Scott Leonard Jazz Band

A whole new generation is discovering jazz music, but unlike their grandparents who grooved along to saxophone riffs and scat vocals in hole-in-the-wall clubs, millennials and gen-zers are looping chill jazz playlists in college libraries and co-working spaces. Scott Leonard has been laying down the sort of plush jazz arrangements you’ll find booming more often in AirPods than in concert halls. His wintery and ambient Christmas numbers in particular deliver on the promise of a soothing, focused listen.