Biography
Considered by many to be one of the finest bassists in the world, Jennifer Leitham has been a career Jazz musician for over 45 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.
She is a bassist, vocalist, composer, arranger, lyricist, and producer. Her bass lines have graced numerous movies and TV shows. She has appeared in several movies and TV shows, including I Stand Corrected, Night Court, Cool World, The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, Live with Regis and Kathy Lee, A&E Presents Mel Tormé Live at the Disney Institute, and The Arsenio Hall Show Jennifer leads her trio and plays in clubs and concerts around the world. Jennifer is also a member of the Stan Kenton Legacy Orchestra and the acclaimed Ukulele Trio.
Jennifer has played on over 130 albums, including 10 albums of her own. Her "Future Christmas" was one of the top selling Indie CDs of 2014. Her latest 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.. The feature film documentary about her, "I Stand Corrected" was the winner of 11 best film awards as it screened at film festivals around the world in 2012. She was awarded the 2014 Community Leader Angel Award by the Center for Transyouth Health and Development at Children's Hospital of Los Angeles. Featured as one of the top 20 pioneers in Vanity Fair's "Trans America" '15 Edition. In 2016, L.A. Weekly named her as as one of the "50 Most Interesting Angelinos."
