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Jennifer Leitham - Jazz Musician, Los Angeles
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Weekly! </a> </h4> </div> <div id="collapse1" class="panel-collapse collapse "> <div class="panel-body" align="left"> <div class="col-md-4"> <img src="assets/img/L.A.Weekly5416jennifer-leitham-danny-liao-1.jpg" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="col-md-8"> An Acclaimed Bassist Overcomes Jazz's Transphobia <p>Wednesday, May 4, 2016</p> <a href="http://www.laweekly.com/music/an-acclaimed-bassist-overcomes-jazzs-transphobia-6878457" target="_blank"" class="btn btn-primary" role="button">Read the article</a> </div> </div> </div> <!--End--> <div class="panel-heading"> <h4 class="panel-title"> <a data-toggle="collapse" href="#collapse2"> MOOD(S)WINGS Voted One of the top 3 Albums of 2015 <i class="fa fa-angle-down"></i> </a> </h4> </div> <div id="collapse2" class="panel-collapse collapse"> <div class="panel-body" align="left"> <div class="col-md-4"> <img src="assets/img/moodswingscover400.jpg" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="col-md-8"> <p>MOOD(S)WINGS Voted One of the top 3 Albums of 2015 by the Readers of JazzEd Magazine! Released by independent label Sinistral Records in June ’15, MOOD(S)WINGS spent 8 weeks at the top of the CD Baby Crossover - <a href="http://www.jazzedmagazine.com/4747/articles/featured/2015-readers-poll-results/?fb_action_ids=1038970802832071&fb_action_types=og.comments" target="_blank"" class="btn btn-primary" role="button">Poll Results </a> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel-heading"> <h4 class="panel-title"> <a data-toggle="collapse" href="#collapse3"> Vanity Fair- Special Issue <i class="fa fa-angle-down"></i> </a> </h4> </div> <div id="collapse3" class="panel-collapse collapse"> <div class="panel-body" align="left"> <div class="col-md-4"> <img src="assets/img/VanityFair.png" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="col-md-8"> <p>Jennifer is very proud to announce that she has been selected as a Pioneer along with 19 other people "whose life stories have resonated across the culture", and is included with a full page photo by Mary Ann Halpin in an article called "The Transgender Moment" in a special edition by Vanity Fair. The special edition is titled TRANS AMERICA and it's on newsstands right now!! The special issue contains articles culled from Vogue, Vanity Fair, GQ, The New Yorker, (all Conde Nast publications). <a href="http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2015/08/vanity-fair-trans-america-special-issue" target="_blank"" class="btn btn-primary" role="button">More information </a> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section id="about" class="about-section section text-left"> <div class="container"> <h2 class="section-title">About Jennifer Leitham</h2> <div class="section-intro ml-auto mr-auto"></div> <div class="members-block"> <div class="row"> <div class="item col-md-6 col-sm-12"> <div class="item-inner"> <div class="member-desc"> <p>Considered by many to be one of the finest bassists in the world, Jennifer Leitham has been a career Jazz musician for over 50 years. Known for playing with many music world masters, including Mel Tormé, Peggy Lee, George Shearing, Doc Severinsen, Woody Herman, Benny Carter, Louis Bellson, Take 6 and k.d. lang, along with countless other greats in many genres.</p> <p>She is a bassist, vocalist, composer, arranger, lyricist, and producer. Her bass lines have graced numerous movies and TV shows. Currently Jennifer leads her trio and plays in clubs and concerts around the world. Jennifer is also the acclaimed Left Coast Uke. </p> <p>Jennifer has played on over 150 albums, including 11 albums of her own. In 2019 she released "Remnants Of Humanity", a wry commentary on current events, that she describes as "Jazz with a conscience!" Her 2015 release, MOOD(S)WINGS, was the #1 Crossover Jazz top seller on CD Baby for over 8 weeks and was voted one of the top three Jazz CDs of 2015 by the readers of JazzEd magazine. Her "Future Christmas" was one of the top selling Indie CDs of 2014. </p> <p>The feature film documentary about her, "I Stand Corrected" was the winner of 14 best film awards as it screened at film festivals around the world in 2012. </p> <p>She was awarded the 2014 Community Leader Angel Award by the Center for Transyouth Health and Development at Children's Hospital of Los Angeles. She was featured as one of the top 20 pioneers in Vanity Fair's "Trans America" 2015 Edition. In 2016, L.A. Weekly named her as as one of the "50 Most Interesting Angelinos."