Leo Genovese Trio includes:
Leo Genovese – piano
Jeff Williams – drums
Francesco Marcocci – bass
Leo’s brilliance is unquestioned, having recently received a Grammy Award for his solo on Wayne Shorter’s last record “Live at the Detroit Jazz Festival”, and awarded “Rising Star on Piano” in Downbeat Magazine’s latest poll,. He has released eleven albums as a leader and appeared on dozens as a sideman. Leo tours with The Mars Volta when not pursuing his own projects.
In a career spanning fifty years drummer Jeff Williams has played with a litany of jazz greats: Stan Getz, Lee Konitz, and Dave Liebman’s Lookout Farm, Joe Lovano and Tom Harrel. Jeff has recorded seven albums for the Whirlwind Recordings label.