Leon Foster Thomas Group
latin jazz soul jazz post-bop
Influences: Keith Jarrett, Hugh Masekela, Orphy Robinson
Leon Foster Thomas is a steel pan virtuoso from Trinidad & Tobago who brings the instrument into the jazz mainstream with harmonic sophistication and improvisational depth. His music fuses Caribbean steel pan tradition with bebop-inflected jazz harmony, drawing inspiration from Keith Jarrett's melodic expressivity while establishing the chromatically-scaled steel pan as a serious vehicle for jazz soloing and ensemble interplay.
Personnel:
Leon Foster Thomas (steel pan, voice)
Sam Leak (piano)
LOX (drums)
Ben Glasser (electric guitar)
Mirko Scarcia (double bass)
Upcoming gigs
- Sat 08 Aug — 19:45 — Leon Foster Thomas Group at Vortex Jazz Club