Leo Johnson is a swing guitar player based in Nashville, Tn and Asheville, Nc.  
Leo Johnson performs jazz standards.

Jazz standards are musical compositions that are an important part of the musical repertoire of jazz musicians, in that they are widely known, performed, and recorded by jazz musicians, and widely known by listeners. There is no definitive list of jazz standards, and the list of songs deemed to be standards changes over time. Songs included in major fake book publications (sheet music collections of popular tunes) and jazz reference works offer a rough guide to which songs are considered standards. Not all jazz standards were written by jazz composers. Many are originally Tin Pan Alley popular songs, Broadway show tunes or songs from Hollywood musicals – the Great American Songbook.

Jazzy off-cuts and ramblings from a dilettantish instrumentalist.

New LP "Must Be Something Missing" & Single "In The Dark"  released on Soundcloud 1 Dec 25' -  SickRichard is an Alt Rock/ Post Punk trio that has spent the last several years carving out a reputation in the London club scene for their hard-hitting, no-nonsense live performances.
Their music channels the raw frustration of a fractured modern world, pairing hazy synths and moody grooves with explosive hooks that appeal to the disillusioned and disaffected. 
With a gritty, high-energy sound and genre-defying edge, they blend influences from Punk, Hard Rock and Indie with electronica and psychedelia. The latest single "In The Dark" from their  LP was released on 14 November.

NEW SINGLE "HOW DID I GET BACK HERE AGAIN" OUT NOW 

Kate has just released (10 January 2020) her long awaited NEW CONTEMPORARY JAZZ SINGLE "HOW DID I GET BACK HERE AGAIN"
with Howl from the Embers. It is currently getting airplay on JAZZ LONDON RADIO, JAZZ UK & Riverside Radio. ​It is AVAILABLE on all major platforms and you can BUY directly here!

"Pink Martini, Tom Waits, Amy Winehouse and Kate Bush walk into a ... festival”

Kate Thomas is a London based singer-songwriter with influences from jazz, Latin and world music. Kate travelled the world for many years as a singer and has performed in multiple genres including jazz, Latin, Gypsy music and blues; all of which you can now hear in Kate's music. 

Kate performs regularly at the well established jazz, roots and world music venues in and around London and is currently performing her show "A Journey Through Bohemia". The show is a fusion of jazz, Latin, gypsy music and alternative pop. Expect a variety of languages weave in and out to take you on a heart moving but also a foot tapping eclectic journey.

"One of the most entertaining and engaging shows I have ever experienced ... Kate’s phenomenal charisma and encouragement of audience interaction created an electric atmosphere ... an exceptionally talented performer; the audience singing along, dancing and rewarding every song with rapturous appreciation ... such a superb talent ... She is certainly one to watch and an artist we hope to work with again in the near future.” (Arthouse Music)

"Delightful!" (BTL Jazz)

"Like Edith Piaf and Judy Garland all wrapped up in one”(Helen Lederer)

"Always puts on a great show! Performing a range of genres from jazz, Latin, gypsy music and pop. Always entertaining, you won't be disappointed!” 
(FLAT50 Arts Management)

Notable live shows include: Acklam Village (Supporting the London Gypsy Orchestra), Grow, Arthouse Music, The Bulls Head Jazz Club, Green Note, BTL Jazz, BBC Radio London’s - Jumoke Fashola’s Jazz Verse Jukebox at Hoxton Hall (Headliner for their annual “Ones to Watch” - 2018), Fishery Wharf Jazz Festival, Toulouse Lautrec, Spice of Life, Water Rats, El Garito, Nightjar, The Luna Lounge, The Boisdale (Finalist in the Battle of the Bands 2014), Ronnie Scott’s, Half Moon Putney, Pizza Express, The RARE Jazz Festival and The Brentwood Festival on the bill with UB40. 

Upcoming Shows: 
2 April, 2020 Kate Thomas "A Journey Through Jazz" @ the Green Note
23 July, 2020 Kate Thomas (Trio) @ The Nightjar

Last year (2019) Kate was supported by Music Gateway to attend the MIDEM music conference in Cannes and excitingly MIDEM will be supporting Kate to return this year (2020). Back in 2017 Kate was supported by PRS for Music and released her debut EP "The Lion's Raw" and this is what they have been saying about it:

"Sultry dame" (All About Jazz)

"Where the energy of rock blends in with the intimacy of folk" (A&R Factory)

"Will make you want to watch Chocolat again." (Frequency 21)

"Kate Thomas you certainly have a style of your own" (Mel Watson, Phoenix FM)

Followers of Kate Thomas