Dana Leong Trio at South Milwaukee Performing Arts Center

Often referred to as a “hi-def Yo-Yo Ma,” composer, cellist, and trombonist Dana Leong fuses jazz, classical and pop to create a signature sound. His pioneering collage of musical styles has garnered critical acclaim and wowed audiences around the world.

He’s worked with Paquito D’Rivera, Wynton Marsalis, Christian McBride, Ray Charles, Barry White, Kanye West, Bjork, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Yoko Ono and Lila Downs. Dana performs educational programs for Standard Jazz Workshop, Berklee College of Music, Manhattan School of Music and more.
Dana Leong is a two-time Grammy award winning musician, composer, and producer...

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Often referred to as a “hi-def Yo-Yo Ma,” composer, cellist, and trombonist Dana Leong fuses jazz, classical and pop to create a signature sound. His pioneering collage of musical styles has garnered critical acclaim and wowed audiences around the world.

He’s worked with Paquito D’Rivera, Wynton Marsalis, Christian McBride, Ray Charles, Barry White, Kanye West, Bjork, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Yoko Ono and Lila Downs. Dana performs educational programs for Standard Jazz Workshop, Berklee College of Music, Manhattan School of Music and more.
Dana Leong is a two-time Grammy award winning musician, composer, and producer. Considered by many to be the world’s top electric cellist, he has also been referred to as world’s top trombone player by members of the world renowned Balkan Beat Box. Dana’s music spans across multiple genres. His distinctive sound is an emotionally mesmerizing combination of jazz, healing music, electronic dance and hip hop. He has taught Jazz at Stanford University from the age of 16; won two Grammys in Latin Jazz for his collaboration with Paquito D’rivera; worked with Kanye West and Sean P. Diddy Combs in Hip-Hop, and with DJ A-Trak and DJ Qbert in EDM; been a guest musical director for Fela on Broadway; and has composed themes for international brands such as Hermès, Virgin Galactic, Porsche and Mont Blanc. A leading innovator at the intersection of music, technology and wellness, Dana has performed healing music at the World Economic Forum’s closing ceremonies and is a composer on a ‘musicians against violence’ album produced by Harry Belafonte. He also worked with Yamaha to consult on the design of the “Silent Cello”, serves as a U.S. Musical Ambassador and is a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader.

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