Leo Green

For the Maryland politician, see Leo E. Green. For the character, see Leo Green (Containment).

Leo Green (born 30 August 1972) is a British musician and broadcaster.

Leo Green
Born	(1972-08-30) 30 August 1972 (age 52)
Occupation(s)	Musician, broadcaster
Instrument(s)	Saxophone, clarinet
Years active	1993–present
Website	theleogreenexperience.com

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:

• 2013 – Leo Green's Hollywood Special^[7]
• 2014 – It Was a Very Good Year – The Ervin Drake Story^[8]
• 2014 – Ella and the Songbooks^[9]
• 2014 – Too Late to Stop Now – The Van Morrison Story^[10]
• 2015–16 - Sounds of the 50s with Leo Green.^[11]
• 2016 – Leo Green Remembers...^[12]
• 2016 – Leo Green Talks....Jazz^[13]
• 2017 – Leo Green's Great American Songbook^[14]
• 2017 – Leo Green's Lovers Of Swing^[15]
• 2018–19 - The Green Room^[16][17]

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

Discography

As leader

• Suited and Booted (2006)
• Sax Moods: The Way We Were (2002)
• Straight Up (1998)

As sideman

With Jeff Beck

• Crazy Legs (1993)

With Van Morrison

• Days Like This (1995)
• How Long Has This Been Going On (1996) (with Georgie Fame and friends)
• Tell Me Something: The Songs of Mose Allison (1996) (with Georgie Fame, Ben Sidran, and Mose Allison)
• The Healing Game (1997)
• Back on Top [Bonus Tracks] (originally released 1999)

With Lisa Stansfield

• Swing (1999)

With Jane Horrocks

• Further Adventures of Little Voice Jane Horrocks (2000)

With Jools Holland

• Small World Big Band (2001)
• Swing Album (2001)
• Jools Holland's Big Band (2002)
• More Friends: Small World Big Band, Vol. 2 (2002)
• Swinging the Blues Dancing the Ska (2005)

Daniel Bedingfield

• Gotta Get Thru This (2002)

With Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man

• Out of Season (2002)

With Various

• Songs of Jimmie Rodgers: A Tribute (1997)
• A Tribute to Bacharach & David (2001)
• A Tribute to Leiber & Stoller (2002)
• Let Me Be Your Side Track: The Influence of Jimmy Rogers (2008)^[22]