Leo Green Explained

Leo Green
Birth Date:30 August 1972
Occupation:Musician, broadcaster
Instrument:Saxophone, clarinet
Years Active:1993–present

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:

Green has hosted several editions of BBC Radio 2's Friday Night Is Music Night.[18] [19] [20] [21]

Discography

As leader

As sideman

With Jeff Beck

With Van Morrison

With Lisa Stansfield

With Jane Horrocks

With Jools Holland

Daniel Bedingfield

With Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man

With Various

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The artists, who accompanied Van Morrison mostly . Becker, Günter. Ivan.vanomatic.de. 14 February 2020 . 27 February 2020.
  2. Web site: The Leo Green - Musician - Broadcaster - Live Music - Live Events Sax. Theleogreenexperience.com. 19 December 2017.
  3. Web site: Jeff Beck. Beck, Jeff. 17 June 2010. Jeffbeck.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20100819025232/http://www.jeffbeck.com/comments.php?blog=43. 19 August 2010. dead. 29 August 2010.
  4. Web site: BBC Radio 2 - Friday Night is Music Night, Tom Chaplin performs Queen's Greatest Hits . 29 May 2019 . 24 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190724140850/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0002hql . dead .
  5. Web site: BBC Radio 2 - Sunday Night is Music Night, Beverley Knight performs Stevie Wonder's Greatest Hits . 29 May 2019 . 10 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210610022616/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0002mvm . dead .
  6. Web site: BBC Radio 2 - Friday Night is Music Night, an Evening of Celtic Soul . 29 May 2019 . 21 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200221122649/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0005h73 . dead .
  7. Web site: BBC Radio 2 - Leo Green: Hollywood Special, Leo Green on Hollywood - 1 of 2 . 29 May 2019 . 1 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013532/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03m79dr . dead .
  8. Web site: BBC Radio 2 - It Was a Very Good Year: Leo Green presents the Ervin Drake story, Part 1 of 2 . 29 May 2019 . 2 May 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140502054143/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0418t4z . dead .
  9. Web site: BBC Radio 2 - Leo Green: Ella and the Song Books . 29 May 2019 . 26 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210126100153/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04ttzjj . dead .
  10. Web site: BBC Radio 2 - Too Late to Stop Now - the van Morrison Story, van Morrison looks back at his long career . 29 May 2019 . 15 February 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150215101105/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04w75xl . dead .
  11. Web site: Sounds of the 50s with Leo Green - BBC Radio 2. BBC. 19 December 2017.
  12. Web site: BBC Radio 2 - Leo Green Remembers... - Episode guide . 29 May 2019 . 1 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170101220751/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07b2s9f/episodes/guide . dead .
  13. Web site: BBC Music Jazz - BBC Music Jazz, Leo Green talks Jazz... Van Morrison . 29 May 2019 . 13 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201113082052/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p048hj1m . dead .
  14. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06z0s03/episodes/guide
  15. Web site: BBC Radio 2 - Leo Green . 29 May 2019 . 19 September 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170919224425/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b093p3hy . dead .
  16. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0001qnz
  17. Web site: BBC Radio 2 - the Green Room - Episode guide . 27 February 2020 . 27 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200227232105/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000cm01/episodes/guide . dead .
  18. Web site: BBC Radio 2 - Friday Night is Music Night, Our Great Arrangers . 29 May 2019 . 14 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180214035320/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09dyth7 . dead .
  19. Web site: 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 . 29 May 2019 . 17 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190617055836/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03pzs70/p03pzpxg . dead .
  20. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05qrsg6/p05q135h
  21. Web site: BBC Radio 2 - Gershwin Rediscovered . 29 May 2019 . 8 May 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150508015141/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05ss4xt . dead .
  22. Web site: [{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p81902/credits|pure_url=yes}} Leo Green]. AllMusic. 23 December 2008.

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