Home Leonid Morozov
Leonid Morozov is a fifth generation musician from Kursk, Russia. He started out by playing harmonica on the streets of Moscow to earn lunch money at the age of nine. Leonid later picked up the guitar after hearing blues masters Mississippi Fred McDowell, B.B. King and others, and fell in love with with jazz after hearing Lester Young. The first portion of Leonid’s career was spent in Russia, where he often played with his first mentor and biggest influence, his grandad, pianist Leonid Vintskevich. Before coming to the US, Leonid successfully established himself on the Russian jazz scene, and participated multiple times in the “Jazz Province” Festival, “Lundstrem-fest-100”. He also led his own gigs in the top tier Moscow jazz clubs “Esse”, “Kozlov Club”, and “B.B. King club”, and played as a side man with famous Russian and European jazz musicians like Aleksei Kuznetsov, Lembit Saarsalu, Nick Vintskevich and others.
After graduating from SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Music in 2021, Leonid is making his way into the New York scene playing regularly in clubs, restaurants, and other venues around the city. In the short time since graduation, Leonid already performed at Caramoor Jazz Festival and James Moody Festival, as well as at clubs like Mezzrow, Flying Lobster, Django, Groove and Ornithology with his co-project “The Octet”. He has also performed as a side man with noticeable musicians like Samara Joy, Don Hahn, Jason Clotter, Nichelle Lewis and others.
Leonid Playing On “Will You Still Be Mine”
“The school is collectively run by the most warm welcoming and courteous folk in this city!”
“They are the nicest people, I come from work, usually not in a great mood and they quickly change that with their warm disposition.”
“Always so nice!”
“Everyone is always extremely helpful and has a great attitude.”
“Seriously the most helpful people!”
“It’s a great environment and there are a ton of nice people always ready to help.”
“I am always greeted with a smile and they are very helpful with what I need.”
“The minute you walk through the door you’re made to feel like you belong – no matter how inexperienced you are.”
“It’s a great environment and there are a ton of nice people always ready to help.”
“I’m very pleased with staff’s courtesy and engagement both in person and on phone.”
“They are very attentive and caring!”
“They always say “hi” when I walk in and are always smiling.
It’s a great environment and there are a ton of nice people always ready to help.”
“When I called to register for my first class I felt loved.”
This Meetup is happening ONLINE! Practice and polish your original song or cover at home...then bring your guitar (or ukulele, violin, harmonica,...
Don’t Have Time To Practice? I’ve Got Good News And 1 Question. The Good News Is That You ARE Practicing—All The Time. The Question Is: What Are You...
Get the Latest Tips & News from NYC Guitar School!