Michael Leonhart

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Michael Leonhart
Sean Ono Lennon in 2022.
Background information
Born (1974-04-21) April 21, 1974 (age 50)
GenresJazz, rock, pop
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Trumpet, trombone, flugelhorn
LabelsSunnyside, Truth and Soul
Websitemichaelleonhart.com

Michael Leonhart (born April 21, 1974) is an American jazz trumpeter and multi-instrumentalist.

Solo career

In 1992 Leonhart was honored with the first

ABC World News named him Person of the Week.[2]

Leonhart has performed with Steely Dan since 1996, recording two albums with them, including 2000's Grammy winning Album of the Year Two Against Nature on which he was a featured soloist, arranger, and conductor. He co-produced Donald Fagen's fourth solo album, Sunken Condos (2012).

He recorded with Yoko Ono as a featured member of

The Plastic Ono Band in 2009 for her album, Between My Head and the Sky[3] and again in 2013 on her album Take Me to the Land of Hell. He played with Monkey House on two albums: Headquarters (2012)[4] and Left (2016).[5]

In 2015, he collaborated with the

The Dap-Kings horn sections, Mark Ronson, and Bruno Mars to record "Uptown Funk" and other tracks on the album Uptown Special (2015).[6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

He has also worked with

Q-Tip, Raekwon, Bonnie Raitt, Joshua Redman, Todd Rundgren, Skizm, Slash, Steven Tyler, Caetano Veloso, and Bill Withers
.

Michael Leonhart & the Avramina 7

After 40 plus recordings as the house trumpet player for Truth and Soul Records, the Brooklyn-based funk and soul label released Leonhart's heavy-funk concept album Seahorse and the Storyteller in 2009.[13]

Personal life

Michael Leonhart is the son of Jay Leonhart,[14] noted jazz bassist, and the brother of vocalist Carolyn Leonhart.[15]

Discography

As leader

  • Aardvark Poses (Sunnyside, 1995)
  • Glub Glub Vol. 11 (Sunnyside, 1997)
  • Slow (Sunnyside, 2002)
  • The Suzy Lattimore EP (self-released, 2005)
  • The Ballad of Minton Quigley (self-released, 2006)
  • Hotel Music (St. Ives, 2008)
  • Seahorse & the Storyteller (Truth and Soul, 2010)
  • The Painted Lady Suite (Sunnyside, 2018)
  • Suite Extracts Vol. 1 (Sunnyside, 2019)
  • The Normyn Suites (Sunnyside, 2022)

With JSWISS

  • The Alchemy EP (self-released, 2021)
  • Bona Fide (self-released, 2022)

As sideman or guest

With

Vinicius Cantuaria

  • Sol Na Cara (Gramavision, 1996)
  • Tucuma (Verve, 1998)
  • Vinicius (Transparent, 2001)
  • Horse and Fish (Rykodisc, 2004)
  • Cymbals (Naive, 2007)

With Jay Leonhart

  • The Double Cross (Sunnyside, 1988)
  • Galaxies and Planets (Sons of Sound, 2001)
  • Rodgers & Leonhart (Sons of Sound, 2002)

With others

References

  1. NY Times
    . Retrieved 2010-02-04.
  2. ^ "Person of The Week (Michael Leonhart) - Feb 28, 1992 - ABC - TV news: Vanderbilt Television News Archive". Tvnews.vanderbilt.edu. 1992-02-28. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
  3. ^ "Yoko Ono – Plastic Ono Band | Imagine Peace". Yopob.com. 1970-12-11. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
  4. ^ "Headquarters". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  5. ^ Frasier, Preston (12 June 2016). "Don Breithaupt, of Monkey House: Something Else! Interview". Something Else!. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  6. ^ Rogers, Ray (2014-11-10). "Mark Ronson Says New Single With Bruno Mars 'Uptown Funk' Is a Milestone for Both of Them". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-03-20.
  7. ^ Ryzik, Melena (2015-01-09). "Back to the Studio, With Hits in Hand: Mark Ronson's Fourth Solo Album, 'Uptown Special,' Is a Star Collaboration". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-03-20.
  8. ^ Fusilli, Jim (2015-01-15). "Big-Name Musicians Get Funky: Mark Ronson once again proves he has superb taste in funk and R&B on 'Uptown Special'". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2015-03-20.
  9. ^ Johnston, Maura (2015-01-09). "Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson head 'Uptown' to No. 1". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2015-03-20.
  10. AXS
    . Retrieved 2015-03-20.
  11. ^ Molanphy, Chris (2015-01-13). "Why Is Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars' "Uptown Funk!" No. 1?". Slate. Retrieved 2015-03-20.
  12. ^ Byron, Tim. "Number Ones: Mark Ronson ft Bruno Mars 'Uptown Funk'". The Vine. Archived from the original on 2015-03-21. Retrieved 2015-03-20.
  13. ^ "Michael Leonhart Discography". Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  14. NY Times
    . Retrieved 2010-02-01.
  15. ^ "Carolyn Leonhart at All About Jazz". allaboutjazz.com. Archived from the original on 1 June 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2017.

External links

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