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One jazz musicians’ response to a societal challenge

This is a story of one jazz musician’s sense of humanity that has been deeply touched by personal experience. While […]

Mike LeDonne has never been one to hold his tongue, and today’s interview is no exception. The pianist/Hammond organist discusses

Mike LeDonne was tested on the following tracks for the “Blindfold Test”: Jimmy Cobb: “Unrequited” from The Original Mob (Smoke

Pianist, organist, educator, and bandleader Mike LeDonne has been one of the most in demand session musicians for well over

Savant SCD2135 As the band’s name implies, groove is paramount to keyboardist Mike LeDonne’s Groover Quartet. The group has

Mike LeDonne‘s recording, “Speak”, is #35 on JazzWeek’s top 100 chart of 2013! View the rest of the selections on

Mark Stryker of the Detroit Free Press, picked Speak (Cellar Live) as one of the Top 10 Releases of 2013

EPISODE 26/27 – PIANIST MIKE LEDONNE I met Mike at the Smoke Club in NYC after hearing him with an amazing band.

“A friend of mine used to say that jazz is a participation sport, not a spectator sport. It’s a funny

Every few months, jazz keyboard standard-bearer Mike LeDonne uses Facebook to set the online jazz world ablaze with his views

As any veteran musician knows, you have to learn how to play the house. “We had a lot of empty