Lawrence "Lo" Leathers (November 23, 1981 – June 2, 2019)[1] was an American jazz drummer who played on two of Cécile McLorin Salvant's albums that have won Grammy Awards for Best Jazz Vocal Album.
Lawrence Leathers | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 23, 1981 Lansing, Michigan, United States |
| Died | June 2, 2019 (aged 37) New York, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Instrument | Percussion |
Biography
editLeathers was born in Lansing, Michigan. He began to play professionally at the age of 15 and moved to New York after accepting a place at the Juilliard School.[2] He is featured on two of Cécile McLorin Salvant's recordings, “For One to Love” (2015) and Dreams and Daggers (2017), both of which won Grammy Awards for Best Jazz Vocal Album.[3]
Leathers is best known to a global jazz audience for his affiliations with pianist Aaron Diehl.[2] Diehl’s trio includes Paul Sikivie on bass and Leathers on drums. The trio is often fronted with Jazz vocals by Cécile McLorin Salvant.[4]
Featured by Capsulocity in 2012,[5] he talks about what influences his music before he became a drummer for jazz musicians such as Mulgrew Miller, Wynton Marsalis,[6] Wycliffe Gordon,[7] Cyrus Chestnut and Rodney Whitaker.
Death
editLeathers was killed during a domestic dispute with his girlfriend Lisa Harris on June 3, 2019, at his home in New York.[2] Harris and Sterling Aguilar were arrested in connection with his death, with allegations that Harris restrained Leathers and Aguilar punched and choked him.[3][8]
References
edit- ^ "Grammy-Winning Jazz Musician Killed During Reported Dispute". Vibe. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ a b c "Lawrence Leathers, Grammy-Winning Jazz Drummer, Victim Of Suspected Murder". NPR.org. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ a b Russonello, Giovanni; Watkins, Ali (3 June 2019). "Lawrence Leathers, Jazz Drummer on Grammy-Winning Albums, Found Dead After Assault". Retrieved 6 June 2019 – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ Kaplan, Fred (15 May 2017). "Cécile McLorin Salvant's Timeless Jazz". Retrieved 6 June 2019 – via www.newyorker.com.
- ^ Capsulocity (8 September 2012). "Episode 1, Season 14 : Lawrence Leathers on Drums". Retrieved 6 June 2019 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Wynton Marsalis in New York". wyntonmarsalis.org. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ PopovMedia (4 July 2010). ""Naima" Wycliffe Gordon with Aaron Diehl, Ben Williams, Lawrence Leathers". Retrieved 6 June 2019 – via YouTube.
- ^ Rayman, Wes Parnell, Kerry Burke, Graham. "Duo accused of killing Grammy-winning jazz drummer choked and punched him for 30 minutes: prosecutors". nydailynews.com. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
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