Leron Thomas | |
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 Leron Thomas during his Parisian tour 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | April 8, 1979 |
| Origin | Houston, Texas |
| Genres | Jazz, electropop, funk, rock |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, Trumpeter, Singer-Songwriter, Producer |
| Instrument | Trumpet |
| Years active | 2000 – present |
| Labels | Heavenly Sweetness |
Leron Thomas (born April 8, 1979) is an American jazz trumpeter, composer and vocalist noted for his musical style as a "masterful genre-bender".[1] Born in Houston, Texas Thomas attended the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. He moved to New York City to study Jazz and Contemporary Music at The New School university. There he studied alongside many notable contemporaries and began working professionally prior to his graduation in 2003. He went the 2019 Grammys awards ceremony and watched his fellow classmate win.[2] Thomas is also a rapper under the alias Pan Amsterdam.[3]
- ^ Sandler, Eric, The Revivalist, Leron Thomas Juxtaposed, October 16, 2010
- ^ New School University faculty Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "The Man Behind Pan: Leron Thomas' Transition From Jaded Jazz Musician to Creator of an Underground Rap Masterwork". Band on the Wall. October 18, 2018. Retrieved August 25, 2023.