# Leo Green

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**Leo Green** (born 30 August 1972) is a British musician and broadcaster.

## Saxophonist and orchestra leader

Green played with [Van Morrison](/source/Van_Morrison)'s band.[1] Green plays saxophone and sings in his own band.[2] In 2010 guitarist [Jeff Beck](/source/Jeff_Beck) said, "Leo Green has to be one of the best and craziest saxophonists ever".[3]

The Leo Green Orchestra accompanied [Tom Chaplin](/source/Tom_Chaplin) (from [Keane](/source/Keane_(band))), [Beverley Knight](/source/Beverley_Knight) and [Imelda May](/source/Imelda_May) for concerts that were broadcast on [BBC Radio 2](/source/BBC_Radio_2).[4][5][6]

## Broadcaster

Green has presented programmes on BBC radio, including:

- 2013 – Leo Green's Hollywood Special[7]
- 2014 – It Was a Very Good Year – The Ervin Drake Story[8]
- 2014 – Ella and the Songbooks[9]
- 2014 – Too Late to Stop Now – The Van Morrison Story[10]
- 2015–16 - Sounds of the 50s with Leo Green.[11]
- 2016 – Leo Green Remembers...[12]
- 2016 – Leo Green Talks....Jazz[13]
- 2017 – Leo Green's Great American Songbook[14]
- 2017 – Leo Green's Lovers Of Swing[15]
- 2018–19 - The Green Room[16][17]

Green has hosted several editions of [BBC Radio 2](/source/BBC_Radio_2)'s [Friday Night Is Music Night](/source/Friday_Night_Is_Music_Night).[18][19][20][21]

## Discography

### As leader

- *Suited and Booted* (2006)
- *Sax Moods: The Way We Were* (2002)
- *Straight Up* (1998)

### As sideman

**With Jeff Beck**

- *[Crazy Legs](/source/Crazy_Legs_(album))* (1993)

**With Van Morrison**

- *[Days Like This](/source/Days_Like_This_(Van_Morrison_album))* (1995)
- *[How Long Has This Been Going On](/source/How_Long_Has_This_Been_Going_On_(Van_Morrison_album))* (1996) (with [Georgie Fame](/source/Georgie_Fame) and friends)
- *[Tell Me Something: The Songs of Mose Allison](/source/Tell_Me_Something:_The_Songs_of_Mose_Allison)* (1996) (with [Georgie Fame](/source/Georgie_Fame), [Ben Sidran](/source/Ben_Sidran), and [Mose Allison](/source/Mose_Allison))
- *[The Healing Game](/source/The_Healing_Game)* (1997)
- *[Back on Top](/source/Back_on_Top_(Van_Morrison_album))* [Bonus Tracks] (originally released 1999)

**With Lisa Stansfield**

- *[Swing](/source/Swing_-_Original_Motion_Picture_Soundtrack)* (1999)

**With Jane Horrocks**

- *Further Adventures of Little Voice Jane Horrocks* (2000)

**With Jools Holland**

- *Small World Big Band* (2001)
- *Swing Album* (2001)
- *Jools Holland's Big Band* (2002)
- *More Friends: Small World Big Band, Vol. 2* (2002)
- *Swinging the Blues Dancing the Ska* (2005)

**Daniel Bedingfield**

- *Gotta Get Thru This* (2002)

**With Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man**

- *[Out of Season](/source/Out_of_Season_(Beth_Gibbons_and_Rustin_Man_album))* (2002)

**With Various**

- *[Songs of Jimmie Rodgers: A Tribute](/source/Songs_of_Jimmie_Rodgers:_A_Tribute)* (1997)
- *A Tribute to Bacharach & David* (2001)
- *A Tribute to Leiber & Stoller* (2002)
- *Let Me Be Your Side Track: The Influence of Jimmy Rogers* (2008)[22]

## References

1. Becker, Günter (14 February 2020). ["The artists, who accompanied Van Morrison mostly"](https://ivan.vanomatic.de/statistics/MOSTartists.shtml). *Ivan.vanomatic.de*. Retrieved 27 February 2020.

