Jimmy Leach Bio

A native of Oklahoma, trumpeter Jimmy Leach adopted New England as his home five years ago. He is currently working toward his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in trumpet performance at Boston University. Jimmy has performed with Johnny Mathis, Shirley Jones, and most recently with Bernadette Peters in her show with the Rhode Island Symphony. Around Boston, Jimmy performs in classical and jazz settings with his own groups as well as the Boston Lyric Opera, the Handel and Haydn Society, and with one of Boston's best party bands, Double Vision. Also a singer and teacher, Jimmy has sung with Boston's Trinity Church choirs, performed the National Anthem for the Red Sox in Fenway Park, and serves as a Teaching Assistant at Harvard College. This past May, Jimmy joined a performance of the Mahler's Fifth Symphony with the Monterrey (MX) Philharmonic.