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Jeff Leach
Jeff is a classically-trained pianist who in spite of his youthful good looks already boasts an impressive CV. In early 1980 he worked with psychedelic cult hero Nick Nicely, then went on to play with the likes of Paul Young, Alexander O'Neil, Shirley Bassey and Van Morrison. He met Martin Lawrence whilst touring with Joe Longthorne, and was invited to play on Barclay James Harvest's River Of Dreams album (for which he wrote the classical intro to "Back In The Game") and the tour which followed.
He continued his association with John on the Nexus and Revival tours with Barclay James Harvest Through The Eyes Of John Lees, and with Woolly in the live Mæstoso band. Most recently, he played keyboards in the house band for the smash hit Queen musical, We Will Rock You, played keyboards in the backing band for the likes of Brian May, Peter Gabriel, Bono and Bob Geldof at the huge Nelson Mandela 46664 charity concert, and still found time to guest on Catherine Howe's Princelet Street album, released in January 2006.
Jeff is married to Sadie, and they have two children, Romy and Isla. Sadly, Jeff is a Spurs supporter ...
Jeff Leach
Jeff ist ein klassisch geschulter Pianist, der trotz seines jungen, guten Aussehens bereits einen recht beeindruckenden Lebenslauf vorweisen kann. Anfang 1980 arbeitete er mit dem Psychedelic-Cult Helden Nick Nicely, dann spielte er für Leute wie Paul Young, Alexander O'Neil, Shirley Bassey und Van Morrison. Er traf Martin Lawrence, während er mit Joe Longthorne auf Tour war, und wurde eingeladen, auf Barclay James Harvests Album River Of Dreams zu spielen (für das er das klassische Intro von "Back In The Game" schrieb) und dann auch auf der Tour, die folgte.
Er setzte seine Zusammenarbeit mit John auf den Nexus und Revival Tourneen mit Barclay James Harvest Through The Eyes Of John Lees fort, und mit Woolly in der Mæstoso Liveband. Zuletzt spielte er Keyboards in der Hausband für das beliebte Queen-Musical We Will Rock You und in der Backing-Band für Leute wie Brian May, Peter Gabriel, Bono und Bob Geldof beim großen Nelson Mandela 46664 Benefizkonzert, und fand noch immer die Zeit, auf Catherine Howes Album Princelet Street, das im Januar 2006 erschien, eine Gastrolle zu spielen.
Jeff ist mit Sadie verheiratet, und sie haben zwei Kinder, Romy und Isla. Leider ist Jeff ein Spurs-Fan ...