1. ["The Leo Green - Musician - Broadcaster - Live Music - Live Events Sax"](http://www.theleogreenexperience.com). *Theleogreenexperience.com*. Retrieved 19 December 2017.

1. [Beck, Jeff](/source/Jeff_Beck) (17 June 2010). ["Jeff Beck"](https://web.archive.org/web/20100819025232/http://www.jeffbeck.com/comments.php?blog=43). *Jeffbeck.com*. Archived from [the original](http://www.jeffbeck.com/comments.php?blog=43) on 19 August 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2010.

1. ["BBC Radio 2 - Friday Night is Music Night, Tom Chaplin performs Queen's Greatest Hits"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190724140850/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0002hql). Archived from [the original](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0002hql) on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.

1. ["BBC Radio 2 - Sunday Night is Music Night, Beverley Knight performs Stevie Wonder's Greatest Hits"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210610022616/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0002mvm). Archived from [the original](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0002mvm) on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2019.

1. ["BBC Radio 2 - Friday Night is Music Night, an Evening of Celtic Soul"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200221122649/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0005h73). Archived from [the original](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0005h73) on 21 February 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2019.

1. ["BBC Radio 2 - Leo Green: Hollywood Special, Leo Green on Hollywood - 1 of 2"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013532/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03m79dr). Archived from [the original](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03m79dr) on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2019.

1. ["BBC Radio 2 - It Was a Very Good Year: Leo Green presents the Ervin Drake story, Part 1 of 2"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140502054143/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0418t4z). Archived from [the original](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0418t4z) on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2019.

1. ["BBC Radio 2 - Leo Green: Ella and the Song Books"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210126100153/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04ttzjj). Archived from [the original](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04ttzjj) on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2019.

1. ["BBC Radio 2 - Too Late to Stop Now - the van Morrison Story, van Morrison looks back at his long career"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150215101105/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04w75xl). Archived from [the original](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04w75xl) on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2019.

1. ["Sounds of the 50s with Leo Green - BBC Radio 2"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05tzg72). *[BBC](/source/BBC)*. Retrieved 19 December 2017.

1. ["BBC Radio 2 - Leo Green Remembers... - Episode guide"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170101220751/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07b2s9f/episodes/guide). Archived from [the original](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07b2s9f/episodes/guide) on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2019.

1. ["BBC Music Jazz - BBC Music Jazz, Leo Green talks Jazz... Van Morrison"](https://web.archive.org/web/20201113082052/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p048hj1m). Archived from [the original](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p048hj1m) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2019.

1. [\[1\]](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06z0s03/episodes/guide) [dead link]

1. ["BBC Radio 2 - Leo Green"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170919224425/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b093p3hy). Archived from [the original](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b093p3hy) on 19 September 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2019.

1. [\[2\]](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0001qnz) [dead link]

1. ["BBC Radio 2 - the Green Room - Episode guide"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200227232105/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000cm01/episodes/guide). Archived from [the original](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000cm01/episodes/guide) on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.

1. ["BBC Radio 2 - Friday Night is Music Night, Our Great Arrangers"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180214035320/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09dyth7). Archived from [the original](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09dyth7) on 14 February 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2019.

1. ["BBC Radio 2 - Friday Night is Music Night, Fabulous Films of the Fifties, Friday Night is Music Night presents Fabulous Films of the Fifties - Leo Green"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190617055836/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03pzs70/p03pzpxg). Archived from [the original](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03pzs70/p03pzpxg) on 17 June 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.

1. [\[3\]](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05qrsg6/p05q135h) [dead link]

1. ["BBC Radio 2 - Gershwin Rediscovered"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150508015141/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05ss4xt). Archived from [the original](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05ss4xt) on 8 May 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2019.

1. "Leo Green". *[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)*. Retrieved 23 December 2008.

## External links

- [Official Musician site](http://www.theleogreenexperience.com/)

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