Jennifer Leitham Trio @ Upstairs at Vitello's

8pm / $15

Jennifer Leitham bass, vocals

Andy Langham piano

Randy Drake drums

“The world that Leitham has moved in since the early ’80s has been at
the center of the highest levels of jazz performance. More than 100
recordings as an A-list bassist, eight CDs of her own, long-term stints
with Mel Tormé, Doc Severinsen and the Woody Herman Thundering Herd as
well as appearances with the likes of Gerry Mulligan, Joe Pass, Louis
Bellson, Bill Watrous, Cleo Laine and dozens of others attest to the
far-ranging versatility of her playing”. JazzTimes, 2009 – Don Heckman.

“Left-handed virtuoso of the upright bass.” Los Angeles Times – Leonard Feather

Jennifer has been a featured artist at at many of the world’s most
prestigious jazz festivals and clubs. Recently she has appeared with her
trio at some of the finest venues in the world, including The Blue
Note, Iridium, Small’s, and Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola in New York, The
Toronto Pride Fest, The Bohem Festival in Budapest and The Louis
Armstrong Jazz Festival in Bank, Hungary, Mammoth Lakes, Sacramento, and
Sweet and Hot Jazz Festivals in California, Blues Alley in Washington
DC, Catalina’s, Charlie O’s, Cafe 322, The Lighthouse, The Warner Grand
Theater in Los Angeles, “KSDS Jazz Live” at the Savile Theater in San
Diego, Milford Center for the Arts, Connecticut, The Black Box Theater
at Centenary College and Shanghai Jazz in New Jersey, the Cheltenham
Center for the Arts, Pa, the Deer Head Inn in the Delaware Water Gap, Pa
and a host of others.

Whether fronting her trio or her quintet, Jennifer has been an
admired bandleader and a unique, creative musical force. Jennifer’s most
recent CD, the critically acclaimed Left Coast Story (2008), is a
collection of requests from her loyal fans. Her premier trio CD The Real
Me (2006) is a reflection of her passion for the medium of “classic
jazz trio”. However, this “classic trio” features the bass as the lead
voice throughout and highlights both Jennifer’s original compositions
and vocal debut. Leitham’s other internationally renowned CD’s include
Left Coast Story (2008) Two for the Road (1999), Live (1997) Lefty Leaps
In (1996) The Southpaw (1992) Leitham Up (1988) and the audio download
The Real Me Live (2011)

Her new DVD “The Real Me Live” is a live in concert rendering of the
music from the groundbreaking CD. The June 2011 release is crackling
with intensity, passion, and virtuosity and has been named by venerable
Jazz historian/author W. Royal Stokes to his list of the top 10 music
DVDs of 2011

“I Stand Corrected”, the new documentary about Jennifer, currently is
playing on the film festival circuit and is the winner of multiple
Audience Choice Awards for best film!