Leo Green

Leo Green is a British musician and broadcaster.

Saxophonist and orchestra leader

Green played with Van Morrison's band. Green plays saxophone and sings in his own band. In 2010 guitarist Jeff Beck said, "Leo Green has to be one of the best and craziest saxophonists ever".
The Leo Green Orchestra accompanied Tom Chaplin, Beverley Knight and Imelda May for concerts that were broadcast on BBC Radio 2.

Broadcaster

Green has presented programmes on BBC radio, including:

2013 – Leo Green's Hollywood Special
2014 – It Was a Very Good Year – The Ervin Drake Story
2014 – Ella and the Songbooks
2014 – Too Late to Stop Now – The Van Morrison Story
2015–16 - Sounds of the 50s with Leo Green.
2016 – Leo Green Remembers...
2016 – Leo Green Talks....Jazz
2017 – Leo Green's Great American Songbook
2017 – Leo Green's Lovers Of Swing
2018–19 - The Green Room

Green has hosted several editions of BBC Radio 2's Friday Night Is Music Night.

Discography

As leader

Suited and Booted Sax Moods: The Way We Were

''Straight Up''

As sideman

With Jeff BeckCrazy Legs
With Van MorrisonDays Like This How Long Has This Been Going On Tell Me Something: The Songs of Mose Allison The Healing Game Back on Top
With Lisa StansfieldSwing
With Jane HorrocksFurther Adventures of Little Voice Jane Horrocks
With Jools HollandSmall World Big Band Swing Album Jools Holland's Big Band More Friends: Small World Big Band, Vol. 2 Swinging the Blues Dancing the Ska
Daniel BedingfieldGotta Get Thru This
With Beth Gibbons & Rustin ManOut of Season
With VariousSongs of Jimmie Rodgers: A Tribute A Tribute to Bacharach & David A Tribute to Leiber & Stoller

''Let Me Be Your Side Track: The Influence of Jimmy Rogers''