Leo Sidran & The Groovy French Band

Leo Sidran is a New York based multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, journalist and producer of Grammy and Oscar-winning music with a prolific career spanning over 25 years.

The son of American jazzman Ben Sidran, Leo began writing songs professionally as a teenager (American rocker Steve Miller recorded four of his songs when he was just 15) and has been doing it ever since. Interest in Spanish language music led Leo to produce projects for beloved Latin artists like Alex Cuba (they won a Grammy together) and Jorge Drexler (he co-produced Drexler’s Oscar-winning song “Al otro lado del río”).

His most recent release Leo & Leo is a duet with Spanish singer-actress Leonor Watling.
His own solo work has been called “sparkling original” (Jazz Times, USA) and compared to Donald Fagen, Mose Allsion, Bob Dorough and his father, Ben.

Here, along with the Paris based Groovy French Band (his habitual touring musicians) , he presents a career retrospective concert drawing from his quarter century of albums and songs.

“There is nothing superficial about this singer who, like no other, combines carefree character and a finessed manner.” — Télérama, Paris

“Vocally, he suggests an amalgam of his father, Ben, with a hint of Donald Fagen. His fluid, laidback style is reminiscent of Bob Dorough. Musically and lyrically, his compositions are smart, sharp, and sparklingly original.” – Jazz Times, USA

“He offers us his coolness, his bittersweet nostalgia, his art of doing everything without seeming to touch it. Because everything looks easy with Leo Sidran. ” – Le Soir, Belgium