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Leo Green
Born (1972-08-30) 30 August 1972 (age 51)
Occupation(s)Musician, broadcaster
Instrument(s)Saxophone, clarinet
Years active1993–present
Websitetheleogreenexperience.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:

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

References

  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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