fifties, Friday Night is Music Night presents Fabulous Films of the Fifties - Leo Green". Archived from the original on 17 June 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.

[20] [3] ^{[dead link‍]}

[21] "BBC Radio 2 - Gershwin Rediscovered". Archived from the original on 8 May 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2019.

[22] "Leo Green". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 December 2008.

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