</p> <p>Her music is popular on streaming platforms, most notably Spotify, with over 4 million streams as of this writing. In 2019 she was a featured speaker at the Jazz at Lincoln Center/JazzTimes Jazz Congress in New York City, where she was interviewed for features by the Now This news organization, and the videos have been viewed over a million times!</p> <p>In 2023, she was awarded the JazzZone Jazz Living Legend Award.</p> <!-- <p>(A more detailed biography is included in the <a href="#press" class="page-scroll">Press</a> section)</p>--> <a href="#press" class="btn btn-primary page-scroll" role="button">Visit Press Section</a> </div> </div><!--//item-inner--> </div><!--//item--> <div class="item col-md-6 col-sm-12"> <div class="item-inner"> <div class="member-profile"> <figure> <img class="img-responsive" src="assets/img/Jennifer Leitham-B&WbyBobBarryhighresNOwtrmrk.jpg" alt=""> <figcaption>Photo by Bob Barry</figcaption> </figure> </div><!--//member-profile--> </div><!--//item-inner--> </div><!--//item--> </div><!--//row--> </div><!--//members-block--> </div><!--//container--> </section><!--//about-section--><!--< php include 'inc_cds.php';?>--> <section id="cds" class="about-section section amazon-section text-left"> <div class="container"> <div class="col-lg-12 text-center"> <h2 class="white-text">Recordings</h2> <div align="center" class=" btn btn-lyrics btn-sm"><a href="docs/Lyrics.pdf" target="_blank">Download Lyrics</a></div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="item col-md-12 col-sm-12 "> <div style="padding-top: 50px;"></div> <div align="center"> <img src="assets/img/JenniferOnAmazon.jpg" class="img_responsive" alt=""/> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/music/player/artists/B000QKCM96/jennifer-leitham?isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true" title="Visit Jennifer Leitham on Amazon Music" target="_blank" class="btn btn-lg btn-danger page-scroll" role="button"><i class="fa fa-amazon"></i> Jennifer Leitham on Amazon Music</a> <p class="white-text" style="padding-top: 20px;"><a href="#contact">Contact Jennifer to Purchase CD's Direct</a></p> </div> </div> <!--//item--> </div><!--//row--> </div><!--//container--> </section><!--//about-section--> <section id="about" class="about-section section spotify-section text-left"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="item col-md-6 col-sm-12" style="padding-top: 50px; padding-bottom: 50px;"> <iframe src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/artist/0mmZkzRQaoA1sn7iB8XvbB" width="100%" height="380" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" allow="encrypted-media"></iframe> </div> <div class="item col-md-6 col-sm-12 "> <div style="padding-top: 50px;"></div> <img src="assets/img/Spotify_Logo_with_Jennifer_White.png" width="100%" height="201" alt=""/> <div align="center"> <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/0mmZkzRQaoA1sn7iB8XvbB" title="Follow Jennifer on Spotify" target="_blank" class="btn btn-lg btn-success page-scroll" role="button"><i class="fa fa-spotify"></i> Follow Jennifer on Spotify</a> </div> </div> <!--//item--> </div><!--//row--> </div><!--//container--> </section><!--//about-section--> <section id="calendar" class="bg-gray"> <div class="container-fluid"> <div class="row text-center"> <div class="col-lg-12 wow fadeIn"> <h1>Shows</h1> <p>Catch Jennifer Leitham at one of these upcoming shows...</p> <hr class="colored"> </div> </div> <div class="event-box"> <div class="row content-row"> <div class="col-md-12 col-sm-12 wow fadeIn" data-wow-delay=".2s"> <div class="about-content"> <!-- Start Events Loop --> <!-- End Events Loop --> <h4 style='padding: 30px;' align='center'>Check back soon! 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data-scrollreveal="move 0 over 1s"> <div class="col-lg-12 text-center"> <h2>Videos</h2> <!--<hr class="primary"> --> </div> </div> <div class="row" data-scrollreveal="enter bottom over 1s"> <div align="center"> <div class="col-md-6-offset-6 col-sm-12 portfolio-item video-item"> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/jazzcongress/videos/369426893849112/" target="_blank" > <img src="assets/img/JazzCongressPanel2019.jpg" class="img-responsive" alt=""/> <div align="center">Jennifer Leitham - Panel Guest - Jazz Congress 2019: Making Space in Jazz for Transgender Voices - Watch on Facebook</div> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row" data-scrollreveal="enter bottom over 1s"> <div align="center"> <div class="col-md-6-offset-6 col-sm-12 portfolio-item video-item"> <a href="https://nowthisnews.com/videos/politics/musician-gives-insight-into-being-transgender-in-jazz" target="_blank" > <img src="assets/img/NowThisVideo.jpg" class="img-responsive" alt=""/> <div align="center">Jennifer Leitham - 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