Michael Leonhart Orchestra at Jazz Standard

James Brown and Meryl Streep, WuTang Clan and Bruno Mars these are just a few of the boldfaced names with whom GRAMMY Award winner Michael Leonhart has collaborated as a trumpeter, composer, producer, and arranger. Leonhart played trumpet on Uptown Funk, the international smash hit by Bruno Mars hes been a member of the Steely Dan touring group since 1996 and appeared on their 2000 release Two Against Nature, winner of the 2000 GRAMMY Award for Album Of The Year. But the project closest to his own heart is the genrecrossing Michael Leonhart Orchestra (MLO), a 15piece modern big band that has been electrifying Jazz Standard audiences every month...

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James Brown and Meryl Streep, WuTang Clan and Bruno Mars these are just a few of the boldfaced names with whom GRAMMY Award winner Michael Leonhart has collaborated as a trumpeter, composer, producer, and arranger. Leonhart played trumpet on Uptown Funk, the international smash hit by Bruno Mars hes been a member of the Steely Dan touring group since 1996 and appeared on their 2000 release Two Against Nature, winner of the 2000 GRAMMY Award for Album Of The Year. But the project closest to his own heart is the genrecrossing Michael Leonhart Orchestra (MLO), a 15piece modern big band that has been electrifying Jazz Standard audiences every month. The MLO performs Michael Leonharts original compositions alongside his imaginative arrangements of songs by (among others) Wu-Tang Clan, Fela Kuti, Duke Ellington, and Frank Zappa. His ensemble features players from such esteemed organizations as the DapKings, the Mingus Big Band, and The Tonight Show band (The Roots).

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