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In addition, Bud has been acclaimed as “a 21st Century Renaissance Man” in a recent international jazz publication. Bud is president emeritus and vice-chairman of the Jefferson Legacy Foundation. He has participated in White House ceremonies and played his clarinet in venues throughout the U.S., India, Nepal and several European countries, while serving as Director of the International Development Council and Chair of the World Congress on Philanthropy. Source: Bud Leeds
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An afternoon of pleasant surprises
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Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes
When clarinetist Bud Leeds pulls together a band for a concert, you can never be sure what you'll get, numbers-wise, but it is a guaranteed good time. Such was the case with his Friday, February 8 matinee concert for the South County Jazz Club in Venice FL. The band this day included Bob MacInnis on cornet, clarinet and trombone, Bobby van Deusen on piano, Bob Leary on rhythm banjo and guitar, Don Mopsick on bass and Dick Maley on drums. ...
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Bud Leeds goes Bob-Bob-Bobbying along
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Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes
Clarinetist Bud Leeds was in fine companyand good spiritsfor the South County Jazz Club's first concert of the 2017-2018 season on Monday, November 20. His quartet included multi-instrumentalist Bob MacInnis, Bob Leary on banjo, rhythm guitar and occasional vocals, and piano marvel Bobby van Deusen. (Leeds could have named the band Three Bobs and a Bud.) Together, they delved deeply into ragtime, Louis Armstrong fare and other classic jazz staples.The free-and-easy repertoire included Struttin' With Some Barbecue," cornetist Wild Bill ...
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