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Leon Parker

Leon Parker (born August 21, 1965 in White Plains, New York) is a jazz percussionist and composer. He studied drums from age 11 and had classical training in his teens. He went on to study jazz under the tutelage of Barry Harris. His recording debut would be with Harvie S. His first wife Lisa is a flautist and he had worked with her musically. He often plays "pared down" drum kits, sometimes consisting of only one cymbal. more »